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Canoe Prow Figure, Lower Sepik River

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $1,000 - $2,000

Buyer's premium: 28%

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Canoe prow figure, possibly of Papuan big-eared bat, which was once considered extinct since 1890 until finding a specimen in 2014.

Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea

Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood
Dimensions: H 19"/ 48 cm x W 8"/20 cm
Technique: Carved

Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection