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Magnificent "malagan" figure
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Lot 21
102nd Auction

Magnificent "malagan" figure

Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Ireland
sold EUR 170,000
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Munich Private Collection
Size
H: 108 cm
H: 42.5 inch

Description

wood, lime, red ochre, black pigment, shell inlay, vegetable fibre, base

This mighty “malagan” figure wears a pointed headdress on its head, which is backed by a large hornbill. The front of the figure is clad in an openwork shell of filigree ornamentation. Apart from a flying fish and a crocodiles head, only depictions of birds can be found.

Oceania
Figures Malagan

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