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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art
• Sale Date:
  06 Jun 2016 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  7
• Lot Description:
  Artist Unknown
  (Bathurst or Melville Islands)
  Untitled (Carved figure) (circa 1960)
  carved hardwood, feathers, resin and natural earth pigments
  118 cm high
• Provenance:
  Private collection, Queensland; Private collection, Sydney
• Notes:
  This captivating sculpture by an unknown artist is presented with intricate ceremonial regalia with well-preserved feathers on its head and around the face. The high level of sculptural ability is evident through the fine carving detail around the eyes, nose and mouth. Human expression is evoked in the face of the sculpture through the craved contours and personalized facial features. The back of the head is painted with a powerful pattern leading in to a finely crafted abstract design. Consisting of different blocks of cross-hatching and dots the design covers the entire back of the sculpture. The vibrant contrast between the diamond shapes, the square forms and the hatching creates a sense of movement or shimmering, contrasting to the more sober surface toward the other side. The finely crafted cross-hatching continues towards the front of the sculpture and is only broken by the figurative element of the arms down the sides ending with hands (of thereof) clasping at the front. Jesse De Deyne
• Estimate:
  A$8,000 - 12,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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