Lot 135
  • 135

A figurative staff, probably Polynesian

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

the large head with a straight mouth, broad nose and overhanging brow above stone inset eyes emanating from another head with similar features emerging from a human torso with arms held to the sides above the the slender staff, cinched at the mid-section; handwritten label '[...] ISLANDS [...]APE [...] Oldman GP' on bottom side; medium golden brown patina.

Provenance

John J. Klejman, New York
Acquired from the above on January 3, 1975

Condition

Very good condition overall.
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