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Ocarina, 19th–early 20th century
Wood, pigment, rattan, Comus and Nassa shell
38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.)

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Jorge Camacho Collection, Paris." (Catalog #187, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 113.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "This object combines human, avian, crocodile, and pig aspects into a surrealistic mélange comparable to the best of Northwest Amerindian shamanistic art. Combining man with the three most significant animal totems on the Sepik must have produced a ceremonial instrument of great power." (Catalog #187, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 113.)

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