ANDAMAN ISLANDS BOW
INDIAN OCEAN
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
Auction: 13 March 2025 from 13:00 GMT
Description
carved wood, of characteristic double leaf-shape, cylindrical handle and pointed ends with fibre binding
Dimensions
157.2cm long
Provenance
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired 1960s, thence by descent
Footnote
Note:
Recalling the form of Brancusi’s Bird in Space, bows from the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean are rare. These elegant weapons, with their broad oval blades, are amongst the most sculptural bows in the world.
Literature:
c.f. Living Races of Mankind: Vol. 1, 2010. Hutchinson & Co: London, p.318