Male ancestor figure "kandingbong"
Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik
not available anymore
Provenance
collected in situ by the German Radio Officer Lehr, on duty for the North German Lloyd (on a ship called “Friderum”), 1921-1928Size
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, conical base, face with a beak-like prolongation of the nose reaching down to the breast, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base