Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2023
Lot 1664
A Dayak hampatong figure
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
A Dayak hampatong figure
Indonesia
carved as a seated figure with a serrated edge cap, a long nose and an open mouth, with an inverted animal in his right arm and a crocodile along his back, with bands of foliage to the base,
182cm high, on a base.
Provenance
Dr Laurence R. Goldman Collection.
Christie's, Important Tribal Art, 22 June 1993, lot 211.