Classic KAVA-KAVA MASTERPIECE EASTER ISLAND Barahona/Geisse Collection Start Price USD 100.00 Current Price USD 7,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 44 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 13, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 20, 2008 Location Santiago See more about 'Classic KAVA-KAVA MASTERPIECE EASTER ISLAND' Description Classic KAVA-KAVA MASTERPIECE EASTER ISLAND Barahona/Geisse CollectionWith those pieces we start a new sale of Tribal Art from the Barahona/Geisse Collection. This time we have selected approximately 40 pieces of Oceanic and African art specially Rapa Nui art.  Without the special characteristics of each piece, I want to emphasize that it’s an exhibition of history, beauty and magic.  With this I mean that the collection as a whole increases the singular value of each piece.  This because we have an almost complete trajectory of the Island’s history.  Each piece is a masterpiece on it’s own... the set, an exclusive, complete and valuable collection.   You will see the physical description of the Rapa Nui dream.  Artifacts of religious and war uses, exclusive figures of the most classic Rapa Nui art and strange figures, very exclusive that you will hardly find on any other collection. Classic KAVA-KAVA MASTERPIECE EASTER ISLAND Barahona/Geisse Collection This valuable piece of a hefty, threatening, arrogant, that looks more like a warrior, is a masterpiece conceived by an artist that with no doubt knew very well the human anatomy. The proportionality of shapes, the knowledge of the bone structure and muscles, the features of the ethnic group are perfectly captured on this antique figure. Since this is the most known figure of the Rapa-Nui art, I don’t want to bore you with details about the mythology of this being. The pictures that I offer are better that a thousand words. 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: $ 20,000 – 25,000 Probable data: 18th Century Height: 17 in.  (43,00 cm.).         Without the stand. Weight: 1 ½ lbs. (0, 7 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                           Place a Bid!