GROUP OF MALAITA FISH HOOKS, SOLOMON ISLANDS

Ca. 19th - 20th century AD. > A group of Malaita fish hooks from Malaita Island, Makira Province, Solomon Islands. Each hook is fashioned from tortoiseshell, combined with fibre bindings and cane or bone shafts. > For similar see: The British Museum, Museum Number 2017,Q.117. > Size: 50-75mm x 25-30mm; Weight: 30g > Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; (acquired from various sources) Ex. David Lebard, Ex. Bretagne Encheres, 31 June 2010, Lot 98, 99, Ex. Jean Edouard Carlier, Ex. Patrick Caput, Ex. Klaus Maaz, Mar. 2012. > >

Estimate:£400

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