Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

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Inyai-Ewa Hunting Spirit Figure, Upper Karawari River, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

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October 28, 04:38 PM GMT

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15,000 - 25,000 USD

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Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Collection, New York


Inyai-Ewa Hunting Spirit Figure, Upper Karawari River, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea


Length: 43 ½ in (110.5 cm)


Wood, encrusted patina

Maurice Bonnefoy, D'Arcy Galleries, New York, acquired by 1968

Australian Private Collection

Kirby Kallas-Lewis, Seattle

Acquired from the above by the present owner on May 31, 2001

D'Arcy Galleries, New York, The Caves of Karawari, April 27 - June 8, 1968

Eike Haberland, The Caves of Karawari, New York, 1968, n.p., cat. no. 99

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