Arms, Armour, Minerals, Asian & Ethnographic
Lot 284:
Three foot tall PNG wood carved painted ancestor figure. White pigment covers his face emphasized purity, with more white bands and designs covering his body and arms. Ochre colored pigment to lips and chin, with a bright red pigment emphasizing hair and eyes. He wears a fiber skirt with cowrie shell eyes and shell teeth. Size 36" H x 8" W
Condition: Wear and losses commensurate with age, minor losses to feet, losses to pigment throughout.
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