Zemanek-Münster

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.


The object Sculpture of a crocodile with the object ID 3051756 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025. The object with the lot number 216 achieved a sales price of EUR 500 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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