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Maître Jean Emmanuel PRUNIER
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Set comprising three Kanak exchange or currency spears, made…
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30
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Set comprising three Kanak exchange or currency spears, made…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Set comprising three Kanak exchange or currency spears, made of wood and plant fibres. They consist of a long, slender, single-piece shaft, to the centre of which is attached a coin made of threads woven and wound from fibres and the hair of a flying fox (roussette), a fine example of basketry, New Caledonia, 19th century, L. 257 cm, L. 240 cm and L. 227 cm. Signs of wear.
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