Specifications

• Height:171 cm
• Material: wood, bone
• Position: standing
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: tau-tau
• Price realised: € 118.750,-

Provenance

Guy Piazzini, Paris; Jean-Jacqyes Dutko, Paris; Michel Perinet,Paris 1997; Alain de Monbrison, Paris;  Private collection, Paris; Sotheby’s Paris, 4-12-2019, lot 62

Publications

Additional information

Archaic effigy showing tattoos on chest, arms and back. Exceptional is the bun topping the head. The details and the appearance reminds us of the Greek kouroi.

Photo credits

Sotheby’s Paris