Lot #9241 - A Finely Carved Misingi Ancestor Figure, Guam River Area, Ramu
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Timed Online Auction | The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic and Asian Art | Day II
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Sale Date:09 Aug 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9241
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Lot Description:A Finely Carved Misingi Ancestor Figure, Guam River Area, Ramu
with opposing hooked projections on the face, 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 76 cm -
Provenance:Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art
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Estimate:A$300 - 400
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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