Lot: 54

91e vente aux enchères Tribal Art

Figure masculine debout

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Moyen Sepik, Iatmul

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H: 83,5 cm Cet objet n’est plus disponible.

wood, pigment remains, cowry shells, the back of the head carved with a crocodile, base

Figures represent certain founding ancestors or cultural heroes, but various spirit beings as well. The transition above all regarding ancestor figures is fluent, for real ancestors are kept in reminiscence just for a few generations and become "anonymous" lateron.