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Female figure, C-14 dating: 1640–1880 (95.4% probability)
Wood
27.9 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm (11 x 5 x 5.5 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.433

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Alex Philips Collection, Melbourne." (Catalog #95, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 97.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "No comparable carvings are known. To me, this appears to represent a very old woman dramatically portrayed with stretched skin and a bent back." (Catalog #95, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 97.)

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