Standing female ancestor figure ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik - Yuat River · ID: 3043062

Description

wood, brown patina, black and white pigment, elongated narrow head with bulging headdress and a striking large nose with pointed tip, thin handle-shaped arms, slightly dam., minor missing parts (base), abrasion of paint

The object Standing female ancestor figure with the object ID 3043062 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 28 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Peltier, Philippe et.al., Tanz der Ahnen, Zürich 2015, Kat. 164