Lot 82
NGUNI NECKREST
NORTHERN TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 27 November 2018 at 11:00 GMT
£300
Description
carved wood, openwork geometric form with a rectangular support at either end and a "Y" shaped support at the centre
Dimensions
27cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Bernice and Terence Pethica Collection
Note:
Though this is a far newer construction, the present example bears a strong similarity to a neckrest formerly in the Egon Guenther Collection and sold at Sotheby's, New York, 18th November 2000, lot 136.