Side Element from a Sculpture for Malagan Ceremony, New Ireland
Side Element from a Sculpture for Malagan Ceremony
New Ireland
Height: 24 ¼ in (61.5 cm)
Condition Report:
Good condition overall for an object of this age and type. Cracks where the tips of the black bird's wings meet the body of the object, stabilized with glue. Another crack under the proper right wing of the black bird, stabilized with glue. Projecting tail feather missing from the black bird. Good remains of original pigment. Broken and glued section of the vertical openwork on the rear proper right side. Some minor marks, nicks, chips, and scuffs in places.
Provenance:
Herz-Jesu Mission Museum, Münster-Hiltrup
Kevin Conru, Brussels
Abraham Rosman and Paula Rubel, New York, acquired from the above on February 5, 2009
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Side Element from a Sculpture for Malagan Ceremony
New Ireland
Height: 24 ¼ in (61.5 cm)
Condition Report:
Good condition overall for an object of this age and type. Cracks where the tips of the black bird's wings meet the body of the object, stabilized with glue. Another crack under the proper right wing of the black bird, stabilized with glue. Projecting tail feather missing from the black bird. Good remains of original pigment. Broken and glued section of the vertical openwork on the rear proper right side. Some minor marks, nicks, chips, and scuffs in places.
Provenance:
Herz-Jesu Mission Museum, Münster-Hiltrup
Kevin Conru, Brussels
Abraham Rosman and Paula Rubel, New York, acquired from the above on February 5, 2009