Fine and Rare Three-dimensional Papuan Gulf Figure
Elema people, Vailala area, Papua New Guinea (map), d. early 20th c.
Wood, pigments, and fiber
Ex–Gunther Hintz collection, Hawaii, United States
37” h x 9” w (94 x 23 cm)
SOLD
A very similar example from the Vailala area (photographed in 1912 by A.B. Lewis) may be found in Welsch, Webb, and Haraha (2006: 20, fig. 30).