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| Lot# & Name: |
509. Stone Carved Sepik Head |
| Estimate: |
$600-$900 |
| Current High Bid: |
$300.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$300.00 |
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| Category: |
Ethnographic and Tribal Art
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| Sub Category: |
Oceania (South Seas and New Guinea)
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| Culture or Country: |
Angoram, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea.
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| Period: |
Early to mid. 20th century.
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| Size: |
11-1/4”H. (29cm). |
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| Description: |
Carved gray stone spirit figure of flat form, the upraised head with inlaid tiny cowry shell eyes, prominent nose, and zoomorphic crest with serrated outline. Body of triangular openwork form, carved only on one side with reptilian scale pattern. According to the owner it would have hung along the interior wall of a Haus Tambaran.
Label on bottom reads, "Angoram East Sepik District; Application to remove from Territory on file. 09/07/70 As per Ord. 1963 By Hands of C.W. Stout/ Jerome Gould". Traces of white encrustation. Surface wear. Custom base. |
| Provenance: |
Collection of Ilene and Jerry Liebowitz. Ex. Jerome Gould collection, LA., CA., 1990’s. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$65.00 |
| International: |
$165.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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