Rare Kava-Kava Female MASTERPIECE Easter Island Exceptional Piece Barahona/Geisse Collection Start Price USD 100.00 Current Price USD 3,550.00 Time Left - Bid Count 18 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 20, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 27, 2008 Location Santiago See more about 'Rare Kava-Kava Female MASTERPIECE Easter Island' Description Rare Kava-Kava Female MASTERPIECE Easter Island   Exceptional piece Barahona/Geisse Collection This female kava-kava of strange appearance it is not a part of the traditional Rapa-Nui plastic art.  As you can see this is unmistakable a kava-kava, however from the position of the legs, a bulging belly on an advanced state of pregnancy, the delicate arms and hands carved in what must have been a couple of branches overhanging the log; up to that look to the sky praying or imploring, shows that the classic art of the island was never firmly watched over by the nomenclature.  Here nothing matches the established, however no one can deny that is Rapa-Nui art. I can not give a documented opinion of something so strange; I haven’t found information that leads me to visualize some kind of explanation. If we could make an analogy with the contemporary art I would say this is alternative art. This piece is part of the collection acquired in Hacienda Melipilla in 1929. Out of the 172 lots for sale of oceanic art, Rapa-Nui in particular… my grandfather was one of the few bidders and ended up taking all the lots except one.   The Melipilla Collection was on its time the most complete Polynesia Art Collection in our country, luckily for our family, completely unknown for most of the antique dealers.   Now it is the base of our collection.  The ones that took over the hacienda didn’t have much knowledge of the Rapa-Nui art.  Truth to be told, only a few people in Chile was interested on Easter Island… it was a territory filled with smallpox and leprosy, and lots delinquents and political renegades were sent.   Provenance: Acquired: in the auction of the “Hacienda Melipilla” on 1929 ¿     – 1929 Hacienda Melipilla Collection 1929 – 1953  Manuel Barahona 1953 – 1991 Familia Barahona 1991 – 2008 Barahona/Geisse Collection Estimated value: $ 12,000 – 15,000 Probable data: 18th – 19th Century Height: 15 in.  (38,00 cm.).         Without the stand. Weight: 2  lbs. (0, 9 kg. aprox.) Very deep patina. The stand is included on final sales It is sold under the total satisfaction policy; you can return it up to 7 days after received, with no explanation whatsoever. The shipping expenses, insurance, eBay commissions, advertising and banking expenses, will be afforded by equal between the parts in case of devolution. This piece is sold with a very low staring bid                               For those ones who are interested, I wish you good luck   It will be delivered in a wooden box, specially designed for this great piece. The packaged and shipping cost is $ 96.00 for US and Europe, and $118.00 for Asia and Oceania. (DHL, TNT, FedEx) The auction winner will be contacted before 24 hours to agree the payment method. Payment conditions:     PayPal,    Bank Transfer.     KEY: easter island, isla de pascua, osterinsel, ile de pâques, polynésie, polynesia, tiki, océanie, océania, pacific rim, wood carved, carving, statuette, ethnographic, sculpture en bois, tribal art, moai                           KEY: easter island, isla de pascua, osterinsel, ile de pâques, polynésie, polynesia, tiki, océanie, océania, pacific rim, wood carved, carving, statuette, ethnographic, sculpture en bois, tribal art, moai Place a Bid!