Lot #459 - Standing Male Figure. Humbolt Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:23 Sep 2018 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session I (Lots 1 - 129)
23 Sep 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session II (Lots 201 - 777) -
Lot #:459
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Lot Description:Standing Male Figure. Humbolt Bay, Papua New Guinea
Wood, with brown & black decoration, mounted on an acrylic base.
H39.5cm -
Provenance:Johann F. Gustav Umlauff (1833-1889), Hamburg, Germany Ketterer, Munich,18 November 1978, lot 293 (was offered as couple together with a female counterpart). The female figure sold recently at auction in Germany, see Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-Muenster, Auction 89 July 7, 2018, lot 40. Realized price 3780-euro (approx. AUD $6000). Ex Heinz Mars, Würzburg, Germany.
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References:Webb, Virginia-Lee (ed.), "Ancestors of the Lake", Houston 2011, p.27, ill. 13 Continent: Oceania
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Estimate:A$2,500 - 3,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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