Lake Sentani Ceremonial Platter
$9,500.00
Papua New Guinea
1900
Height 39 1/2" Width 16"
Provenance: Collected by famed German Ethnographer Paul Wirz on a field expedition in 1931 at the advent of surrealism.
John and Marcia Friede, Rye New York
Jolika Collection
One of the most important Lake Sentani dishes extant and quite rare with the original paint. A true masterpiece that one never tires of. Purchased by the Friedes in Germany for 18,000.