DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The October 2021 Auctions: Day 1

Sat, Jul 10, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Lot 73

PAPUA NEW GUINEA CARVED WOOD AND PIGMENT ANCESTRAL FIGURE, 20TH C., H 31", W 4"

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

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$0 $5
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$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
Palembei Village, Sepik River, carved wood with natural pigments standing figure with a horn billed bird. Figures such as this would be kept in houses to ward off evil spirits and give returning ancestral spirits a place to reside.