Cook Islands, Rare Chief's Seat "No'Oangu"
Cook Islands, Rare Chief's Seat "No'Oangu"
Tamanu wood
Date
late XIXth - early XXth
Size
W. 45 cm x H. 12 cm x D. 20 cm
Collection
Tribal Art
Condition
Very good
Inventory number
717
Price
sur demande / on request
Payment in instalments available on request.
Cook Islands, Rare Chief's Seat "No'Oangu", Polynesian Art
Curved rectangular tray resting on four stylized zoomorphic legs.
Tamanu Wood, with an old reddish-brown and honey patina.
Signs of use, traces of primitive random polishing.
Provenance: former Russo collection, New Jersey, USA.
Bibliography: Eric KJELLGREN, "Oceania: Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art", Yale University Press, p. 304-305 (for similar seats).