"Statue, Ancestor Figure, Sculpture, Oceanic Art, Primitive Arts, Tribal Art, Oceania"
Statue representing an anthropo-zoommorphic spiritual ancestor referring to a founding myth of the original clan. Human body, bird head (?), lizard scales and tail? crocodile? Animist beliefs are thus very often evoked in Papuan sculptures. Wood and shells. Statue mounted on metal plate. Traces and lack of use. Approx. 56 x 11 x 15 cm / €490 including shipping. 
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato