Lot 30 - A finely carved and painted figural timber food basket hook, figure with inlaid shell eyes wears a skirt of dyed plant fibres around figures waist and is flanked by open mouthed birds, attributed to a maker from Palembei village, Sepik, PNG
As Found, repair to a crack in one of the birds, fading to dye on skirt
Auction 1034 - Australian and Oceanic Art |
Description
A finely carved and painted figural timber food basket hook, figure with inlaid shell eyes wears a skirt of dyed plant fibres around figures waist and is flanked by open mouthed birds, attributed to a maker from Palembei village, Sepik, PNG
As Found, repair to a crack in one of the birds, fading to dye on skirt
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