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Male ancestral spirit figure, early 20th century, Papua New Guinea, East-Sepik - Kubalia Boiken, Size: H: 65 cm (H: 25.6 inch), ID: 3043520
Male ancestral spirit figure, early 20th century, Papua New Guinea, East-Sepik - Kubalia Boiken, Size: H: 65 cm (H: 25.6 inch), ID: 3043520 - 2/5 Male ancestral spirit figure, early 20th century, Papua New Guinea, East-Sepik - Kubalia Boiken, Size: H: 65 cm (H: 25.6 inch), ID: 3043520 - 3/5 Male ancestral spirit figure, early 20th century, Papua New Guinea, East-Sepik - Kubalia Boiken, Size: H: 65 cm (H: 25.6 inch), ID: 3043520 - 4/5 Male ancestral spirit figure, early 20th century, Papua New Guinea, East-Sepik - Kubalia Boiken, Size: H: 65 cm (H: 25.6 inch), ID: 3043520 - 5/5
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Lot 20
88th Tribal Art Auction

Male ancestral spirit figure, early 20th century ·  Papua New Guinea, East-Sepik - Kubalia Boiken · ID: 3043520

not available anymore
Provenance
Thorsten Grimme, Sydney, Australia
Size
H: 65 cm
H: 25.6 inch

Description

heavy garamut wood, greyish brown partly encrusted patina, ornamental painting in red, black and white in parts recognizable underneath, slightly dam., missing parts (both forearms with hands, foot tips), cracks, abrasion of paint, base

The object Male ancestral spirit figure, early 20th century with the object ID 3043520 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 20.

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Comparing literature

Hamson, Michael, Art of the Boiken, Palos Verdes 2011, p. 100, ill. 49

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