Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 354
An Iatmul model crocodile
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £280
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Description
An Iatmul model crocodile
Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
woven fibre with shell eyes and nose, with a carved bark ancestor mask, with pigment detailing,
199cm long.
Provenance
Anthony Forge, 1929 - 1992, Anthropologist.