Massim sword-club

South East New Guinea, Melanesia
19th century
Wood (brown Quila) with lime highlights and a fine patina of age and use.
88,1 cm
Provenance:
W.D. Webster Before 1913
Collection of Seymour And Alyce Lazar, Palm Springs; 6 Oct. 2022, Sotheby's - Sculpture From The Collection Of Seymour And Alyce Lazar, Palm Springs, Lot 64, Sotheby's, New York - 6 Oct. 2022
Collection of Eugene Manning, New York
Bears the white paint Inv. Number 13118 and 304 of William Downing Webster (1868-1913), Bicester, Oxfordshire

Object Presented by:
Anthony J.P. Meyer
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