Unusual Trobriand Massim Lime Spatula, PNG. With surrealist Cubist Figure. Provenance: Faith Dorian-Wright collection, New York. The Wrights were mavericks in collecting oceanic art early on. Pieces from their collection are at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Faith-Dorian Wright (1934-2006) was an accomplished artist and was introduced to the arts of Africa by her art teachers in the 1950s. Together with her husband Martin Wright (1930-2018), they assembled their collection mainly in the 1960s and 1970s. Most of their early acquisitions coming from the famous New York dealer John J. Klejman. Size: 15'' x 1'' x .5'' (38 x 3 x 1 cm). Height: 16" (41 cm).

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