FEBRUARY ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 27 February 2018 - 9:00 AM start

An early 19thC Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian) canoe model

Realised: $200 plus premium

Lot Details

the wooden single hull with small adze/chisel markings and remnants of decorative painted designs. The terracotta brown, white and blue painted design to the prow and stern includes a spiralling serpent type form. An old paper label affixed to the base, handwritten in ink: 'Model of Canoe - Sandwich Isla...'. Length 755.