Sentani Knife

A very fine master carvers knife decorated with the powerfully carved expressive head of an ancestral being

Lake Sentani, Indonesian New Guinea, Melanesia

19th/20th century

Hard wood with a fine patina of age and use

Height: 31,5 cm

Provenance: Field collected by Hans Kleyer, Munich circa 1970’s on one of his numerus voyages Lempertz Bruxelles - A Sculptor's Eye, Lot 244, 24 oct. 2018 (the Hans Kleyer collection) Michel Thieme, Amsterdam

Object Presented by:
Anthony J.P. Meyer
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