Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 337
A Rapa Nui standing figure
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £6200
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Description
A Rapa Nui standing figure
Easter Island, Polynesia
with a ribbed coiffure and large brows, having circle recess pupils and a crescent mouth, with a W symbol behind each ear, arms to the side and with profiled legs,
51cm high, set in a base, the underside with a Paris Exportation label.
Provenance
Private Collection UK, acquired in the 1960s.