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* BIWAT, YUAT RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
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50
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* BIWAT, YUAT RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
Voluntary lot
Description
* BIWAT, YUAT RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
Statue of a female ancestor in wood with a brown patina from long ritual use with slight erosion. Both hands rest on a sort of pillar. She protects the house from evil spirits and symbolises fertility. She received offerings from mothers who entrusted their children to her. Slit on the chest. Plinth.
H. 34 cm
Provenance: Private collection (Paris)
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