Lot Essay
See Kelm, H., Kunst vom Sepik, vol.II, no.159 for a similar shield from the April river.
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APRIL RIVER, NEW GUINEA
Details
A SEPIK PAINTED SHIELD
April river, New Guinea
Of oval form, a central stylised face carved in high relief surrounted by scrolls, circles and zigzag motifs, the whole coloured black, red and white.
71¼ in. (181 cm.) high
April river, New Guinea
Of oval form, a central stylised face carved in high relief surrounted by scrolls, circles and zigzag motifs, the whole coloured black, red and white.
71¼ in. (181 cm.) high
Provenance
Lemaire Gallery, Amsterdam, 1967