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Sculpture of a crocodile, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands, Size: L: 85,5 cm (L: 33.7 inch), ID: 3051756
Sculpture of a crocodile, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands, Size: L: 85,5 cm (L: 33.7 inch), ID: 3051756 - 2/5 Sculpture of a crocodile, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands, Size: L: 85,5 cm (L: 33.7 inch), ID: 3051756 - 3/5 Sculpture of a crocodile, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands, Size: L: 85,5 cm (L: 33.7 inch), ID: 3051756 - 4/5 Sculpture of a crocodile, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands, Size: L: 85,5 cm (L: 33.7 inch), ID: 3051756 - 5/5
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Lot 216
Auction 104

Sculpture of a crocodile ·  Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands · ID: 3051756

sold EUR 500
Provenance
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
L: 85,5 cm
L: 33.7 inch

Description

wood, pigments,

In the whole area of Papua New Guinea the crocodile represents an important motif for sculpture. It is a preferred motif as stem figure for dugout canoes. As a freely crafted sculpture, it could have served as the embodiment of a totem.

Oceania

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