A very fine and early food dish carved with a stylized ancestor figure projecting from one edge
A very fine and early food dish carved with a stylized ancestor figure projecting from one edge
Date 19th/20th century
Period 1750-1850, 1850-1900, 19th century, 20th century
Origin Melanesia
Medium Hard wood
Dimension 52 x 39 cm (20¹/₂ x 15³/₈ inches)
The back of the dish is well carved with a complex circuler motif highlighted with two ancestor faces.
Date: 19th/20th century
Period: 1750-1850, 1850-1900, 19th century, 20th century
Origin: Melanesia
Medium: Hard wood
Dimension: 52 x 39 cm (20¹/₂ x 15³/₈ inches)
Provenance: Early platters with human figures extending from the sides are rare amongst the Boiken. In this case the ancestor is represented by the upper half including the torso and head of the figure. A more complexe example with two figures is illustrated in the JOLIKA collection of Marcia & John Friede, Rye, NY (Friede, JA. et al (Ed.), NEW GUINEA ART: Masterpieces from the JOLIKA Collection of Marcia and John Friede,
San Francisco, 2005, Vol. 1, fig.: 35, p. 60 / Vol 2, fig.: 35, p. 88.
Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art
Tribal Art dealer specializing in early Oceanic Art since 1980 and archaic Eskimo Art since 2010
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