Antique carved pestle with bust figure. The forearms... Lot 72
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Antique carved pestle with bust figure. The forearms are folded, the hands joined under the chin, the mouth reveals a strong set of teeth and the ears are pierced. The sculpted back shows the spine.
Wood with glossy black patina.
Height: 46 cm, diameter 8.3 cm
Papua New Guinea. Island of Kairiru. Province of Sepik Oriental.
Publication: Wooden Pestles from Northeast New Guinea. Exhibition catalog, Galerie Franck Marcelin, 2022, fig. 13.
Private collection, Dortmund, Germany.
Ex Wayne Heathcote, England.
Daniel Vigne Collection, Uzes
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