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Cult figure, C-14 dating: 1480–1650 (95.4% probability)
Wood, crusty patina from smoke and sacrificial material, traces of pigment, cowrie shell
55.6 cm (21 7/8 in.)

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "This is a male figure, which terminates below in an animal head. There is a suspended hole in the back. It was a companion piece to the preceding object." (Catalog #234, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 120.)

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figure Cult Art Jolika people Sawos village Torembi Oceania Province Sepik East Guinea New Sculpture shell cowrie pigment traces material sacrificial smoke patina crusty Wood 0420200717030024 A383315 AOA