Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 22nd February 2023

Lot 322

A Massim canoe prow ornament tabuya

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £280

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Description

A Massim canoe prow ornament tabuya

Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea

with carved and pierced stylised bird and wave decoration, with white, red and black pigment,

85.5cm high, 106.5cm long.

Provenance

Harry Beran, Cambridge (1935 - 2021)