O-22 TWO TRADITIONAL LADELS (WITH CARVED HANDLES)
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O-22 TWO TRADITIONAL LADELS (WITH CARVED HANDLES)
Admiralty Islands, PNG.
Two finely carved spoons from the Admiralty Islands. These ceremonially carved spoons were always elaborately carved, with fine engraved designs, and painted colourfully in an orange-pink, with details in black and white.
a) A wide flat handle with open carving and fine geometric engraved motifs. Carved both sides. Early 20th C. ex-Daalder collection, Adelaide.
b) A very 3-dimensional handle in the form of a flying fish, with fine engraved geometric motifs over the whole fish form. Early 20th C. ex-Alex Philips, Melbourne.
a) 41 x 8 x 9 cm
b) 46 x 12 x 21 cm
a) SOLD b) $2,600
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