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Fine female ancestral figure, Kanganomon village, middle Sepik…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
18-Apr-2021
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Description:
Fine female ancestral figure, Kanganomon village, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. A very rare totemic carving by a master craftsman of an egret stylised bird with crocodile body and human hands, clutching a human female while surmount on her back. The female with both hands is pulling her buttocks apart with her legs wide apart is simultaneously having coitus with two crocodiles. Carved and engraved hardwood and decorated with nassa shells and natural pigments. Provenance: Ex Collection Sir Asher Joel, Sydney. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 87 x 19 cm
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Category:
Tribal: New Guinean