RIDGE ORNAMENT, OR MWAMWALA - Lot 33

RIDGE ORNAMENT, OR MWAMWALA Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Massim region, Milne Bay province Louisiade Archipelago, Tagula Island (Sudest Island)? Wood and pigments with an aged patina from display H. 74 cm – W. 12 cm Provenance: - Harry Beran Collection Ridge ornament, or mwamwala, from a chief’s hut depicting a large bird’s head holding a whole bird in its beak, which in turn holds a small bird’s head in its beak. Remnant of a label reading: “ridge/-/illegible/Tag…” (possibly Tagula, the name of a major island in the Louisiade Archipelago).

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