African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022

Lot 1278

An Abelam dance crest

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £50

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Description

An Abelam dance crest

Maprik, Papua New Guinea

carved both sides with hornbills and a mask, with natural pigment and painted decoration,

103cm high.

Provenance

Mary-Clare Adam, anthropologist, Honorary Consul of Solomon Islands in Israel.