06-19-201306-19-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
June 19, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Three Melanesian Carved Wood Implements

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Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2662MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: June 19, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Three Melanesian Carved Wood Implements, a Sepik River adze handle with relief-carved face, a food stirrer with incised decoration, and a Solomon Island dance paddle, lg. to 32 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection.
Estimate $100-150


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Keywords

food stirrer, Sepik River, Solomon Island, Leo Fortess, Lillian Fortess