Abelam figure

East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

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Wood, pigments

38 cm

Late 19th to early 20th Century

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Archaic early Abelam pieces of small size  like this are very hard to find. Another one was collected by Margaret Mead in the 1930's and is now conserved at the AMNH (photo from the reserves, Laurent Granier).

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Provenance: Chris Boylan, Sydney ; Private Canadian Collection ;  Marc Assayag, Quebec Canada ; Craig DeLora, New Jersey ; Michael Auliso, California.

 

Price: 4500 Euros enquiry