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LOT 2140
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
NEW GUINEA WOVEN COWRIE MARRIAGE HEADDRESS
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
32 1/2 in. (2 kg total, 82 cm including stand).
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
32 1/2 in. (2 kg total, 82 cm including stand).
A long open ambuusap of closely woven fibre cords with small cowrie shells sewn to the outer surfaces in lines, terminating at the base in a crocodile head; typical of work from the Siakulen Blackwater Lakes region in Sepik Province; with a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1970s-1990s.
Ex property of an American gentleman.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Biebuyck D and Van den Abbeele, N., The Power of Headdresses, Brussels, 1984, p.228, pl.182, for similar and discussion.
FOOTNOTES:
These elaborate headdresses were worn by women on ceremonial occasions, such as marriage.
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AUCTIONS:
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