a carved wooden ancestor figure, known as

Kandimbong or Kandimboag

made by the Sepik or Ramu peoples

from lower the Sepik or Ramu river basin on Papua New Guinea, 

age unknown - but we believe it to be pre 1940,

very competently carved, no guile, but a respectable and honest statue, no false beauty, patine or age

 it shows a standing figure on a cylindrical plinth,

with a towering headdress and a long hooked nose,

scarifications on the chest - taganap sigia - and shoulders,

around the upper arms and ankles carving, probably representing plaited bracelets and anklets, only worn by initiated men, 

the delicate linear decorations, in a composition of curved lines, some as pointed ovals and butterflies, will certainly represent a certain clan's motiv 

height: circa 35 cm / circa 13.7 inch

weight: circa 202 gr.

condition: very good, no restorations and with warm red-ish patina, nice feel

world wide shipping:

- you will be ordering registrated shipment provided by PostNL from The Netherlands, EU

- this will be according to the PostNL conditions

- if possible with tracking, priority and insurance offered by PostNL for loss during shipment

- the shippingcosts differ per country

- PostNL weigthcategory of this item: 0-2kg

- combined shipment goes per weight: 0-2 / 2-5 / 5-10 kg

we are: delta 98 den haag

The Hague, The Netherlands, EU

registrated at:

Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335

VAT / BTW: the seller is subject to the Dutch/NL, EU sales tax called “Margin Scheme” (in Dutch: “BTW Margeregeling”), the seller’s tax number in The Netherlands, EU is: NL001190378B30