Male ancestor figure "blaal" · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3032961
sold
EUR 4,800
Provenance
Old Colonial Collection, Hamburg, GermanySepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, bark loincloth wrapped around the waist, rotan cuffs at the ankles, slightly dam., crack, paint chipped off in some areas;
the ancestor figures take the place of the dead person, encorporate his shadowy soul.
The object Male ancestor figure “blaal” with the object ID 3032961 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 111 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,800 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.
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