Snake Figure, Tribal Art, Oceanic Art, Sculpture, Papua New Guinea

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Object description :

"Snake Figure, Tribal Art, Oceanic Art, Sculpture, Papua New Guinea"

Representation of a wooden snake with many hooks probably evoking hornbill beaks. Animals are present in many founding myths of clans. Some totemic animals represented and sculpted thus refer to these ancestral myths. Unique piece in hardwood and natural pigments. Traces of use. Collected in the Blackwater area in Papua New Guinea. Approx. 111 x 14 x 14 cm / €520 including shipping.

Price: 520 €

Period: 20th century
Style: Tribal Art
Condition: Good condition

Material: Solid wood
Length: 111 cm
Width: 14 cm
Height: 14 cm

Reference: 1486569