5 Dec 2005
12:00 PST
San Francisco
N. Am., P-C & Tribal Art: African, Oceanic and Southeast Asian
Back to auction 13314
N. Am., P-C & Tribal Art: African, Oceanic and Southeast Asian
Back to auction 13314
A Songe ivory figure
Zaire, the blocky feet serving as a base, on short stout legs, arms cut away from the body with hands to the protruding abdomen, the face marked by sharply tapering jawline, neat beard, slit oval eyes and open mouth, the head cut flat and notched about the perimeter.
height 7 1/2in
See illustration
height 7 1/2in
See illustration
Sold for
US$ 5,581
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
ex-Admiral and Mrs. French Moore collection.
Lot heading
African, Southeast Asian, Oceanic and Latin American
Property from Palm Springs Art Museum, sold to benefit the Acquisitions Fund
Category: Ethnographic Art / Native American
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