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Canoe prow in shape of a crocodile
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Lot 56
82nd Tribal Art Auction

Canoe prow in shape of a crocodile

Papua New Guinea - Sepik
sold EUR 400
Provenance
Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germany
Size
L: 56 cm, H: 10 cm
L: 22.0 inch, H: 3.9 inch

Description

light brown wood, partly encrusted matt patina, carved in a nearly naturalistic way, min. dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, traces of abrasion, base

Comparing literature

Aumann, Georg, Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Coburg 1986, p. 115
Oceania

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