This great piece was collected in the vicinity of Ambunti village on the upper Sepik River. It was made by the Budowi people. Most of the paint is clay-based although the bright red and yellow are likely commercially available tempra paints that were traded up the river. It was collected in December of 1976. It is 17.75 inches long.

I recently obtained a group of artifacts from legendary New Guinea collector Ron Perry who spent many decades working and collecting in New Guinea starting in the early 1960’s. This group came from a crate he shipped from New Guinea in December of 1976. The crate was stored unopened for 46 years until we opened it last year. None of these pieces have been displayed or sold before.

Priced at $110 plus $25 shipping costs within the US (Please see below for my guarantee regarding shipping cost.)

 Total cost will be $135

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS: None of us like it but shipping has gotten very pricey and changes regularly. I have no interest in making money on shipping costs. You can order with confidence. I absolutely guarantee you if I can ship your purchase for less than the quoted price, I will immediately refund the difference. If it costs more than the quoted price I will honor the original quote.