Bird head ornament, early 20th century · Papua New Guinea - Upper Sepik, Iwam culture, Hauna village · ID: 3043401
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Provenance
Douglas Newton (1920-2001), New York, USA (collected in 1970)John & Marcia Friede, New York, USA
Michael Hamson, Palos Verdes, California, USA (label “MHMC-602”)
Size
H: 16 cm
H: 6.3 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, traces of lime and red ochre, slightly dam. (eyes), traces of insect caused damage, crack/rest. at the bottom, metal base
The object Bird head ornament, early 20th century with the object ID 3043401 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 38.
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Publications
Michael Hamson, Collecting New Guinea Art, o.O. 2013, p. 36, ill. 11