TWO RAMU OR IATMUL PADDLES, MIDDLE SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Wood
H. 206 and 211 cm
Provenance: private collection (Australia)
Large paddles with the ends of the handles carved with two figures standing back to back, the blades engraved on each side with abstract motifs and an animal head. Remains of red polychromy on one of the two.
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