Head sculpture
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, Jatmul
not available anymore
Size
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, white pigment, narrow face with beady eyes, incised circle tattoos on the cheeks, unusual: coiffure like a scale armour, the same pattern backside, together with the teeth-revealing snout, which becomes visible in side view reminding of a crocodile, slightly dam., vertical crack (left side of the face), base