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Height: 15 7/8 in (40.4 cm) — Iatmul Ritual Implement, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Height: 15 7/8 in (40.4 cm)

Iatmul Ritual Implement, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

An Iatmul ritual implement from the Middle Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea, measuring 15 7/8 inches in height. This artifact represents the spiritual and ceremonial traditions of the Iatmul people.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

May 11, 2021

Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000

Lot 30

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Height: 15 7/8 in (40.4 cm), Iatmul Ritual Implement, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

An Iatmul ritual implement from the Middle Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea, measuring 15 7/8 inches in height. This artifact represents the spiritual and ceremonial traditions of the Iatmul people.

Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ceremonial, Sepik River Culture, Indigenous Culture, Sepik River, Artifact, Oceanic Art, Ritual Implement, Wood, Historic, Traditional, Papua New Guinean, Papua New Guinea, Carved Wood, Iatmul, Sculptural, Tribal Art, Ethnographic, Indigenous, Ritual Object, Oceanic