Register Auction 105
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Anthropomorphic stone, Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, Karawari, Size: M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 5,8 cm (M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 2.3 inch), ID: 3052686
Anthropomorphic stone, Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, Karawari, Size: M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 5,8 cm (M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 2.3 inch), ID: 3052686 - 2/5 Anthropomorphic stone, Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, Karawari, Size: M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 5,8 cm (M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 2.3 inch), ID: 3052686 - 3/5 Anthropomorphic stone, Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, Karawari, Size: M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 5,8 cm (M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 2.3 inch), ID: 3052686 - 4/5 Anthropomorphic stone, Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, Karawari, Size: M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 5,8 cm (M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 2.3 inch), ID: 3052686 - 5/5
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Auction 105

Anthropomorphic stone ·  Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, Karawari · ID: 3052686

Starting price EUR 4,000
Estimated price EUR 9,000
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Provenance
Haus Völker und Kulturen, Ethnological Museum St. Augustin, Bonn, Germany
Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, France
John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Size
M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 5,8 cm
M: 16,1 x 7,3 x 2.3 inch

Description

inventory no. St. Augustin “71.7.173 72.1.10” on the revers, base

This stone sculpture presents an archaic-looking face with a prominently emphasized nose, deeply recessed eyes, and a distinctly open mouth. The rough carving lends the figure a particular expressiveness. Below the face, relief-like ornaments have been worked into the surface, further accentuating its appearance.

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