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

The object Male ancestor figure with the object ID 3051976 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 136 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,900.

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Comparing literature

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

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