Ceremonial Dance Paddle, probably Ra'ivavae or Tupua'i, Austral Islands
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Ceremonial Dance Paddle, probably Ra'ivavae or Tupua'i, Austral Islands
Wood
Length 50in (127cm)
Provenance
Taylor A. Dale, TAD Tribal Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
California Private Collection
The handle carved with a frieze of dancing figures, decorated overall with exceedingly fine 'web' design; fine, dark-brown patina.
While the use of this paddle is unknown, in view of the delicateness and fragility one can easily hypothesize that it was not intended for sea travel. The row of figures along the flat, bladed handle (versus the typical rounded Austral Islands paddle) are reminiscent of figures more commonly seen on Austral Islands drums (cf. Kjellgren, Oceania: Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007, fig. 181, formerly in the James Hooper Collection).
Wood
Length 50in (127cm)
Provenance
Taylor A. Dale, TAD Tribal Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
California Private Collection
The handle carved with a frieze of dancing figures, decorated overall with exceedingly fine 'web' design; fine, dark-brown patina.
While the use of this paddle is unknown, in view of the delicateness and fragility one can easily hypothesize that it was not intended for sea travel. The row of figures along the flat, bladed handle (versus the typical rounded Austral Islands paddle) are reminiscent of figures more commonly seen on Austral Islands drums (cf. Kjellgren, Oceania: Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007, fig. 181, formerly in the James Hooper Collection).
Condition
Minor abrasions to faces on one side of handle; minor abrasions to surface, mostly along edges.
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Ceremonial Dance Paddle, probably Ra'ivavae or Tupua'i, Austral Islands
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