Massim Ceremonial Pig sculptured in Hardwood with Inlaid Shell, Trobiand

Massim Ceremonial Pig sculptured in Hardwood and with Inlaid Shell, Trobiand Islands, Papua New Guinea
prior 1910

Nice composition in dense Bunukwa rainforest hardwood, inlaid shell and lime. Carved wooden pig, standing, tail straight and protrudes backwards with rows of carved zig zag lines on either side of the pig's body, heightened with Inlaid Shell. They were used as items of exchange.The sculpture was collected before 1918, is without restorations (often the tails are broken of) and is decorated with inlaid shell like Solomon Island objects.