Ceremonial paddle
Papua New Guinea, Sundown Province (former West-Sepik), Arop, Malol
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Carla Ziegler, Vienna, AustriaSize
L: 161 cm
L: 63.4 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, black paint, the paddle blade decorated on both sides: incised linear patterns (“boar tusks”) at the base, “spirits eyes” and fish motifs scattered across the blade, painted lines, slightly dam. (rim of the blade), abrasion of paint