Lot 138

Important Fijian Headrest
Elaborate scrimshawed design to the surface of bamboo in the form of ancestral fish, human figures, a colonial horse and rider. Missionary script adorns large proportions of the surface. Supported with elegant vee shaped form which is then latched with plaited fibre binding in a fine complex braided manner. Provenance: Taylor Dale.
H170mm W670mm.
Realised: $8,200 - June 2010

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