African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 878
An Abelam yam cult male figure
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
An Abelam yam cult male figure
Maprik, Papua New Guinea
with a bird crest and crocodile on his back, with pigment,
89cm high,
and an Abelam figure, with raised hands and pigment, 77.5cm high. (2)
Provenance
Mary-Clare Adam, anthropologist, Honorary Consul of Solomon Islands in Israel.