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Wonderful old Marquesas bowl

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Item Details

Description

Tribal art
(Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, 20th c.)
Beautiful and well used carved wood bowl from the Marquesas Islands decorated with stylized tiki figures.
Exotic hardwood, possible ironwood or pacific rosewood.
Early to mid 20th century

Measurements
10" wide by 3.75" tall

Notes
Provenance: purchased from the estate of a long time San Francisco antique dealer's estate in 2009.
Keywords: Tribal art, south seas, Hawaiian, Polynesian

Condition
Used with much patina, particularly at the edges and interior.

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Wonderful old Marquesas bowl

Name: Wonderful old Marquesas bowl
SKU: 56747569
Price: 1000 USD
Availability: InStock

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