Pair of 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Trophy Heads
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Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Iatmul people, ca. 20th century CE. A highly-detailed set of two carved wooden trophy heads, each with fine facial details and painted mask-like face in hues of yellow, red, and black, all atop a lustrous brown pigment. Each face exhibits a long, slender nose with flared nostrils, a thin mouth, petite semicircular ears, and a globular skull composition. A handful of small shells comprise the eyes and adorn the top of the forehead, and curls of dark-brown hair are inserted into shallow gouges near the top of the head. Each head has a planar top and neck base meant for stacking multiple examples atop one another. Size of largest (both fairly similar in size): 5.75" H (14.6 cm).
Provenance: ex-private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection; ex-Ron Perry collection; Ron Perry collected art and artifacts for more than 40 years in New Guinea and the South Pacific. He collaborated with Carolyn Leigh to write a book entitled, "Art Dealer in the Last Unknown: Ron Perry & New Guinea Art: the early years 1964-1972" (2011).’’
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#129985
Provenance: ex-private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection; ex-Ron Perry collection; Ron Perry collected art and artifacts for more than 40 years in New Guinea and the South Pacific. He collaborated with Carolyn Leigh to write a book entitled, "Art Dealer in the Last Unknown: Ron Perry & New Guinea Art: the early years 1964-1972" (2011).’’
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#129985
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Both heads have expected age-commensurate surface wear, light pigmentation fading and loss, small hairline fissures, and small nicks and chips to base and facial details. Light earthen deposits throughout. Each head has a drilled hole beneath neck base for mounting.
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Pair of 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Trophy Heads
Estimate $500 - $750
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