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Unknown — Figure for Malagan, New Ireland, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
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Figure for Malagan, New Ireland, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea

A carved wooden figure created for Malagan mortuary ceremonies from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. These ceremonial sculptures were traditionally used in elaborate funeral rites.

🔨 Auction Lot

The Blue Horizon: Pacific Art from an Important Maui Collection

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $100,000$150,000

Lot 15

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Unknown, Figure for Malagan, New Ireland, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea

A carved wooden figure created for Malagan mortuary ceremonies from New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. These ceremonial sculptures were traditionally used in elaborate funeral rites.

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

Related themes

Ceremonial, Wooden Sculpture, Papua New Guinea, Malagan, Tribal Art, Funerary, New Ireland, Oceanic

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art