Rare head sculpture · Papua New Guinea, Northern Solomon Islands, Bougainville Island · ID: 3047123
sold
EUR 1,300
Provenance
collected in situ by Monsieur Nappées grandfather, who was engaged in phosphate mining in the Solomon Islands (Makatea), and who brought the head sculpture to France in 1913Family estate since then
Patrick Nappée, Mescher-sur-Gironde, France
Size
H: 15 cm
H: 5.9 inch
Description
wood, pigments, animal skin, nails, base
The skull-like character of the head and the colourfulness remind of the rare “urar” figures, which are considered to be the soul, or spirit beings of deceased persons.
The object Rare head sculpture with the object ID 3047123 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 27 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Howarth, Crispin, Varilaku, Canberra 2011, p. 61