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Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Ramu Wood Ancestor Figure

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Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Ramu Wood Ancestor Figure

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Description

**Originally Listed At $250**

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Ramu River region, ca. 1950s CE. A hand-carved wooden figure depicting an ancestor standing with feet fused to an integral semicircular plinth. The stylized figure stands with arms draped to the upper thighs, wears incised vestments on the waist and chest, and has sloping shoulders that taper inward to the stocky neck. The abstract, mask-like face bears a dramatic countenance with slanted eyes above a bulbous nose, a thin mouth with a protruding tongue, and an intricate headdress surmounted by a second, inverted head. Size: 3.3" W x 13" H (8.4 cm x 33 cm)

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection

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Condition

One stable fissure to base, with minor nicks to headdress, head, body, and base, and fading to pigment, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of pigment throughout. Old inventory label beneath base.

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Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Ramu Wood Ancestor Figure

Name: Mid-20th C. Papua New Guinea Ramu Wood Ancestor Figure
SKU: 108278823
Price: 125 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $250 - $375

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