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Male figure with snakes, C-14 dating: 1650–1880 (94.5% probability)
Wood, ochre, lime, encrustations
73.7 cm (29 in.)

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "The bent shoulders and overall posture suggest a prestigious old man. The significance of the snakes is unknown." (Catalog #57, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 91.)

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