Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
Lot 329:
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Papua New Guinea Yiman Yipwon Hook Figure
Karawari River, East Sepik Region, Arambak style, carving of side profile of a human face having carved ears, concentric hooks running up the center and integral foot
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: 79 1/2 inches, Width: 2 3/4 inches, Depth: 7 inches
Condition: Good, light wear; some points broken on headdress and down the front serrated hook, cracks, chips, nicks
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: 2:43 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, 2:13 pm
Condition: Good, light wear; some points broken on headdress and down the front serrated hook, cracks, chips, nicks
Dimensions: 79.5 x 2.75 x 7 in
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