Paddle - New Zealand, Maori
wood, shell inlay, base
From an art-historical perspective, carved Maori paddles are among the most impressive examples of Polynesian woodcarving. They combine technical perfection with a complex symbolic language in which ancestor worship, tribal identity and spiritual beliefs regarding protection merge into a single object.
H: 157 cm, H: 61,8 inch
Provenance:
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Lit.: Starzecka, Dorota C. et al., The Maori Collections of the British Museum, London 2010, ill. 16
Condition
See description
wood, shell inlay, base
From an art-historical perspective, carved Maori paddles are among the most impressive examples of Polynesian woodcarving. They combine technical perfection with a complex symbolic language in which ancestor worship, tribal identity and spiritual beliefs regarding protection merge into a single object.
H: 157 cm, H: 61,8 inch
Provenance:
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Lit.: Starzecka, Dorota C. et al., The Maori Collections of the British Museum, London 2010, ill. 16
Condition
See description
