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Kneeling female figure "malagan" ·  Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Ireland · ID: 3050439

sold EUR 80,000
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Munich Private Collection
Size
H: 80 cm
H: 31.5 inch

Description

wood, lime, red ochre, black pigment, shell inlay, resinous mass, base

This figure has the physical features of a woman, but wears a feather headdress on her head, as is typical for men.


The object Kneeling female figure “malagan” with the object ID 3050439 was part of the auction 102nd Auction on April 13, 2024. The object with the lot number 22 achieved a sales price of EUR 80,000 with an asking price of EUR 10,000.

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