Staff · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3038571
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Provenance
John Friede, Rye, USASize
L: 75,5 cm
L: 29.7 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, small traces of red pigment, carved with the stylized figure of an ancestor spirit, face and navel visible, lateral projections with drilled holes for attachment of ornament, fine curvilinear ornaments, slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage and weathering (above all backside), abrasion of paint, metal base
The object Staff with the object ID 3038571 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 40.
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