Easter Island, 17th – 18th century
Wood; height 71.2 cm
George Richard Taylor, United Kingdom
By descent from the above
Island Auction Rooms, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, April 13, 2010
Lance and Roberta Entwistle, London and Paris, acquired at the above auction
Gordon Sze, New York, acquired from the above
William Jamieson (1954-2011), Toronto, acquired from the above with the assistance of Heinrich Schweizer, June 2011
By descent from the above
Sold by Heinrich Schweizer to a Private Collection, 2012
“Polynesian paddle makes waves”, The Times, online edition, April 17, 2010
Joe ProBono, “Polynesian paddle”, Free Republic, online edition, April 17, 2010
“A Rapa earns respect”, Antiques Trade Gazette, online edition, April 29, 2010
Musée Barbier-Mueller, Arts and Cultures, Geneva, 2011, back cover