Statue

The style of this rare sculpture is typical of the region between the upper Goam River and the middle Ramu River.

A figure with non-existent shoulders, arms detached along the body, hands resting above a belt represented by a ledge. Over-represented sex.

The face is typical of Romkun sculpture. It is topped by a headdress and carved with a sharp-edged double border that forms two short hooks pointing downwards, respectively above and below the root of the nose. The septum is marked by an angular transverse hole located slightly above the tip of the nose. Very large, cone-shaped eyes. Mouth and ears not shown.

For a similar model collected in 1899, see Kelm. Kunst vom Sepik, Berlin 1966, Vol 3 n°237

Price: €19,500