Lot no. 301
EAST SEPIK RIVER KNEELING FIGURE
Cf. Menter, U., "Ozeanien: Kult und Visionen: Verborgene Schätze aus deutschen Völkerkundemuseen", Munich, 2003, p.34, fig.7, for a figure of similar size and posture in the Umlauff collection before 1925 and now in the Museum der Weltkulturen, Frankfurt.
26 cm. high
Provenienz
Hinrich Bolten, Hamburg, owner of a sawmill in Papua New Guinea from 1905 until the beginning of WWI.
EAST SEPIK RIVER KNEELING FIGURE
Cf. Menter, U., "Ozeanien: Kult und Visionen: Verborgene Schätze aus deutschen Völkerkundemuseen", Munich, 2003, p.34, fig.7, for a figure of similar size and posture in the Umlauff collection before 1925 and now in the Museum der Weltkulturen, Frankfurt.
26 cm. high
Provenance
Hinrich Bolten, Hamburg, owner of a sawmill in Papua New Guinea from 1905 until the beginning of WWI.
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Sculpture and bronzes
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