05-05-201805-05-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3099BBoston
May 5, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Lower Sepik Figure, Papua New Guinea

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$2,460$2,000
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3099BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 05, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Lower Sepik Figure, Papua New Guinea, German colonial period ancestor charm, squatting slightly on a round base, with cut-out arms resting on the knees, the large jutting head has both ears and nose pierced as well at lug on top of the head for suspension, red ochre patina, ht. 3 1/2 in.
Estimate $3,000-5,000


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Keywords

Papua New Guinea