Lot of two old drums, one of which is an Asmat with a very beautiful lacquered patina and another from Golf Papou decorated with superimposed masks and carved in stone.

See for that of Golf Papou a comparable example in Masterpieces from the Jolika collection, 1995, n° 475, p. 499.

Asmat Country and Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea

Wood, varan skins, woven rattans, indigenous restorations on the Papuan Golf, missing handle (old breakage) on the Asmat.

H. 84 and 64 cm



Provenance:

Crispin Howarth
Live Friday 10 June 2022・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 178

Lot of two old drums, one of which is an Asmat with a very beautiful lacquered patina and another from Golf Papou decorated with superimposed masks and carved in stone. See for that of Golf Papou a comparable example in Masterpieces from the Jolika collection, 1995, n° 475, p. 499. Asmat Country and Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea Wood, varan skins, woven rattans, indigenous restorations on the Papuan Golf, missing handle (old breakage) on the Asmat. H. 84 and 64 cm Provenance: Crispin Howarth

Estimate
€500 - €600
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
28%
Lot of two old drums, one of which is an Asmat with a very beautiful lacquered patina and another from Golf Papou decorated with superimposed masks and carved in stone. See for that of Golf Papou a comparable example in Masterpieces from the Jolika collection, 1995, n° 475, p. 499. Asmat Country and Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea Wood, varan skins, woven rattans, indigenous restorations on the Papuan Golf, missing handle (old breakage) on the Asmat. H. 84 and 64 cm Provenance: Crispin Howarth
Sale Friday 10 June 2022・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 14 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris