Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 19th February 2025
Lot 411
An Abelam male figure
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000
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Description
An Abelam male figure
Papua New Guinea
standing with an arched crest, a pierced nose and a pointed protrusion from the neck, wearing armbands and with his hands on his hips, to a pointed base, with black, red, yellow and white pigment,
127cm high, on a stand. (2)
Provenance
Julius Carlebach, New York.
Gallery d'Hautbarr, New York.
Private Collection, UK, purchased from the above in May 1969.