Standing male figure, Papua New Guinea - Sepik, Size: H: 45 cm (H: 17.7 inch), ID: 3038851

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Lot 38

80th Tribal Art Auction

Standing male figure · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3038851

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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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