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Lot 150 Dα

STONE HEAD

Auction 1167 - overview Brussels
02.09.2021, 14:00 - Art of Africa, The Pacific and The Americas
Estimate: 3.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 6.200 € (incl. premium)

STONE HEAD
North Coast, Western New Guinea

28.5 cm. high

According to the former owner this head was found along with others during excavations to construct a road near Jayapura on the north coast of Western New Guinea. Anthony Meyer (Oceanic Art, Cologne, 1995, Vol.1, p.65) illustrates a complete figure in similar style, which he states is an ancestor figure from Nafri Village, Yotefa Bay area, behind Humboldt Bay, and was found circa 1975 or earlier. The two carvings are therefore very likely from the same group.

Provenance

Lempertz, Brussels, A Sculptor's Eye, 24 October 2018, lot 178