Ceremonial paddle
Papua New Guinea, Sundown Province (former West-Sepik), Arop, Malol
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Carla Ziegler, Vienna, AustriaSize
L: 207 cm
L: 81.5 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, red and black paint, the paddle blade decorated on both sides: incised linear patterns (“spirits eyes”, “boar tusks”) at the base, zoomorphic motif in the centre, dam., minor missing parts at the rim, abrasion of paint, cracks