Unknown Artist
(MILNE BAY PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA), 1940s - 1950s
both figures carved in hardwood and decorated with fine lime-filled incised traditional decorations
66.0 cm and 36.5 cm height
Estimate:
$2,000 - $3,000 (2)
Sold:
$2,400 (inc. BP)
lot details
(MILNE BAY PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA), 1940s - 1950s
both figures carved in hardwood and decorated with fine lime-filled incised traditional decorations
66.0 cm and 36.5 cm height
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne, the smaller figure collected during World War Two, the larger collected in the 1950s