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Ceremonial Head Ornament

Middle Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, d. first half 20th c.

Wood, feathers, and fiber

27” h (w/ feathers) (68.58 cm)

Price: $1200

 
 

Cf. Kelm (1966, figs. 111–3) and Meyer (1995, fig. 271).

REFERENCES

Kelm, Heinz. Kunst Von Sepik. Berlin: Museum fur Volkerkunde, 1966.

Meyer, Anthony J. P. Oceanic Art = Ozeanische Kunst = Art Océanien. Paris: Gründ, 1995.

 
 
 
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