Anthropomorphic stone · Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik, Karawari · ID: 3052686
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Provenance
Haus Völker und Kulturen, Ethnological Museum St. Augustin, Bonn, GermanyRenaud Vanuxem, Paris, France
John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Size
M: 16,1 cm x 7,3 cm x 5,8 cm
M: 6.3 inch x 2.9 inch 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.
The object Anthropomorphic stone with the object ID 3052686 was last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 137.