Lot #9041 - A Finely Carved Misingi Ancestor Figure, Guam River Area, PNG
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Timed Online Auction | Gentleman's Eclectic Collection of Tribal, Asian & Vintage Modernist Sculpture
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Sale Date:16 May 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9041
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Lot Description:A Finely Carved Misingi Ancestor Figure, Guam River Area, PNG
with pointed or hooked projections on the two faces. These beautiful sculptural artworks with hooked projections are typical of the Rao & Breri language groups in the middle Ramu Area. There is also this concentric-hook style in a male-female pair from other related cultural groups in the Sepik & Ramu River societies.
H 72 cm -
Notes:Condition: slight chip above face and to side
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Estimate:A$300 - 400
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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