A fine and rare Yongoru ancestor fragment, 19th C. or earlier, Yongoru Boiken; Papua New Guinea
The figure of heavily aged and worn wood, almost ossified in places, the style still clear and powerful even after erosion; the heavy brow and body shape classical. Arms and legs deficient, though still bold and rare. H. 39 1/4"
Comments: Property of a New York Private Collector
Provenance: Field collected by John C. Edler among the Yongor over 20 years ago; found in a shelter where the village was keeping archaic fragments with ancestral remains.
