A Kanak house post
Property of an English private collector
A Kanak house post
New Caledonia, the narrow plank carved with two masks, the uppermost with extended tongue, both classically carved with bulbous forehead, almond eyes and flared nostrils, the central section painted with white and red cross panels, black highlights.
length 59in
Sold for US$ 6,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Taylor Dale, Santa Fe

Category: Ethnographic Art / Tribal


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