Small Boiken Figure

Period 19th century
Origin Melanesia
Medium Wood
Dimensions 17.5 cm (6⁷/₈ inches)
Gallery Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art

Description & Technical information

Period:  19th century
Origin:  Melanesia
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: 17.5 cm (6⁷/₈ inches)
Provenance: Collected in the field by Michael Hamson. Ex David Rosenthal, San Francisco; Gal. Meyer, Paris; Coll. André & Lita De Bock, Amsterdam.
Literature: Galerie Meyer - Oceanic & Eskimo art, catalogue for TEFAF 2010, N° 21.
Categories: Tribal Art

Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art

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Tribal Art dealer specializing in early Oceanic Art since 1980 and archaic Eskimo Art since 2010

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