Figure of an ancestor spirit · Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik, Sawos · ID: 3032652
sold
EUR 3,400
Provenance
Christie’s London, Tribal Art, March 18, 1980, lot 111Richard Rüegg, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 45 cm
H: 17.7 inch
Description
wood, pinkish-red and white patina, the body composed of ornamental forms, diamond-shaped head with a wide facial plane, mirror inlay eyes, pierced ears and top knot, the ankles wrapped with grass fibre, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, on pedestal
The object Figure of an ancestor spirit with the object ID 3032652 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 158 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,400 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.
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