Zemanek-Münster

War shield

Papua New Guinea - Highlands, Simbai Valley
sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
Edward Glauder, Malibu, USA
Size
H: 90 cm
H: 35.4 inch

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, slightly vaulted, with a bumpy surface, a stylized six-winged butterfly carved in low relief on the front, plaited plant fibre for support, dam., cracks, missing parts, traces of old age and weathering


Comparing literature

Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 306, ill. 338

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