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AN EAR ORNAMENT, HAKAKAI

MARQUESAS ISLANDS

    Price Realised GBP 4,375
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    GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000
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    AN EAR ORNAMENT, HAKAKAI

    MARQUESAS ISLANDS

    Price Realised GBP 4,375
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    Price Realised GBP 4,375
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    Details
    On a modern stand
    3 in. (7.5 cm.) high; 2 in. (5 cm.) wide; 31⁄4 in. (8 cm.) deep

    Provenance
    Mrs Nelly Van den Abbeele, Brussels.
    Christie’s, Amsterdam, 6 December 1999, lot 568.
    A private collection, Paris, France.
    Galerie Flak, Paris, France.
    Literature
    de Deckker, P., Ta'Aroa. L'univers polynésien, Brussels, 1982, p. 116, no. 82
    Exhibited
    Brussels, Crédit Communal de Belgique, Passage 44, Ta'Aroa. L'univers polynésien, 26 February - 18 April 1982
    Special notice
    Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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