Details
a sepik slit drum
Of hollowed oblong form, both sides carved in relief with a lozenge shaped panel, decorated with scrolling motifs, both finials carved as a figure, arms along the body, large head with pierced aquiline nose and specific headdress, supported by stylized animals, forming the handles, traces of white lime
242 cm wide
Provenance
Gallery Lemaire, Amsterdam, 1965

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