Admiralty Islands polychrome ancestor figure, Papua New Guinea, possibly late 19th century
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 0071 |
| Estimate | $800 - $1,200 |
| Opening bid | $300 |
| Auction | A Lifetime of Discovery |
| Date | August 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | A CUT ABOVE AUCTION |
| Location | WARWICK, New York |
A carved wood ancestral figure, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea, probably 19th century. Carved in wood and decorated with red, black, and cream pigments, the ancestral figure rendered in a highly
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