Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

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Property from an American Private Collection

Shield, May River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

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Lot Closed

October 28, 04:35 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 USD

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Lot Details

Description

Property from an American Private Collection


Shield, May River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea


Length: 65 ¼ in (165.7 cm)


Wood, pigments, bamboo

Ingeborg de Beausacq, New York, presumably collected in situ

Acquired from the above by the present owner by the early 1970s

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