Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

Oceanic Carved Wood Figure

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $400 - $600

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Oceanic Carved Wood Figure

20th century Easter Island (Ruatu) ancestor statue depicting an emaciated male figure with arms carved away from the body, skeletal details visible, the top of skull-like head incised, eye sockets, etched brow, elongated ears with typical pendant ornaments, nose, mouth showing teeth and a prominent chin with beard, elongated torso, slender legs with stub feet

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: 16 1/8 inches, Width: 2 1/2 inches, Depth: 3 inches

Condition: Very Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use, right eye and ear lobe missing, wood cracking due to age, chipping

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: 2:27 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, 8:45 am

Condition: Very Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use, right eye and ear lobe missing, wood cracking due to age, chipping

Dimensions: 16.125 x 2.5 x 3 in