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A colonial carved and polychrome painted coconut 'bugbear', decorated with paired female portraits, one side depicts a woman apparently intended to represent an indigenous figure, possibly Dayak, from Borneo, shown with elongated or ornamented earlobes, projecting ear ornaments and feathers or leaves arranged in her hair, the portrait flanked by stylised vegetation, the reverse depicts a contrasting, more Europeanised female figure wearing a pink headdress or hat, earrings and a necklace, similarly framed by painted flowers and foliage ,probably Dutch, 19th century, 10 x 7cm
Estimate:£200
Sold for:£190
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Hammer price:
£190
Estimate:
£200
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