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Unknown — Inyai Ewa Double-Headed Spirit Figure, Upper Karawari River, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
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Inyai Ewa Double-Headed Spirit Figure, Upper Karawari River, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

A double-headed spirit figure from the Upper Karawari River region of the Middle Sepik River, representing ancestral or supernatural forces. This carved figure exemplifies the intricate spiritual art traditions of the Sepik River cultures.

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The Blue Horizon: Pacific Art from an Important Maui Collection

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $15,000$25,000

Lot 45

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Unknown, Inyai Ewa Double-Headed Spirit Figure, Upper Karawari River, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

A double-headed spirit figure from the Upper Karawari River region of the Middle Sepik River, representing ancestral or supernatural forces. This carved figure exemplifies the intricate spiritual art traditions of the Sepik River cultures.

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

Related themes

Oceanic Sculpture, Sepik River, Double-Headed, Inyai-Ewa, Spirit Figure, Papua New Guinea, Ancestral Art

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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