A Massim canoe prow tabuya Trobriand Island

A Massim canoe prow tabuya

Trobriand Island, Papua New Guinea

with carved curvilinear bird head motifs and with the remains of white, red and black pigment,

50cm long.

Provenance

George Botelho Collection. A teacher in the Massim area between 1981 and 1989.

The Cobbs Auctioneers, New Hampshire, 16 May 2020, lot 60.

Exhibited

Traditional Artifacts From the South Pacific, University Gallery, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Nov - Dec 1991.