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STATUETTE, BAS-SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Wood H. 19,5 cm Provenance: Mission of the Child Jesus of Saint Augustine, Germany (inventory N° 71. 7.64 ) Gallery Renaud Vanuxem (Paris) Beautiful and ancient votive figure representing a standing female figure, the torso scarified, the sex delicately represented, the face with a severe expression. The right arm and the right leg are missing. On the back, an old inventory number in white ink. Dry patina with remains of red pigments
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STATUETTE, BAS-SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Wood H. 19,5 cm Provenance: Mission of the Child Jesus of Saint Augustine, Germany (inventory N° 71. 7.64 ) Gallery Renaud Vanuxem (Paris) Beautiful and ancient votive figure representing a standing female figure, the torso scarified, the sex delicately represented, the face with a severe expression. The right arm and the right leg are missing. On the back, an old inventory number in white ink. Dry patina with remains of red pigments