Tribal Art & Antiquities - 19th February 2020
Lot 719
A Sawos canoe prow ornament Middle Sepik River
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000
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Description
A Sawos canoe prow ornament
Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
carved stylised bird and crocodile heads and with pigment decoration,
92cm long, on a stand. (2)
Provenance
Douglas Newton, New York
Fine Arts Museums, De Young Museum, San Francisco
Sotheby's, Paris, Collections Jolika et Goldman et divers amateurs, 5 Dec 2007, lot 149