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Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Ancestor Head

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Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Ancestor Head

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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle/East Sepik River Region, Korewori River area, ca. 1920s to 1940s CE. A hand-built red clay stone head representing an abstract ancestral figure. The head is of a minimalist, bulbous form with a bulging forehead, pinched eye sockets above a perforated nose, and petite, pursed lips above a massive chin. Beneath the face are tapering columns of incised striations perhaps representing scarification or a chinstrap for a larger headdress. Size: 3" W x 6.7" H (7.6 cm x 17 cm); 8.25" H (21 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection; ex-private Hilo, Hawaii, USA collection

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Condition

Minor nicks and abrasions to peripheries and both sides of face, with light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Great earthen deposits throughout.

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Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Ancestor Head

Name: Early 20th C. Papua New Guinea Stone Ancestor Head
SKU: 101262498
Price: 275 USD
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