Chambri Pottery Art Sculpture From Papua New Guinea C1960

Description

An unusual and quite rare piece of pottery art from the Chambri Lakes region of Papua New Guinea, made of … more An unusual and quite rare piece of pottery art from the Chambri Lakes region of Papua New Guinea, made of terra cotta painted with earth pigments of black and white. This clay art piece is possibly a ceremonial piece probably painted by the men in the village of Aibom.. The Chambri earthenware is made along the Sepik River and fired in a local pit, there are small firing cracks and there is a chip to one side of the sculpture. less