African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 917
A Lake Sentani drum kundu
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
A Lake Sentani drum kundu
Irian Jaya, Indonesia
of waisted form with a central raised band with incised animal decoration and a pierced lug handle, the upper section with a carved crocodile with lime fill, with a reptile skin and reed collar, the base with a plaited reed band, with a hand written label Drum from New Guinea, District of Bonggo, of Subdivision Sarmi, ca 100 miles west of Hollandia and 2 days inland. Native name of drum: "tifa." Collected by Liuet. Hans Snelleman, 1945.,
54.5cm high.
Provenance
Collected by Liuet Hans Snelleman, 1945.
Dr Leonhard Adam (1891 - 1960) Anthropologist and lawyer.