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Lot 289

Adze, Tahiti Islands

11 November 2019, 15:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$4,450 inc. premium

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Adze, Tahiti Islands

length 19 1/2in (49.5cm)

Provenance
Reportedly James Keggle, London
English Private Collection, acquired from the above in the 1950s
Finch & Co., London
Sotheby's, New York, 17 November 2006, Lot 233
Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

The blade attached with a finely woven fiber binding, "OTAHEITE" written on one side of shaft near binding; wear and patina indicative of significant age and use.

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