Zemanek-Münster

Head piece of dance club or dance paddle

Solomon Islands - Buka Island
not available anymore
Provenance
Bonhams, London, 20 September 2006, lot 218
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, dark red and black pigment, crowned by anthropomorphic janus head with projecting headdress, fine ornamental carving, minor missing parts, abrasion of paint, base.
Depicting a spirit being called “kokorra” which are ubiquitous in the Northern Solomons and were of greatest supernatural importance.


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