People: Mimika (Komoro)
Irian Jaya
H: 52 1/4"
The board in classical style with four fields of geometric designs around circles, the plank surmounted by a frieze of two figures facing one another - extremely unusual in Mimika art. Fine old surface. On a custom mount.
Provenance: Field collected by Koos Knol. Thence to a private NY collection.