Lower Sepik River Figure, Male Amulet

Lower Sepik River Figure, small male amulet figure, with long nose, standing on pedestal, brag mask-like face with headdress, fiber ear ornament, detailed design on back of neck.

Similar item was gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux to the American Museum of National History - Division of Anthropology (80/8874)
similar item was held at the Ethnologisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin (Nr. VI 30481), attributed to Richard Neuhauss (1855-1915)

Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: H7 1/2"
Technique: Carved

Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection

Similar item:
American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology 80/8874
https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%2F%208874

Sotheby's 2019
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/pacific-art-from-the-collection-of-harry-a-frankli n/murik-amulet-figure

Ethnologisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin Nr. VI 30481
http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=c ollection&objectId=1113629&viewType=detail View