Ancestor figure "kawe" · Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat · ID: 3040427
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
collected in situ (1976)Size
H: 66 cm
H: 26.0 inch
Description
light wood, white and black pigment, red ochre, male figure in typical crouching posture of a praying mantis (“wenet”-motif), an ancestor spirits head between knees, deeply hollowed eye sockets filled with reddish mass, nose with pierced septum, incised curvilinear ornaments, old label (unreadable), slightly dam. (mouth, nose), abrasion of paint
The object Ancestor figure “kawe” with the object ID 3040427 was part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction on May 28, 2016. The object with the lot number 74 achieved a sales price of EUR 500 with an asking price of EUR 450.
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