Tambu stick

c. 1940

Culture

Solomon Islands

Locale

Melanesia

Country

Solomon Islands

Object

stick

Medium

Ebony and shell inlay

Accession Number

1946.484

Credit Line

Purchase from Charles Eagle Plume

Solomon Islander artist, Tambu Stick, About 1940. Ebony wood and shell; 22 5/8 in. x 1 1/4 in. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1946.484

Dimensions

length: 22.625 in, 57.4675 cm; width: 1.25 in, 3.1750 cm

Department

Native Arts

Collection

Arts of Oceania

This object is currently on view

Known Provenance

Collection of Charles Eagle Plume (Burkhart) [b. ca. 1890s, d. Sept. 8, 1992], Solomon Islands 1944; Collection of Charles Eagle Plume (Burkhart) and O.S. Perkins (Trading Post), Allen's Park, Colorado, between 1944 - 1946; Purchased by Denver Art Museum, August 2, 1946

Exhibition History

“Islands Beyond Blue: Niki Hastings-McFall & Treasures from Oceania” — Denver Art Museum, 5/14/2023