Null standing male figure with high bird headdress, Sepik, Papua New Guinea, car…
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standing male figure with high bird headdress, Sepik, Papua New Guinea, carved in light brown wood, the eyes inset with kauri, the figure on a carved circular base, with slightly bent knees and arms resting on the sides of the body, the headdress, bracers and chest with incised decorations, the headdress with feather-like attachments to the sides, the front with a fully sculpted bird and the back with the head of a "beak figure", h 52 cm, nose with small horizontal crack, some minor knocks, from an old private collection, 1950 - 1970, collection period 1950 - 1970, from an old private collection. with head of a "beak figure", h 52 cm, nose with small horizontal crack, minor wear in places, from an old private collection, collection period 1950 - 1970. 4428-109

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standing male figure with high bird headdress, Sepik, Papua New Guinea, carved in light brown wood, the eyes inset with kauri, the figure on a carved circular base, with slightly bent knees and arms resting on the sides of the body, the headdress, bracers and chest with incised decorations, the headdress with feather-like attachments to the sides, the front with a fully sculpted bird and the back with the head of a "beak figure", h 52 cm, nose with small horizontal crack, some minor knocks, from an old private collection, 1950 - 1970, collection period 1950 - 1970, from an old private collection. with head of a "beak figure", h 52 cm, nose with small horizontal crack, minor wear in places, from an old private collection, collection period 1950 - 1970. 4428-109

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