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Tribal Gatherings presents our Sale of Antique, Vintage and Contemporary African and Oceanic /Melanesian Ethnographic Arts. A Selection of African masks & Sculptures, Asian & Oceanic Works of Art, Musical Instruments, Weapons and More from around the world. All Lots start at only $50.00 with No hidden reserve.
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LOT 31:
A Fine Nkuma Yena Shrine Sculpture
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Start price:
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Estimated price :
$500 - $1,500
Buyer's Premium: 22%
sales tax: 7%
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A Fine Nkuma Yena Shrine Sculpture
A Fine Nkuma Yena figure. Nkuma people, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of typical form, the large rounded head atop a long tapering post, the face bisected horizontally with red pigment, the brows white, the nose long and small smiling mouth. Yena figures were used in the lowest of three rites related to the fertility of the yam harvest in traditional Washkuk culture. Art from the Nkuma is more cubistic and abstracted geometrically than that of the neighboring Kwoma people. Acquired by Marc Seidler from Lynda Cunningham, C. 1981. Measures 40 inches tall x 14 inches wide.ConditionGood/Fair, well handled , small repair to edge piece. Carved from a heavy dense wood.
Condition: Fair, well worn, repair to one chip
