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001743 Papua, Kamoro, spirit figure

001743 Papua, Kamoro, spirit figure

Specifications Height: 92 cm. Material: wood, pigment, shell Position: standing Gender: Indigenous name: wemawi or mbitoro Price realised: € 3.276,- Provenance Jos van den Berg, The Hague, 1995; Loed van Bussel (1935-2018), Amsterdam, before 2000; Collection...

001742 Papua, Kamoro, miniature post

001742 Papua, Kamoro, miniature post

Specifications Height: 32 cm. Material: wood Position: Gender: Indigenous name: mbitoro Price realised: € 1.134,- Provenance Todd Barlin, Sydney; Theodore Bruce, Sydney 17-8-2015, lot 207; Camu-Beard, London; Christie's, Paris 30-4-2024, lot 64 Publications  ...

001741 Papua, Digul area, Awyu or Muyu, shield

001741 Papua, Digul area, Awyu or Muyu, shield

Specifications Height: 137 cm. Material: wood, pigments Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 3.024,- Provenance Edith Hafter (1911-2001), Soleure; Christie's Paris, 30-4-2024, lot 36 Publications   Exhibitions   Additional information...

001735 Papua, Cenderawasih Bay, ancestor figure

001735 Papua, Cenderawasih Bay, ancestor figure

Specifications Height: 32 cm. Material: wood, cotton Position: squatting Gender: Indigenous name: korwar Price realised: € 42.000,- hp Provenance Henry Blekkink, The Hague (1888-1953); Dutch private collection; Lempertz, Brussels 31-1-2024, lot 175 Publications...

001734 Moluccas, southwestern islands, ancestor figure

001734 Moluccas, southwestern islands, ancestor figure

Specifications Height: 23 cm. Material: wood Position: squatting Gender: Indigenous name: yene Price realised: € 1.386,- Provenance H.J. A. Raedt van Oldenbarnevelt (1860-1936), acquired Ambon between 1010-1915; on loan to the Koloniaal Instituut 1915-1982;...

001733 Moluccas, ancestor figure

001733 Moluccas, ancestor figure

Specifications Height: 16 cm. Material: wood Position: squatting Gender: male Indigenous name: yene Price realised: € 4.284,- Provenance H.J. Raedt van Oldenbarnevelt (1860-1936) acquired on Ambon between 1910-1915; on loan to Colonial Institute (Tropenmuseum) until...

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