Timor Ancestral Property Marker

MID 20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

8 1/4 in. (1.16 kg total, 21 cm high including stand).

With drum-shaped head and tapering upper body, incised circular eyes and slit mouth; diagonal line to the chest indicating a cloak; band of high-relief triangular panels to the lower body; mounted on a wooden plaque; from Indonesia. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Welsh country estate, 1960s-1970s.
Acquired from Mark Davis of Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.
From the 30-year-old sculpture collection of N. Churchill, Pembrokeshire, South-West Wales, UK.
Property of Mr A.B., an American collector.

CONDITION

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LOT 1639