A Papua New Guinea orator's stool

A Papua New Guinea orator's stool, raised on a domed base with four angled supports to a seat with a raised back, the front carved a mask with large eyes and mouth, with red and white pigments, 88cm high.

Provenance

Mr and Mrs Herbert Baker collection.

Exhibited

Ethnic Art from the collection of Mr and Mrs Herbert Baker, Nelson Gallery, Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, Dec 1966 - Jan 1967.

Arts of Oceania, Shells of Oceania, The Bowers Museum, California, June - July 1975.