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Marquesas Islands Carved Container - 19th Century

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Marquesas Islands Carved Container - 19th Century

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Description

Marquesas Islands tobacco or water container made from a coconut shell and decorated with traditional tribal carvings. French Polynesia. 19th Century. Hollowed coconut shell with woven fiber handle. Old paper tag with provenance information attached. Ornamental low relief carving, showing geometrical and figural designs of faces “Tiki”. These small vessels were highly prized. Provenance states that this piece is a water container, but it may be a tobacco container.

SIZE: Height - 5.25” (13 cm) / Diameter - 5.25” (13 cm)

PROVENANCE: Extensive provenance. Collected at Taiahae Bay, Nukuhiva in September, 1940 by Leo Fortess on a voyage from New York to the Marquesas, Tahiti, and Hawaii on the Schooner ‘Chance’. Fortess served as one of the few non-academic presidents of the Anthropological Society of Hawaii and was a life member of the Bishop Museum and Honolulu Academy of the Art. Portions of his collection have been donated to the Honolulu Academy of the Arts. Other information concerning Leo Fortess is available and will accompany the piece.

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Condition

Excellent ethnographic condition with wear, patina and some encrustation to the exterior. No cracks.

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Marquesas Islands Carved Container - 19th Century

Name: Marquesas Islands Carved Container - 19th Century
SKU: 47939553
Price: 1475 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,200 - $1,500

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Starting Price $600

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