Figural charm ·  Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya) - Cenderawasih-Bay · ID: 3032867

Description

light-weighted wood, dark brown patina, white pigment, head of an ancestor spirit, whose ornamentally dissolved body seems to emerge from an open crocodile snout, labelled: “L.2/20 Holl. Neu Guinea Kibler.” - label at the same place: “L.2/20 Amulett Kibler Holl. Neu Guinea”, min. dam.

The object Figural charm with the object ID 3032867 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 82 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,100 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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