**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, Vanuatu, ca. 19th century CE. A shallow wooden dish made for a festival in the abstract form of a turtle. The dish has a raised, thin rim with a flat lip around each elongated end and two projecting tabs that jut outward from the tip of each elongated end. These presumably aided in carrying the heavy dish, which is made from a dark, mahogany-like wood. Festival dishes like this would have been used during massive gatherings honoring the gods. Size: 14.4" W x 32.75" H (36.6 cm x 83.2 cm); 34.6" H (87.9 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Australian collection
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Condition
Light wear and weathering on surface commensurate with age. Tiny inactive insect holes in several places on the surface. One hairline crack from edge to just below the center that is stable. Rich patina from age and use on surface.