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