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NEL-039967
An Adjirab Reliquary Figure
Porapora River, Papua New Guinea
Region
Porapora River
Culture
Adjirab / Adjora
Features
standing
,
Anthropomorphic
Categories
Reliquary Figure
Materials
(with) Cassowary feather
,
Wood
Period
XIX-XXth century
Dimensions
201.0 cm (79.1 in)
Provenance
Pierre Langlois, Lille / Paris
Henri Kamer, New York / Paris / Cannes
Count Baudouin de Grunne, Brussels
Johan de Buck, Brussels
Alex R. Arthur, Arquennes
Marcia and John A. Friede - Jolika Collection, Rye / San Francisco / New York
Fine Arts Museums, de Young Museum, San Francisco
May 13, 2011, Sotheby's - African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art including property from the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation
Auction results
Lot 295, Sotheby's, New York - May 13, 2011
African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art including property from the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation
Estimate:
USD
250,000 - 350,000
Unsold