African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1252
An Iatmul ancestor figure
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £120
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Description
An Iatmul ancestor figure
Papua New Guinea
carved kneeling with resin to the head with applied hair and shells, with a cockerel on his back, with feathers and having a crocodile tail, on a reed bound bamboo, with red, yellow, black and white pigment,
131cm high, on a stand. (2)
Provenance
Roger Todd Collection, London, UK.