Yina Spirit Figure

             Origin: Kwoma People, Upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
             Age: Early 20th century
             Materials: Wood, natural pigments and traces of chicken feather
             Size: 51" with base, 49" without base
             Provenance: Bruce Seaman, Tahiti
             Wayne Heathcote, London, Masco Collection,
             Sotheby's New York, Nov. 15th 2002 lot 165
             Ed Smith, San Diego
             Exhibited: Oceanic Art: A Celebration of Form,
             San Diego Museum of Art, January 2009-2010
             
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