Male ancestor figure "blaal" · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Sepik · ID: 3032961
Vendu
4 800 €
Provenance
Old Colonial Collection, Hamburg, GermanySepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Description
wood, dark brown patina, bark loincloth wrapped around the waist, rotan cuffs at the ankles, slightly dam., crack, paint chipped off in some areas;
the ancestor figures take the place of the dead person, encorporate his shadowy soul.