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Late 19th century, the coconut with lid, fully decorated with a repeated abstracted figure device, with broken sennit fiber attached at rim. Ht. 6 1/4, wd. 4 in. Provenance: Private collection, Los Angeles, CA; Tad Dale, Santa Fe, NM.

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A Marquesan carved coconut vessel

Name: A Marquesan carved coconut vessel
SKU: 227513952
Price: 350 USD
Availability: InStock

Lot 0047

Estimate $700-$900Apr 2, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT

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Native American PreColumbian Tribal, Fine Art

Apr 02, 2026 12:00 PM EDT

Santa Fe, NM, United States

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