Standing female figure ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3034445

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, eyes with cowrie shell inlay, remarkable long arms, shoulders and decollete decorated with curved ornaments, the flat head characterized by a prominent nose with inflated nostrils, dam., minor missing parts (back of the base), cracks (left face half), paint rubbed off (nose, breasts)

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3034445 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 27 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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