Container "ipu ehi" - Marquesas Islands
coconut shell,
Carved from coconut shell, this small vessel belongs to a widespread Polynesian tradition of "ipu", a term used for cups and small containers. Coconut shells provided a naturally durable material for drinking vessels and other small receptacles and were often carefully shaped and polished to enhance their smooth, rounded form.
H: 13 cm, H: 5,1 inch
Provenance:
Harvey Menist, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 1 March 2008, lot 84
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Condition
See description
coconut shell,
Carved from coconut shell, this small vessel belongs to a widespread Polynesian tradition of "ipu", a term used for cups and small containers. Coconut shells provided a naturally durable material for drinking vessels and other small receptacles and were often carefully shaped and polished to enhance their smooth, rounded form.
H: 13 cm, H: 5,1 inch
Provenance:
Harvey Menist, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 1 March 2008, lot 84
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Condition
See description
