Ceremonial Lime Container - Finial
Late 19th or early 20th C Iatmul people, Middle Sepik.
Carved wood, rattan and lime decoration. Carved bird roosting on the snout of a crocodile. (L48cm)

PROVENANCE:
Deceased Estate, Melbourne.

OTHER NOTES:
For similar example see Sotheby's, Paris, December 5th, 2005 (lot 122)

Estimate $5,000-10,000