Tiki - Marquesas Islands

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€ 340
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Nearly 20 years' experience in Indonesian and Oceanian art with museum expertise.

Estimate  € 450 - € 550
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Tiki sculpture from the Marquesas Islands, weighing 400 g with dimensions 10 × 6 × 5 cm, likely carved from a meteorite fragment and dating to before 1900, from a private collection.

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Exceptional Marquesan tiki, likely carved from a meteorite fragment rather than volcanic basalt.
Very high density
The object weighs almost half a kilogram for such a small size.

Before 1900
Former French collection

Exceptional Marquesan tiki, likely carved from a meteorite fragment rather than volcanic basalt.
Very high density
The object weighs almost half a kilogram for such a small size.

Before 1900
Former French collection

Details

No. of items
1
Country of Origin
Marquesas Islands
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Tiki
Height
10 cm
Width
6 cm
Depth
5 cm
Weight
400 g
Provenance
Private collection
Sold by
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Objects sold
100%
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