Lot 11
  • 11

DEUX FIGURES À CROCHETS YIPWON, RIVIÈRE KOREWORI, PROVINCE DE L'EAST SEPIK, PAPOUASIE-NOUVELLE-GUINÉE |

Estimate
1,000 - 2,000 EUR
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Description

  • haut. 24 et 20 cm : 9 1/4 et 7 7/8 in
Deux figures à crochets yipwon, Rivière Korewori, Province de l'East Sepik, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée

Provenance

Collection Leo Fleischmann (1920-1993)
Collection Peter Hallinan (1938-2015), Australie
Collection Elizabeth Pryce, Sydney

Condition

Both hooks in excellent condition overall. Very minor marks, chips, scratches and abrasions throughout consistent with age and use within the culture. Old patina encrusted in places. Small label bearing Elizabeth Pryce collection inv. no. EP-5 on side and Peter Hallinan inv. no. H121 handwritten on underside of one hook and EP-4 on underside of base of the other with Leo Fleischmann inv. No. LF/F23 on underside of foot.
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