Figurally carved dignitary staff ·  Solomon Islands, New Georgia Island · ID: 3042891

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, remains of black paint, thick encrusted in some areas (eye zone), crowned by standing male figure with short arms, fan-shaped hands resting in front of the body, narrow bearded face with ring-shaped shell eyes, slightly dam. (at the bottom), crack, base

The object Figurally carved dignitary staff with the object ID 3042891 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 34.

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