March Online Auction ( Sale #287)
Lot 558:
Description
Papua New Guinea Assortment
(4) items including a Kamoro peoples ’eme’ hourglass shaped drum carved from a single block of wood having an animal shaped integrated handle with decorative carving and reptile hide drum head secured using braided bamboo strips; an Asmat ‘wuramon’ wood spirit canoe having a human head shaped prow and (3) figures with one being attacked by a bird; a woven fiber bag having bead and feather attachments; and a cassowary bone dagger having woven fiber, bead and feather decoration
Height: 29 1/2 inches, Width: 10 1/2 inches, Depth: 7 1/2 inches
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; drum and canoe retain traces of pigment in recesses of carving; strap of woven bag detached but present
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 5:51 pm CST
Shipping Status: 3rd Party shipping required
Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: March 11, 2022, 10:57 am
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; drum and canoe retain traces of pigment in recesses of carving; strap of woven bag detached but present
Dimensions: 29.5 x 10.5 x 7.5 in
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