Lot Essay
See Kelm, H., Kunst vom Sepik, vol.III, nos.60-65 for similar figures collected by Neuhauss in 1909 and by the Sepik Expedition in 1912-1913.
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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A SEPIK FIGURE
Papua New Guinea
Of slender openwork form, standing with the hands held to the long nose which tapers to join the base between the feet, pierced twice at the top on each side of the nose, the elbows resting on the hips, the oval eyes in relief, conical projection to the top of the head, pierced through the ears and with a suspension loop at the back of the head, dark patina with traces of white pigment, old painted number: 24794
22¾ in. (58 cm.) high
Papua New Guinea
Of slender openwork form, standing with the hands held to the long nose which tapers to join the base between the feet, pierced twice at the top on each side of the nose, the elbows resting on the hips, the oval eyes in relief, conical projection to the top of the head, pierced through the ears and with a suspension loop at the back of the head, dark patina with traces of white pigment, old painted number: 24794
22¾ in. (58 cm.) high
Provenance
Gallery Menist, Amsterdam, 1968