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Portrait of a spirit head ·  Papua New Guinea, Abelam · ID: 3046197

sold EUR 2,200
Provenance
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Size
H: 45 cm
H: 17.7 inch

Description

wood, red ocher, lime, base

Representing a clan spirit, which was attached to the face wall of ritual houses (on both ends of a wooden beam).


The object Portrait of a spirit head with the object ID 3046197 was part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction on November 16, 2019. The object with the lot number 75 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.

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