Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 14 October 2009 | Melbourne
Lot 217
Oceanic Artefacts
Washkuk People,
Papua New Guinea
A SMALL NEW GUINEA CERAMIC HEAD
Papua New Guinea
the face decorated with natural earth pigments and the back incised with traditional designs and in-filled with natural earth pigments
24.0 cm length
Estimate:
$1,200 - 1,800
Lot sold: $1,080 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Oceanic Artefacts
Washkuk People,
Papua New Guinea
A SMALL NEW GUINEA CERAMIC HEAD
Papua New Guinea
the face decorated with natural earth pigments and the back incised with traditional designs and in-filled with natural earth pigments
24.0 cm length
Provenance
Acquired from Sotheby's Sydney, 1980s
Private collection, Melbourne