Lot 105

ABELAM BARK PAINTING
PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Auction: 26 November 2025 at 14:00 GMT
Description
pigment on dual sago spathe panels, each panel depicting a stylized ancestor figure with elaborate headdress, squatting, with the arms raised above the head, rendered in polychrome pigments of red, yellow, black and white
Dimensions
85.6 x 60.5cm
Provenance
Francois Coppens, Belgium, acquired on the European art market
