House post with stylized ancestor spirit · Papua New Guinea, Iatmul · ID: 3046950
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Provenance
Dane & Todd McDowell, Oklahoma, USABy inheritance from the family
Ben Pickard Gallery, Oklahoma City, USA (2000s)
Size
H: 170 cm
H: 66.9 inch
Description
wood, custom mount
Large heavy wood post probably from ceremonial house, the curved top would have once supported part of the roof structure.
The object House post with stylized ancestor spirit with the object ID 3046950 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 41.
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