Lot 72
Crocodile Canoe Prow
Sold June 27, 2025
- Price realized
- $65
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $150-350
Origin: Papua New Guinea
Dimensions: 33x10x3 in.
Condition: Shows some wear including chipping and cracking due to age of piece.
Additional Information: This Crocodile Canoe Prow is a hand carved piece, likely from the front of a dugout canoe native to the region of Papua New Guinea Middle Sepic River region of the Latmul peoples. This prow is defined by a long snout, a mouth full of carved teeth, and bulging eyes. To represent the scales, it is intricately incised with ascending squares and then detailed with circular sweeping side scales of the crocodile that form a geometric motif. It is made of wood.
Lot details
- Lot
- 72
- Closed
- June 27, 2025
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