A PAIR OF ABELAM HEAD ORNAMENTS

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
18 May 2011
210

ARTIST UNKNOWN (OCEANIC)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
A PAIR OF ABELAM HEAD ORNAMENTS

each with a carved protruding face decorated with red, yellow and black pigments, each face surrounded by a sun burst pattern of

28.0 and 30.0 cm height

Estimate: 
$600 - $800 (2)
Sold for $576 (inc. BP) in Auction 20 - 18 May 2011, Melbourne
Provenance

Private collection, Melbourne