Lot 4
ANDAMAN ISLANDS BOW
INDIAN OCEAN
Auction: 8 June 2022 at 14:00 BST
£1,875
Description
carved wood, of characteristic double leaf-shape, cylindrical handle with fibre binding and pointed ends, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
152cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, London
Private collection, United Kingdom
Note:
Recalling the form of Brancusi’s Bird in Space, bows from the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean are rare. These elegant weapons, with their broad oval blades, are amongst the most sculptural bows in the world.
Literature:
c.f. Living Races of Mankind: Vol. 1, 2010. Hutchinson & Co: London, p.318