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001594 Papua, Cenderawasih Bay, neckrest

001594 Papua, Cenderawasih Bay, neckrest

Specifications Height: 9 cm. Material: wood, pigments Position: Gender: Indigenous name: runa Price realised: € 970,- hp Provenance W.E.C. Veen (1890-1940), government official in the Dutch East-Indies; thence by family descent; Van Spengen, Hilversum 30-9-2021, lot...

001593 Papua, North coast, Wakde-Yamna or Yos Sudarso Bay, amulet

001593 Papua, North coast, Wakde-Yamna or Yos Sudarso Bay, amulet

Specifications Height: 14,5 cm. Material: wood Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 1.415,- hp Provenance W.E.C. Veen, government official in the Dutch East-Indies; thence by family descent; Van Spengen, Hilversum 30-9-2021, lot 3525. Publications...

001592 Papua, Cenderawasih Bay, Waropen, amulet

001592 Papua, Cenderawasih Bay, Waropen, amulet

Specifications Height: 17 cm. Material: wood, glass beads, plant fibre Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 2.850,- hp Provenance W.E.C. Veen, government official in the Dutch East-Indies; thence by family descent; Van Spengen, Hilversum 30-9-2021, lot...

001591 Papua, Cenderawasi Bay, Biak, ancestor figure

001591 Papua, Cenderawasi Bay, Biak, ancestor figure

Specifications Height:29 cm. Material: wood Position: squatting Gender: Indigenous name: korwar Price realised: € 6.030,- hp Provenance W.E.C. Veen, government official in the Dutch East-Indies, acq. before 1930; thence by family descent; Van Spengen, Hilversum...

001589 Papua, Yos Sudarso Bay, daggers

001589 Papua, Yos Sudarso Bay, daggers

Specifications Height:31 and 39 cm. Material: cassowary bone or femur Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Price realised: € 8.505,- hp Provenance W.E.C. Veen, government official in the Dutch East-Indies, acq. in the 1910s; thence trough family descent; Van Spengen,...

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