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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Marc & Elena Pinto Collection
• Sale Date:
  20 May 2015 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  118
• Lot Description:
  A Carved Figure
  Asmat region, Papua New Guinea (mid twentieth century)
  carved wood and natural earth pigments
  118 cm high
• Provenance:
  R. Knox Collection, Australia; The Marc and Elena Pinto Collection, Perth
• Notes:
  Asmat art depics ancestors, each often with names. These two freestanding figures were often created for ceremonies to be used in a ceremonial house. During ceremonies, performers often reenacted the origins of humanity, dancing to simulate the movements of the first humans, whose elbows and knees had just become separated. The form and posture of the figure also resemble a praying mantis, a creature that was viewed by the Asmat as a symbol of the former practice of headhunting since the female at times beheads the male during mating.
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 5,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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