Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017
Lot 448
A Lower Sepik River headrest Papua New Guinea wood
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £380
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Description
A Lower Sepik River headrest
Papua New Guinea
wood, the carved top with ancestor head ends, the underside with scrolls and a pierced medial ridge, with bound bamboo legs, pigment decoration,
50.5cm long.
Provenance
Ex private collection, Bremen, Germany.