Staff
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
not available anymore
Provenance
John Friede, Rye, USASize
L: 75,5 cm
L: 29.7 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, small traces of red pigment, carved with the stylized figure of an ancestor spirit, face and navel visible, lateral projections with drilled holes for attachment of ornament, fine curvilinear ornaments, slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage and weathering (above all backside), abrasion of paint, metal base