Neckrest · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3034523
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Size
B: 49 cm
H: 5 cm
B: 19.3 inch
H: 2.0 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, in shape of a stylized animal with the head of a hornbill and tail, the ornamental arranged flanks fragmentary, strengthened by a tapering middle ridge on the underside, old collection number “71.6.55” on the pillow, slightly dam., metal socle;
the head piece reminding of the hook figures of the southern peripheral Sepik area.
The object Neckrest with the object ID 3034523 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 28.
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