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Iatmul Headrest, Pagwi Village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
2 July 2020, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesUS$3,000 - US$5,000
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Iatmul Headrest, Pagwi Village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
length 6 3/4in (17.2cm)
Provenance
Jean Jacques Laurent Collection, Tahiti
Galerie Meyer - Oceanic Art, Paris
Jolika Collection, Marcia and John Friede Collection, Rye, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Published
Meyer, Anthony P., Oceanic Headrests - Sleep with the Ancestors, Galerie Meyer - Oceanic Art, 2005, p. 21
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, New Guinea Art - Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, in association with 5 Continents, Milan, 2005, fig. 216
The top surface supported by two heads that read the right-way-up when viewed upside-down, a visual double entendre, the lower portion incorporating a bowl; fine reddish brown, semi-glossy patina.
Provenance
Jean Jacques Laurent Collection, Tahiti
Galerie Meyer - Oceanic Art, Paris
Jolika Collection, Marcia and John Friede Collection, Rye, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Published
Meyer, Anthony P., Oceanic Headrests - Sleep with the Ancestors, Galerie Meyer - Oceanic Art, 2005, p. 21
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, New Guinea Art - Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, in association with 5 Continents, Milan, 2005, fig. 216
The top surface supported by two heads that read the right-way-up when viewed upside-down, a visual double entendre, the lower portion incorporating a bowl; fine reddish brown, semi-glossy patina.














