Ibuburaunibete

Ritual kava dish on pedestal
Fiji, Polynesia
18th/19th century
Vesi wood (Intsiabijuga) with a beautiful patina of age and use (an old break repaired and a small section of the edge restored).
42 cm x 16 cm
Provenance:
John Hewett, Bog Farm, GB ;
Maurice Braham, London, GB ;
Sir Alister McAlpine, Lord of Westgreen, GB, Inv. N° M2272.
Sold at Christie’s, Paris, June 14th 2004, lot 66.

Object Presented by:
Anthony J.P. Meyer
T.: + 33 (0) 6 80 10 80 22