Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018

Lot 571

An Iatmul dagger Papua New Guinea cassowary bone

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £160

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Description

An Iatmul dagger

Papua New Guinea

cassowary bone, incised a stylised mask and carved two bird heads, with red and white pigment,

20.5cm long.

Provenance

Anthony Forge collection.

Sotheby's, London, 2nd Dec 2003, lot 433.