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Details
a fine new ireland figure
for malagan
The female figure standing on flexed legs, holding her long breasts, painted bands about the face, the left side of the mouth painted white, the right black, the ears with long pierced lobes, inset fiber hair, a large carved triton shell above, the figure's feet resting on the outspread wings of a frigate bird below, its long beak grasping the figure's prominent genitals, carved serpents joining the elbows and feet, painted red, black and white, all the eyes with inset shell opercula
118cm. high
for malagan
The female figure standing on flexed legs, holding her long breasts, painted bands about the face, the left side of the mouth painted white, the right black, the ears with long pierced lobes, inset fiber hair, a large carved triton shell above, the figure's feet resting on the outspread wings of a frigate bird below, its long beak grasping the figure's prominent genitals, carved serpents joining the elbows and feet, painted red, black and white, all the eyes with inset shell opercula
118cm. high
Provenance
Serge Brignoni
Literature
Gianinazzi, C. and Giordano, C. (editors), Extra-European Cultures, The Serge and Graziella Brignoni Collection, Lugano, 1989, p.261, fig.389
Special notice
Vat rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium; the total amount payable is 137.5% of the hammer price.