A Sepik war trumpet

A Sepik war trumpet, Papua New Guinea, carved with a mask with applied shells, with 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.