Headrest · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3037656
sold
EUR 400
Size
B: 34 cm
H: 9 cm
B: 13.4 inch
H: 3.5 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, rising from massive legs, decorated with incised curved ornaments, faces of stylized ancestor spirits on both sides, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, fine cracks;
the ancestor spirits are perhaps intended to guard the sleeper from harm and guide him amongst the spirits of his dream world.
The object Headrest with the object ID 3037656 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 42 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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