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TWO HUMBOLDT BAY PILLARS AND TWO FIGUREHEADS
Both lower sections of pillars carved in relief with scrolls, surmounted by a mask, both supporting a standing human figure, one with prominent genitals; the prow ornament carved as a staff with plain shaft, two horizontal rods, each with a mask at front and rear, partly coloured black; and a frontpart of a praw, carved with mask finial, pair of V-shaped wings, both incised with geometric motifs and human figure on top, his face raised, traces of black paint
115, 100, 23 cm high and 42 cm wide (4)
Both lower sections of pillars carved in relief with scrolls, surmounted by a mask, both supporting a standing human figure, one with prominent genitals; the prow ornament carved as a staff with plain shaft, two horizontal rods, each with a mask at front and rear, partly coloured black; and a frontpart of a praw, carved with mask finial, pair of V-shaped wings, both incised with geometric motifs and human figure on top, his face raised, traces of black paint
115, 100, 23 cm high and 42 cm wide (4)