Lot 111
EXCEPTIONAL NORTH NGUNI HEADREST
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 21 March 2018 at 11:00 GMT
£65,000
Description
carved wood, evoking the shape of an animal, standing on four sculpted feet with a striated surface
Dimensions
27cm long
Footnote
Provenance: Ex. Scottish private collection.
Carved mid to late 19th century in Durban or the surrounding hinterlands.
Note; for a similar example please see: Musée du quai Branly, inventory number 71.1935.54.98.