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THBLarge 20th C. Papua New Guinea Wood Figural Carving
Lot 296
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River region, Washkuk Hills, Kwoma people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Impressive in both scale and skill - a magnificent hand-carved wood figural sculpture displaying the anthropomorphic head of an ancestor at the top attached to a lengthy board that tapers to a point at the opposite end, all adorned in white, red, and black pigments on natural woodgrain. Capped by a conical headdress with a flared finial and high-set ears, the huge head features a recessed visage comprised of annular openwork eyes and a smiling openwork mouth. A heavy brow sits above, with a lengthy nose drooping down from it, hovering over the rest of the face, and showcasing a drill hole at the end - either for suspending ornaments or the object itself. The elongated board-like body of the figure is lined with several upward-curving spikes along its periphery as though to resemble a crocodile and presents a slightly concave face with a projecting bowl and zoomorphic decorations. Size: 10.5" W x 71.125" H (26.7 cm x 180.7 cm)
Avian heads adorn 2 ends of the bowl, as well as the verso of the figure's headdress. Sculptures like this example were used to honor ancestors with the figure and animals serving to guard the ancestor's spirit. The piece may have also served as a reliquary with the ancestor's head being held in the bowl, strapped to via a rattan fiber rope wrapped around the object and held in place via the spiked periphery.
Provenance: private Tucson, Arizona, USA collection, acquired between 1950 and 1985
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#166757Losses and repairs to spikes on peripheries. Stable fissure near bottom. Expected surface wear with abrasions, nicks, and chips, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with liberal remains of pigments.Condition
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