Iatmul Headdress Ornament

Mask ornament

Iatmul Region, Middle Sepik,

P.N.G., Melanesia

19/20th century

Rattan, wood and traces of pigments with a fine patina of age and wear.

The cassowary bone prongs are missing and the stem is consolidated.

22 cm x 35 cm

Provenance : Collected during the La Korrigane expedition (1934/1936).

Collection Océanienne du Voyage de la Korrigane, Hôtel Drouot- Paris, Maurice & Philippe Rheims - auctioneers, Jean Roudillon - expert, 4th & 5th December 1961, no lot number (end of sale boxes) Pierre Robin 1988 (see invoice and labels) Paul & Jacqueline Duchein, Montauban Lot 199, Giquello & Associés, Paris — 27 sept. 2024 : Collection Paul et Jacqueline Duchein, Partie 2: Tableaux Modernes, Objets de Curiosité (wrong dimensions)

Object Presented by:
Anthony J.P. Meyer
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