Manche d´un maillet à sagou · Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya) - Cenderawasih-Bay · ID: 3043280
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Provenance
collected in situ (1970s)Description
wood, matt blackish brown patina, handle zone round in cross section, pentagonal upper part richly adorned with incised decor and female “korvar” ancestor figure, thickened top end with drilled hole for insertion of stone blade, inscribed in white paint: “Vandamen-B. Geelvink-Bai N. G.”, slightly dam., minor missing parts, abrasion of paint, cracks, base
Littérature comparée
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 259