Lot 259
£6,000
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
carved spermwhale panbone, finely carved with worn ribbing on the butt of the handle, a rounded concave suspension hole and teardrop shaped blade, deep patination indicative of extensive age and use
Provenance:
Private collection, central Scotland, acquired by the consignor's father c. mid 20th century and thence by descent
Note:
For a similar example please see; Kaeppler, A.L. 1978. Artificial Curiosities, being an exposition of native manufactures on the three Pacific Voyages of Captain James Cook. p. 190, fig. 372