STATUE, VOKEO ISLAND, MOUTH OF THE SEPIK, PAPUA... Lot 7

STATUE, VOKEO ISLAND, MOUTH OF THE SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Wood H. 45,5 cm Provenance: Private collection (Australia) Michel Dermigny (Paris) Representing a standing man, arms along the body, hands on thighs, face like a mask: almond-shaped eyes surrounded by red pigments, pointed nose, forehead decorated with an engraving symbolizing the star bird, thick necklace around the neck, headdress pulled up into a bun. For two comparable sculptures see: Clausmeyer, Kunst und Kultur aus des Südsee, pp. 314-316.