Prow Of Dugout Canoe, Humboldt Bay, Papua New Guinea, 1st Half 20th Century

Prow of a canoe, carved with a seabird (probably a pelican) with beautiful stylized shapes. The head is straight, the beak symbolically raised towards the sky, the artist has naturalized the animal here with mastery and poetry. Wood with remains of polychromy, black and white, some erosions of time and old marks of use. Sold with its black metal base. Humboldt Bay, Papua New Guinea, first half of the 20th century. Dimensions: height: 37 cm with base height: 46 cm Length: 44 cm Width: 5 cm Provenance: Former Gilbert LASCAULT collection (1934 - 2022) after inheritance. "Writer, novelist, essayist and art critic, specialist in surrealism, he has published several works on this subject. He was also one of the pillars, for many years, of the show "Papous dans la tête" on France Culture. He has also written extensively on the work of artists such as: Dubuffet, Alechinsky, Jean le Gac, Henri Cueco, Gérard Titus-Carmel. Since May 4, 2005 he has been regent of the College of Pataphysics for the chair of Teratoscopy and Dinography". Sold with certificate of authenticity from Expert S. Reynes. *Shipping costs on quote. Careful packaging.