Bouchon de flûte Iatmul

Lot 8
26.03.2026 14:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1548988
Lot 8 | Bouchon de flûte Iatmul
Estimate value
€ 30 000 – 50 000
Bouchon de flûte Iatmul
Région du Moyen-Sepik, Province Sepik oriental, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
Hauteur : 41 cm. (16 1/8 in.)




Provenance

Collection Clarke Hawthorne Staples (1932-2010), Expédition du Brigantine Yankee, acquis ca. 1956
Collection privée, États-Unis
John Giltsoff (1947-2014), Gérone-Bruxelles, acquis auprès de cette dernière en 2010
Collection Marcel Nies, Anvers, acquis auprès de ce dernier en 2011



Literature

Giltsoff, J., Giltsoff, Bruxelles, 2010, pp. 18 et 19
Claes, D., Deletaille, L. et al., Uzuri Wa Dunia. Belgian Treasures, Bruxelles, 2015, pp. 198 et 199



Exhibited

Bruxelles, Ancienne Nonciature, Galerie Didier Claes, BRUNEAF - Brussels Non European Art Fair. 25e édition, Uzuri Wa Dunia. Belgian Treasures, 10 - 14 juin 2015



Further details

Iatmul Flute Stopper, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
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