1. Skip to navigation
  2. Skip to content
  3. Skip to sidebar


Lot #9331 - A Finely Carved Ancestor Figure, Kamoro People, Eastern Mimika Area, South Coast, West Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia

  • Auction House:
    Theodore Bruce
  • Sale Name:
    Timed Online Auction | The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic and Asian Art | Day II
  • Sale Date:
    09 Aug 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
  • Lot #:
    9331
  • Lot Description:
    A Finely Carved Ancestor Figure, Kamoro People, Eastern Mimika Area, South Coast, West Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia
    part of a Monumental Mbitoro Ancestor Pole that was used in a ceremony in the early 1980s, the base of this sculpture is missing because that is where it was buried in the ground for almost 1 year while the ceremony was running.
    H 230 cm
  • Provenance:
    Todd Barlin Field Collected in 1987. & The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art
  • Notes:
    These Kamoro artworks were part of the same collection of Asmat & Kamoro Artworks that is now on permanent display at The Musee du Quai Branly Museum in Paris & were exhibited 1996 in the old National Museum of African & Oceanic Art & published in the Louvre Museum Magazine (now part of The Musee du Quai Branly).
  • Estimate:
    A$500 - 700
  • Realised Price:
    *****

    Can't see the realised price? Upgrade your subscription now!

  • Category:
    Tribal

This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.



© 2010-2024 Find Lots Online Pty Ltd