African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021
Lot 578
A Papuan Gulf anthropomorphic headrest
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £220
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Description
A Papuan Gulf anthropomorphic headrest
Era and Wapo Delta, Papua New Guinea
carved from one piece with a stylised head having the remains of thick pigment and with metal nails to the back of the head, the nose and as ears, with three legs and a handle, 20th century,
20cm high, 30.5cm long.