STATUETTE, BAS-SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Wood H.... Lot 24

STATUETTE, BAS-SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Wood H. 19,5 cm Provenance: Mission of the Child Jesus of Saint Augustine, Germany (inventory N° 71. 7.64 ) Gallery Renaud Vanuxem (Paris) Beautiful and ancient votive figure representing a standing female figure, the torso scarified, the sex delicately represented, the face with a severe expression. The right arm and the right leg are missing. On the back, an old inventory number in white ink. Dry patina with remains of red pigments