Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 22nd February 2023
Lot 323
A Massim canoe prow ornament tabuya
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £120
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Description
A Massim canoe prow ornament tabuya
Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
with carved and pierced stylised bird and scroll decoration, with white, red and black paint,
26.5cm high, 63cm long.
Provenance
Harry Beran, Cambridge (1935 - 2021)