Nogwi Figure, Washkuk Region, Papua New Guinea
Nogwi Figure, Washkuk Region, Papua New Guinea
$8,500.00
Kwoma People, Upper Sepik River
Wood, pigment
Early 20th Century, possibly Late 19th Century
43 x 9.5 x 4 in. / 109 x 24 x 10 cm
Height on custom display stand: 44 in. / 112 cm
Ex. Michael Hamson
Field collected in the 1960s by George Craig
There are few female forms in the pantheon of Papua New Guinea art. Nogwi ancestor sculptures are the exception. They are more often than not, female.
