Anthropomorphic half figure, around 1900 ·  Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, Massim · ID: 3041391

Description

wood, softly luminous black patina, accurate work, fine incised circle ornaments, which are typical for the Massim area, ears and arms open worked, nice used patina, very good condition;
might originally have been used as handle for lime spatula.

The object Anthropomorphic half figure, around 1900 with the object ID 3041391 was part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction on November 5, 2016. The object with the lot number 25 achieved a sales price of EUR 850 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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