Male ancestor figure, Papua New Guinea - Gulf, Turama River, Size: H: 109 cm (H: 42.9 inch), ID: 3051976

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Lot 136

Male ancestor figure · Papua New Guinea - Gulf, Turama River · ID: 3051976

sold EUR 1,900

Provenance

Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germany

Size

H: 109 cm

H: 42.9 inch

Description

wood, pigments, plant fibre, base

Comparing literature

Hamson, Michael, The Art of the Papuan Gulf, Los Angeles 2010, p. 60 , ill. 17

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