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Catalogusnummer: 5649
P.N. Guinea, Abelam, a rare spirit panel,
squatting female spirit figure, surmounted by a halo in white pigments, the figure is flanked by parrot heads in between the arms and legs. An old carving in an extended oval shape and on the reverse hand written characters: CH8
H. 72,5 cm.
Provenance: Private Dutch family collection, built over two generations between 1950's - 1980's. According to dr. Noel McGuigan (comm. 5 April 2000) this panel was used in the frog initiation and hails probably from Yenigo.
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