Description
Kanak ridge arrow New Caledonia Wood H. 109 cm Provenance: - Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 9 November 1979, lot 150 - American private collection - Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York 17 November 1980, lot 64 - European private collection - Native, Brussels, 8 June 2013, lot 5 - French private collection Ancient Kanak ridge arrow carved in wolf wood depicting an anthropomorphic bust. The expressive face, surmounted by an imposing headdress rests on a trunk with particularly broad shoulders. The gullied wood gives this sculpture a ghostly dimension. This type of sculpture was originally placed at the top of the roof of large circular huts traditionally reserved for chiefs.
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Kanak ridge arrow New Caledonia Wood H. 109 cm Provenance: - Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 9 November 1979, lot 150 - American private collection - Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York 17 November 1980, lot 64 - European private collection - Native, Brussels, 8 June 2013, lot 5 - French private collection Ancient Kanak ridge arrow carved in wolf wood depicting an anthropomorphic bust. The expressive face, surmounted by an imposing headdress rests on a trunk with particularly broad shoulders. The gullied wood gives this sculpture a ghostly dimension. This type of sculpture was originally placed at the top of the roof of large circular huts traditionally reserved for chiefs.
