6079
A Vanuatu Rambaramp tall and spectacular effigy figure
Estimate:
$10,000 - $15,000
Passed
Live Auction
619 February 23 Art, Furniture, Asian & Jewelry
Location
Clars Auction Gallery 5644 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA 94609
Description
A Vanuatu Rambaramp tall and spectacular effigy figure, Malakula Island, probably late 19th or early 20th century, honoring a male ancestor and having his skull within the over-modeled head, attached to a long thin body on a framework of wood and/or fernwood, with mud, clay, and pigments, 76"h x 21"w, Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California
Condition
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