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Lot #459 - Standing Male Figure. Humbolt Bay, Papua New Guinea

  • Auction House:
    Davidson Auctions
  • Sale Name:
    Estate & Collector
  • Sale Date:
    23 Sep 2018 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session I (Lots 1 - 129)
    23 Sep 2018 ~ 12noon (AEST) - Session II (Lots 201 - 777)
  • Lot #:
    459
  • 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.
  • References:
    Webb, Virginia-Lee (ed.), "Ancestors of the Lake", Houston 2011, p.27, ill. 13 Continent: Oceania
  • Estimate:
    A$2,500 - 3,500
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Tribal

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