Lot 2040

One horn with break and old amateur repair, arbasion and rust to front left, split and small chip to tip of lower section, separation to woven fibre section, overall dust and dirt consistent with age.


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The Late Jennifer Phipps
Collection of Robert Bleakley

These headdresses, also called ci wara, are carved to honour that original mythical being. Under Ci Wara's guidance, humans first learned to cultivate the land and became prosperous and able farmers.