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

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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 - 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

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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

Comparing literature

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

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