Lot 105 , Two Sepik River woman & child carvings & female ancestor figure

Two Sepik River woman & child carvings & female ancestor figure

A Papua New Guinea Sepik River large carved wooden figure, modelled as a mother carrying her child, painted red; a similar smaller figure of a woman with two children and a female ancestor figure with incised, painted and fibre decoration, 117cm (largest)
Estimate £200-300


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Sold for £110