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Sago Palm Spathe Painting with figure, Papua New Guinea. Sago palm spather and natural pigments. A fine panel painting on Sago Spathe depicting Mobul, the mythical ancestor clan leader of the Kambot peoples would have hung on the walls of mens houses. Kambot peoples, Yuat & Keram Rivers, Papua New Guinea. Mid-20th. Century. Approx L84 x 42.5cm. PROVENANCE (Nicolai Michoutouchkine). John Magers Collection, Sydney. cf: see Christian M. Geary, From the South Seas, Oceannic Art in the Teel Collection, Pg. 63, Figure 19.
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