Standing male figure · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3053486
Price
EUR 6,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanySize
H: 88 cm
H: 34.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
The head as abode of vital force is disproportionately emphasized. Such ancestor figures - just like the skulls - embody the deceased.
Comparing literature
Kelm, Heinz, Kunst vom Sepik, Band III, Berlin 1968, ill. 11