Rarotongan carving fetches $1.5million

A Rarotongan carving sold for $1,554,369 (€1,201,500) at an auction sale in Paris earlier this year. Three secondary figures are held between the arms of the principal figure. Another figure, seemingly female, is carved on the back, where there are a series of vertebrae like notches which may be a reference to genealogy. 14121202