Saturday, June 25, 2022
LOT #339

Crocodile Head Canoe Bow Fragment

Sepik region, hand carved having shell eyes; also having a bird and man form carved into crocodile

Estimate: $300 - $500

Hammer Price: $400

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Height: 8 3/4 inches, Width: 22 inches, Length: 32 1/8 inches

Condition: Good, moderate to heavy wear; fragmentary having rough edge, chips, cracks, nicks, fading and missing pieces

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Shipping: Quote Shipping

Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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