Description
A SEPIK RIVER ORATOR’S SEAT, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Papua New Guinea, early 20th century. The orator’s seat or ‘Speaking Chair’ with a pierced pattern standing on four rests with a rectangular base.
Condition: Extensive wear, traces of use, age cracks and some losses.
Provenance: Austrian private collection. Acquired locally, by repute before 1980.
Weight: 3,684 g.
Dimensions: Height 32.0 cm.