Lot 51
- 51
PAGAIE CÉRÉMONIELLE, BUKA, ÎLES SALOMON |
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 EUR
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Description
- wood
- haut. 125 cm ; 49 1/4 in
Pagaie cérémonielle, Buka, Îles Salomon
Provenance
Patrick et Ondine Mestdagh, Bruxelles
Collection privée, Belgique
Collection privée, Belgique
Condition
Very good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. The pigments are very well preserved.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
À l'amplitude de la pale inférieure fait écho, au sommet, le - rare - visage Janus en ronde bosse témoignant de l’importance cérémonielle de cette pagaie dans l’archipel de Bougainville. Les traits du visage, le décor géométrique et l’usage des pigments ocres et blancs font de cette œuvre un canon de l’art de Buka. Voir Van Sydow (Die Kunst der Naturvólker and der Vorzeit, 1932, p. 169, pl. a., b.) pour une pagaie très comparable et Menter (Ozeanien i Kult und Visionen, 2003, n° 153) pour une autre, acquise par von Holtzendorff en 1884. Selon Parkinson (Dreibig Jahre in der Südsee, 1909, p. 493), "certaines massues sont ornées d'un relief soigneusement sculpté, dont les rainures à l'arrière-plan sont remplies de chaux en poudre. De temps en temps, on voit les massues dans les mains des chefs, et on leur attache une grande valeur. [...] Elles sont portées par leur propriétaire comme signe de statut social ou comme arme de cérémonie".