Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21 Sep 2023
An Ewa figure
An Ewa figure
Korowari River, Papua New Guinea
the head with a serrated crest and a pierced septum, with a stylised body of spikes and contained plain and serrated protrusions, with earth and white pigments,
147.5cm high, on a base. (2)
Provenance
Dr Laurence R. Goldman Collection.
Christie's, London, Tribal Art, 1 December 1993, lot 168.