New Guinea Canoe Prow

Description:

New Guinea Canoe Prow, Middle Sepik River, early 20th century, the bird, once attached to the prow of a canoe, the bird with large bill, and head, the back carved with typical incised designs, mounted on a metal stand, lg. 17 in.

Provenance: Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, Palos Verdes Estates, California; Montreal collection, collected in the 1960s.


Estimate $800-1,200


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