Bioma Figure

Era River or Wapo Creek, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, early 20th c.

Carved wood with pigments

Ex–George Craig collection, Green Island, Australia

25” h x 5.5” w (63.5 x 13.97 cm)

Price: $4,800

 
 

Unlike most bioma figures, the arms and legs are not articulated but carved as part of the torso in a way reminiscent of gope boards.