Early 20th C. Trobriand Island Massim Wood Dance Club
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wonderful and early example of a dance club with a thick handle, a semicircular pommel bulb, projecting shoulder prongs, and a tapering body. The front of the body has a carved square decoration with three vertical curvilinear panels surmounted by a set of concentric zigzagging lines, all brought forth with applied white pigment. Dozens of horizontal striations are present along the back of the lower body. Lovely espresso-hued patina covers the entirety of the ceremonial carving. Size: 3.625" W x 27" H (9.2 cm x 68.6 cm); 28.8" H (73.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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#142398
Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wonderful and early example of a dance club with a thick handle, a semicircular pommel bulb, projecting shoulder prongs, and a tapering body. The front of the body has a carved square decoration with three vertical curvilinear panels surmounted by a set of concentric zigzagging lines, all brought forth with applied white pigment. Dozens of horizontal striations are present along the back of the lower body. Lovely espresso-hued patina covers the entirety of the ceremonial carving. Size: 3.625" W x 27" H (9.2 cm x 68.6 cm); 28.8" H (73.2 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#142398
Condition
Small nicks to head, handle, hand guard, and body, with softening and fading to carved details and pigmentation, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and fabulous patina throughout.
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Early 20th C. Trobriand Island Massim Wood Dance Club
Estimate $400 - $600
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