Zemanek-Münster

Standing male figure

Papua New Guinea - Sepik
not available anymore
Provenance
Taylor Dale, Santa Fé, New Mexico, USA
Size
H: 45 cm
H: 17.7 inch

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, strong legs rising from short club feet, fine incisions of a banded tattoo recognizable across the chest, body painting in white and turquoise, sacrificial traces (scattered white liquid on head and shoulders), abrasion of paint, base;
presumably depicting the spirit of a venerated ancestor.


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