A RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS STATUE - AGE UNKNOWN - NO RES Start Price USD 95.00 Current Price USD 212.50 Time Left - Bid Count 7 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, June 26, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 Location Amsterdam See more about 'A RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS STATUE - AGE UNKNOWN - NO RES' Description A VERY INTERESTING STATUE FROM RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS REPRESENTING "EITHER THE FIRST MAN (ORIGINAL ANCESTOR) WITH HIS DESCENDANTS OR A GOD (TANGAROA?THE POLYNESIAN GOD OF CREATION AND OF THE SEA") - TEXT OUT OF GEORGE ORTIZ AUCTION CATALOGUE PAGE 158 PLATE 191 AS I AM NOT AN EXPERT IN THIS AREA,I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE AGE,IT IS MORE LIKELY A GREAT COPY WITH STRONG FEATURES THAN AN OLD PIECE,BUT YOU'LL NEVER KNOW,JUDGE FOR YOURSELF ( SEE PICTURES ) EITHER WAY AN EXCELLENT COLLECTORS ITEM MADE OF HEAVY WOOD THE PIECE WEIGHS APPROX 2,2 KGS DIMENSIONS 45 X 14 X 13 CMS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION !!!!!!!! HAPPY BIDDING !!!!!!!!!!!!! AT NO RESERVE     Place a Bid!

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