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a wooden statue of a man standing on top of a black basea close up of a wooden statue with a face on itan image of a wooden sculpture of a person on a pedestalan image of a wooden statue of a man standing on a pedestal
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65 - TIWI, Bathurst Island, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aust…
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Estimate €400 - €600
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Description
TIWI, Bathurst Island, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. A painted wooden male figure representing ‘Tapara’, the Moon Man. A central ancestral figure in the Tiwi creation myth concerning how death came into the world. H. 69.5 cm (excluding the plinth).
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About the sale AFRICA PRESTIGE
Auction location
Auction time 09/21/2026 at 1:00 PM
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