An old and beautiful dish decorated with an engraved zoomorphic motif, the openwork nose serving as a tie. For another Lake Sentani dish with the same design and the raised carved head serving as a fastener, see: The Art of Lake Sentani, ed. The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1959, #65. Lake Sentani region, Papua New Guinea Wood, pigments, beautiful dry patina and old use. H. Height : 62,5 cm Provenance : Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris.