Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

New Guinea Carved Wood Figure

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

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New Guinea Carved Wood Figure

Asmat tribal ancestor figure, having shells for eye and prominent facial figures, incised ornamentation, beaded loin cloth

Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 58 3/4 inches, Width: 12 3/4 inches

Condition: Good, moderate wear; chips, nicks, cracks, fabric deterioration

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic

Estimated Sale Time: 2:37 pm CST

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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: June 3, 2022, 2:39 pm

Condition: Good, moderate wear; chips, nicks, cracks, fabric deterioration

Dimensions: 58.75 x 12.75 in