Canoe prow in shape of a crocodile · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3039292
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund, GermanySize
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
The object Canoe prow in shape of a crocodile with the object ID 3039292 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 56 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Aumann, Georg, Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Coburg 1986, p. 115