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THB19th C. Maori Shell & Human Bone Troll Lure, Pa Kahawai
Lot 116d
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful example of a trolling lure (known locally as a "Pa Kahawai") with an ovoid wooden body and a protruding lower barb that is carved from human bone. The top and bottom of the lure are wrapped with twisted vegetal fibers that are coated in orange-brown resin, and a tightly bound line features a lightly weighted loop on its terminal. The interior curve of the lure is lined with a panel of pearlescent abalone shell fragment. Lures like this were dragged across the sandy floor of the shoals to disturb low-lying creatures and to attract fish with the glinting shell panel. Once the prey had been stirred, the fisher would pull on the lure and catch the creature with the lengthy lower barb. A fine example covered in attractive patina. Size: 4.1" L x 0.7" W (10.4 cm x 1.8 cm); 4.25" H (10.8 cm) on included custom stand.
For a stylistically similar example of a Pa Kahawai, please see The Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa), registration number OL000106/10.
This item cannot be shipped to Georgia, Louisiana, or Tennessee. Please be advised that international shipping may have additional restrictions on some material. It is the customer's responsibility to be aware of their own local laws.
Provenance: ex-Abe Rosman collection, New York, New York, USA, acquired between 1960 and 2000
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#153892Minor nicks and abrasions to body, shell panel, and hook, with light staining to areas of resin-lined thread, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits and great patina throughout.Condition
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