Description:

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine canoe prow ornament of a wide form, hand-built from a wooden lattice covered in thick bark panels and bound with lengths of dried reeds. The three-pronged prow ornament has a pair of tall lateral projections that flank a stylized anthropomorphic mask in the center, and the peripheries are lined with wispy feathers. The mask boasts an expressive visage composed of pursed circular lips, an aquiline nose with a pierced septum, layers of white, black, and orange pigment, and knotted rope cords through the nose and eye brows. Size: 56" W x 36" H (142.2 cm x 91.4 cm).

Provenance: private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection, acquired between 1950 and 1985

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#147708

  • Condition: Minor abrasions and fading to original pigmentation, and slight nicks along bark panels, mask, and wooden lattice, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and nice traces of original pigment throughout.

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