Ornement de proue de pirogue, probablement Sawos, Moyen Sépik, Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée

en forme d'oiseau stylisé, dont la queue enroulée dessine la tête d'un autre oiseau. Cette sculpture, qui ornait à l'origine une proue de pirogue, est délicatement gravée en champlevé de motifs géométriques rehaussés de pigments jaunes, blancs et noirs.

Collecté par Douglas Newton dans le village de Swagup
Ancienne collection Douglas Newton, New York
Collection Jolika, Rye, San Francisco

Reproduit et exposé dans :
Newton, Crocodile and Cassowary. Religious Art of the Upper Sepik River, New Guinea, 1971 : 59, fig. 100a, catalogue de l'exposition The Museum of Primitive Art, New York.

Good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within culture. Some parts worn.
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