Kneeling male cult figure · Papua New Guinea, Abelam, Village Sakisi · ID: 3038259
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Provenance
acquired by Harold Galllasch in the 1960’s in the village Sakisi, Maprik from an old villager, called “Mama Tange”Size
H: 73 cm
H: 28.7 inch
Description
hardwood (garamut), painted in traditional colours (red and yellow ochre, white and black pigment), sligthtly dam. (right hip), traces of insect caused damage at the same place, cracks, abrasion of paint;
presumably depicting a male ancestor. Aneuropean pipe in the mouth.
The object Kneeling male cult figure with the object ID 3038259 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 33.
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