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An Agiba skull rack, Kerewa or related group, Kikori river…
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Sydney
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27-Jun-2022
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An Agiba skull rack, Kerewa or related group, Kikori river Delta or Turama river, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, wood & pigments. Very few 'Agiba' have carved full figures as in this example. Included is Roy Hedlud's photo from 1961, it is at the far right. Provenance: Collected by Roy Hedlund, 1961. Ex Carlebach gallery, New York. Denver Art Museum, Denver, inv. 1953.533/358-Qm-G. (Deaccessioned 2017). Gregory Ghent, Santa Fe, height 70 cm
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Tribal: New Guinean