Overmodelled ancestor skull · Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Middle Sepik, Iatmul · ID: 3050031
sold
EUR 4,500
Provenance
Rudi Caesar, Madang, Papua New Guinea
Coll. Lechner, Madang, Papua New Guinea (1970)
Chicago-born artist Rudi Caesar is known for abstract paintings and landscapes. He lived in Papua New Guinea for over thirty years. Caesar worked with well-known Australian painters such as William Dobell, Paul Jones and Margaret Olley.
Size
L: 20 cm
L: 7.9 inch
Description
human skull, mass of red clay, latex, tigasso oil and lime, red and black pigment, cowries, plant fibres, nose rest.
The object Overmodelled ancestor skull with the object ID 3050031 was part of the auction 101st Auction on November 11, 2023. The object with the lot number 20 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,500 with an asking price of EUR 2,500.
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