STUNNING ROSEWOOD WOOD MUSEUM MASTERPIECE SAGO PLATTER DISH BOWL DELICATELY CARVED INTO A LARGE FISH BY RENOWNED TRIBAL SCULPTOR FROM REMOTE TROBRIAND ISLANDS MELANESIA SOUTH PACIFIC COLLECTOR DESIGNER 2A69 15"x9.25"x3”

Unique, Rare Melanesia Trobriand Hand Carved  Rosewood Tropical Fish Shaped Serving Dish With Shell Eye   Size: 15" long x 9 1/4" wide  x 3" high.  ITEM: 2A69 These bowls are used to serve sago, grub worm and other foods during initiations and ceremonies WE RECENTLY CLOSED OUR GALLERY AND ARE NOW LIQUIDATING . THEREFORE, WE ARE OFFERING ALL OUR INVENTORY AT HEAVILY REDUCED PRICES FOR QUICK SALES.  Amazingly perfect artwork considering the basic tools used such as pieces of broken shells, rusted nails from shipwrecks found on the beaches, and sea ray, shark skin or an animal horn or tusk rubbed for days against the surface till all is smooth, among other sanding materials found in the land or sea, and in order to produce a sheen on the wood. These beautiful art pieces are rare items of the Kula ring. We collected them while in the field in these remote rarely visited islands, a very isolated group Northeast of Papua New Guinea.  We collected many superb carvings while staying there (cre