Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 14 October 2009 | Melbourne
Lot 218
Oceanic Artefacts
Middle Sepik,
Papua New Guinea
AN ABELAM MALE ANCESTOR FIGURE
Papua New Guinea
figure bearing hornbill on head, natural earth pigments on carved softwood
125.0 cm height
Estimate:
$3,000 - 4,000
Lot Details
Description
Oceanic Artefacts
Middle Sepik,
Papua New Guinea
AN ABELAM MALE ANCESTOR FIGURE
Papua New Guinea
figure bearing hornbill on head, natural earth pigments on carved softwood
125.0 cm height
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne