20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figural Staff- Lot 336, Auction 12/29/2020
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20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figural Staff- Lot 336, Auction 12/29/2020

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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A tall, thin, wooden staff, much of its body scored with incised, wavy lines that rise up the body and give an impression of waves or movement. The top of the staff is figural, with an anthropomorphic creature with very long limbs, torso, and neck capped by a blocky, elongated head with raised, mushroom-like coiffure. Size: 1.15″ W x 54″ H (2.9 cm x 137.2 cm)

Condition: Rich, dark patina on surface with light encrustations in the lower profile areas.

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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