Details
An important new ireland figure
for malagan
The female standing with the right hand holding the pendulous right breast, the left holding the wing of a flying fish carved before the abdomen, a further flying fish below, two flying fish at the back, two birds carved to each side, their beaks holding between them a circular medallion, the large imposing head with a bird's head emerging from the mouth, tusks joining the nose and large ears which have pierced lobes, the headdress with three pierced crests about the coiffure of wood sticks, feather-like projections to the sides with medallions at their bases, painted in red, black and white, the eyes with inset shell opercula, the carved clam shell base on tapered support
172cm. high
Literature
Gianinazzi, C. and Giordano, C. (editors), Extra-European Cultures, The Serge and Graziella Brignoni Collection, Lugano, 1989, p.67 and 254, fig. 379
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