Important Aboriginal Works of Art - 25 May 2016 | Melbourne
Lot 109
NGUZUNGUZU, SOLOMON ISLANDS
natural pigments, clay and trade paint on carved wood with shell inlay
20.0 x 17.0 cm
Estimate:
$10,000 – 15,000
Lot Details
Description
NGUZUNGUZU, SOLOMON ISLANDS
natural pigments, clay and trade paint on carved wood with shell inlay
20.0 x 17.0 cm
in form of a zoomorphic head with an elongated snout and the eyes inset with nacre, crowned by hat-like headgear, the hands resting underneath the chin
bears inscription on base: Nangatana, Nggela Is, ASIP 7/35
Provenance
Taylor Dale, Santa Fé
Arcade Arts Gallery, London
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 24 November 2007, lot 33
Private collection, New South Wales