Figurally carved handle · Papua New Guinea - Lake Sentani · ID: 3048547
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Ed Smith, The Hague, The NetherlandsSize
H: 24,3 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
wood, grass fibre, base
As in all of the world’s cultures, artists prefer to work with beautiful tools. The present handle (possibly of a chisel) is carved with a standing male ancestor figure, which is very elaborate and finely worked.
Comparing literature
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 74, ill. 54