Dish, Mentawai Islands. - Lot 324

Dish, Mentawai Islands. Large, oblong vessel, close to the shape of the Mentawai ships (see Feldman). The simplicity of the shapes lends the dish a very contemporary elegance, bringing this piece close to the best examples of design. The fine wood grain is reminiscent of the object's primitive character. Missing and cracked. Mentawai, Mentawai Islands (Indonesia). On base. Dimension: 85 cm high (90 cm with base), 17 cm wide Estimated dating: early 20th century (or earlier?) Provenance : - Private collection, Nouméa - Acquired from the previous owner by G. Ronseaux Selective bibliography : - Jerome FELDMAN, 1994, Arc of the Ancestors, Fowler Museum of Cultural History (UCLA); p. 48, fig. 26. - Douglas NEWTON (ed.), 1997, Arts of the South Seas, Barbier Mueller & Adam Biro; pp. 34-39. Corpus for comparison: - Lot 21, Skinner, Marlborough - May 12, 2021 ; - Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac (Paris), 71.1999.65.53.