African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1292
A Massim drum
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £20
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Description
A Massim drum
Trobriand Islands
with carved decoration having remains of red/orange and white pigment, with an integral handle, and a reptile skin, the main body carved FARPCC and with a later inscriptionin yellow chalk Pres by R. Blackmore, BRIGHTON V.C., Kweto Isld, East of Milne Bay, N.G,.
31.7cm high.
Provenance
Dr Leonhard Adam (1891 - 1960) Anthropologist and lawyer.