Figure of an ancestor spirit
Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik, Sawos
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