09-06-201409-06-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2745BBoston
September 6, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Maori Carved Wood "Chief's" Staff or Walking Stick

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$1,968$1,600
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2745BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 06, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Maori Carved Wood "Chief's" Staff or Walking Stick, the shaft decorated with fine curvilinear designs and two relief carved T.K. figures with inlaid shell eyes, lg. 35 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection; "Collected by John A. Rabe prior to 1880, Exhibit Columbian Exposition 1893."
Estimate $800-1,200


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Keywords

John A. Rabe, Leo Fortess, Lillian Fortess