VINTAGE WOOD CANOE INCISED PROW CARVED SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 190Os for Sale

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VINTAGE WOOD CANOE INCISED PROW CARVED SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 190Os For Sale

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VINTAGE WOOD CANOE INCISED PROW CARVED SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 190Os:
$600.00

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A wonderful, hand-carved wood canoe prow of triangular form with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic decorations.

The intriguing example features the head of a bird at its center, facing downwards with ovoid eyes and an elongated beak, while a human-like visage is displayed at the tip of the prow and a lizard-like animal stretches between the bird and anthropomorphic face. Swirling abstract imagery decorates the sides of the prow. A fine example from Papua New Guinea!

Size: 9.5" W x 23.875" H (24.1 cm x 60.6 cm)

Surface wear with nicks, chips, and abrasions, commensurate with age and use. Some stable fissures. Remains of animal fur on verso. Otherwise, very nice with light patina and earthen deposits throughout.

private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

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