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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 39:
Old Nkuma Yena Ritual Sculpture
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Start price:
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Estimated price :
$500 - $1,000
Buyer's Premium: 22%
sales tax: 7%
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Old Nkuma Yena Ritual Sculpture
A Fine Nkuma Yena figure. Nkuma people, Washkuk Hills, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Of typical form, the large elongated head atop a long tapering post, the face bisected blackened, the brows missing the white infill, the nose long and with small smiling mouth. Fine old example with expected encrustation from traditional storage.Yena figures are used in the lowest of three rites related to the fertility of the yam harvest on 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 43 inches tall x 9 inches wide and is Very Heavy, dense wood.
Condition: Fair, well handled and worn, obvious field use
