Lot 106

ABELAM FIGURE
MAPRIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA




Auction: 26 November 2025 at 14:00 GMT
Description
carved wood and pigment, with an elongated head and angular facial planes, the narrow face with recessed eyes beneath prominent brows, the long nose descending to a small pursed mouth, the torso leaning subtly forward with attenuated limbs resting on the midriff, painted details for accent, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
52cm tall
Provenance
Ruth McNicoll, Canberra, Australia
Christie's, Paris, Art Africain, Océanien et Précolombien, 10th December, 2003, lot 53 (part)
Wayne Heathcote, London
Francois Coppens, Belgium, acquired from the above
Exhibited:
Musée Ethnographique, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 1970



