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Catalogue number: 3347
PNG, Iatmul, carved wooden stopper of a chalk container, ca. 1930,
of a standing rooster resting on the head of a crocodile. The rooster with a bulbous throat, a long tail and inlaid eyes, possibly shells. The crocodile with painted accents and inlaid eyes (cowrie shells). Old Dutch private collection, acquired at Sotheby's 1994.
h. 49 cm.
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Hammer price: € 3,200
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