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| Auction Closes At: |
14:51:00 12/10/2024 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
383. Rapa Nui Figure Tangata Moko |
| Estimate: |
$2,000-$3,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$2,100.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$2,100.00 |
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| Category: |
Ethnographic and Tribal Art
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| Sub Category: |
Oceania (South Seas and New Guinea)
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| Culture or Country: |
Easter Island.
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| Period: |
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| Size: |
19-1/2”L. (49.5cm). |
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| Description: |
Dense hardwood carving of a transformation lizard man figure, of curved form, with elongated anthropomorphic face, articulated phallus, and tapered pommel handle or tail. Minor hairline age crack on back, weathered surface. Medium brown burnished patina in areas, mellow worn patina. Inscribed with “IC.30558, Oster-Ins., Dr. Krämen” on underside in black ink.
Some “moko” were placed in the doorways of houses, eitiher suspended from the roof or set into the ground, to protect dwellings and inhabitants from harm. They were also used as clubs to defend entrances.
See Penn Museum, object no P3278 and Sotheby’s NY Amy & Elliot Lawrence Collection May 2022 lot 40 for parallel examples. Moai tangata moko are not standardized and vary in their forms and proportions. |
| Provenance: |
Long Island, N.Y. collection. Ex. collection of Nancy and John Hyde Devoe, NYC. and NJ. Collected 1950’s - 1970’s. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$60.00 |
| International: |
$125.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Rapa Nui Figure Tangata Moko
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
Poyer |
$2,100.00 |
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12/10/2024 1:13:48 PM |
| 2. |
Broke as Heck |
$2,000.00 |
1 |
12/10/2024 2:44:30 PM |
| 3. |
Broke as Heck |
$1,600.00 |
1 |
12/10/2024 2:42:32 PM |
| 4. |
Broke as Heck |
$1,500.00 |
1 |
12/10/2024 2:42:24 PM |
| 5. |
Broke as Heck |
$1,200.00 |
1 |
12/10/2024 2:40:27 PM |
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