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Description
Long face framed by two small projections, a bun and a beard. The face, surrounded by herringbone carvings, is divided in two by the long nasal passage and has round, protruding, pupiled eyes. The sculpture is covered in a thick black coating.
Notice Artkhade
| Creation date | sd [circa 19e] |
| Physical description | Haut : 42 cm (16 1/2 in.) - Bois dur, ancienne patine d'usage |
| Place of origin | |
| Size | 42,00 cm |
| Reference | 4581000 |
| Breton Auction, 2003 | Lot 6112 |
| Keywords | Decorative Art, Oceania, Sculpture |
| Categories | Etnographical Art, Melanesian Art, Oceanian, Ppolynesian, Melanesian Art |
| Exhibition | Collection Yves Créhalet – Un regard poétique |
| Permanent link | https://www.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100002870 |
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