A Sepik war trumpet Papua New Guinea wood

A Sepik war trumpet

Papua New Guinea

wood, carved a mask with applied shells, with a bird behind and with a carved body, pigment decoration,

65cm long.

Provenance

Cyrille Vanheyst, Palm Beach, Sydney.

Cyrille Vanheyst made many trips to New Guinea between 1957 - 1970 in his capacity as a mine engineer advising on several major projects.