NEW CALEDONIA: CARVED Rooftop Spear Finial - Kanak Fleche Faîtière

Description

For sale is a Replica of a typical New Caledonia (or, La Nouvelle Caledonie in French) Kanak Fleche Faîtière - Carved Rooftop Spear or Finial.
This piece was acquired by the seller while traveling in New Caledonia in the 1990.  I believe the wood to be of indigenous origin.
The length of this "Finial" is approximately 20 inches.  It around 1 inch in thickness or a little less.
According to a well-known source:
A fleche
faîtière is a carved rooftop spear or spire or finial that adorns Kanak houses, particularly the Great Houses of the Kanak Chiefs, in New Caledonia. The ceremonial carving is the home of ancestral spirits and is characterized by three major components. The ancestor is symbolized by a flat, crowned face in the centre of the spear. The ancestor's voice is symbolized by a long, rounded pole..... Sharply pointed wood pieces fan out from either end of the central area, symbolically preventing bad spirits from being able to reach the ancestor. It evokes, beyond a particular ancestor, the community of ancestors.
This item will be packaged in an oversize box and will be professionally packaged with ample padding.