Canoe prow · Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik · ID: 3038849
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Provenance
Estate of Bella Linden (acquired in the 1960’s)Size
L: 52 cm
L: 20.5 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, in shape of a crocodile head with incised ornaments, openworked snout carved with tongue, slightly dam., surface flaked off in some areas, age cracks, old dry patina
The object Canoe prow with the object ID 3038849 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 62.
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