Lot 50
  • 50

SOMMET DE SPATULE À CHAUX, IATMUL, MOYEN SEPIK, PROVINCE DE L'EAST SEPIK, PAPOUASIE-NOUVELLE-GUINÉE |

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • haut. 29 cm ; 11 1/2 in
Sommet de spatule à chaux, Iatmul, Moyen Sepik, Province de l'East Sepik, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée

Provenance

Wayne Heathcote, Londres
Collection John et Marcia Friede, New York
Michael Hamson, Palos Verdes
Collection Elizabeth Pryce, Sydney

Literature

Hamson, Oceanic Art, 2012, p. 38-39

Condition

Very good condition overall. Minor scratches, chips, abrasions and wear throughout consistent with age and use. Some very minor white paint marks throughout. Fine patina of use. Small labels bearing Elizabeth Pryce inv.no. EP-189, Fortess Collection sticker with inv. No. 15 10 and Patricia Withofs inv. No. 5.16, all to underside of pounder.
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