Zemanek-Münster

Spirit figure ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3033374

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Provenance
Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Australian Private Collection
Size
H: 66,5 cm
H: 26.2 inch

Description

wood, dyed with red pigment, traces of black paint, carved in “beak style”: the beak-like nose projecting to the abdomen, eyelet for support backside, dam., cracks, paint rubbed off


Comparing literature

Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 193


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