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Lot 39 : Janus-headed ritual implement - Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea
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Janus-headed ritual implement
Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea
wood, dark brown patina, stool-like base with four angle-shaped legs, supporting a janus head with shell inlaid eyes and cap-like headgear;
additional: three plugs of different size, two of them carved with human figures, one showing a mask face with the typical long beak, grained wood, kaolin and red ochre in some areas
H: 25 cm; L: 43, 30, 21 cm, (4896/092)
Provenance:
Coll. Dr. Georg Aumann, Coburg, Germany





