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Armless figure, Imunu or Kakame, 19th–early 20th century
Mangrove root
61 cm (24 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.258

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Collected by Thomas Schultze-Westrum in 1966." (Catalog #454, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 161.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "This is the most elemental imunu I have seen. It has minimal human alteration, but it still conveys an exceptional sense of spiritual identity. For the imunu tradition, see pl. 452." (Catalog #454, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 161.)

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