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14auction results2022–2026years recorded93%sold (13)$358Sign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Papuan, Ancestor head, carved and painted woodAncestor headWright · $704≈ £521≈ €610Sign up to see
  2. Papuan, Canoe paddles, pair, carved and painted woodCanoe paddles, pairWright · $699≈ £525≈ €599Sign up to see
  3. Papuan, Gope (spirit board), carved wood, pigmentGope (spirit board)Wright · $665≈ £494≈ €568Sign up to see

Papuan’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Average price
$379Sign up free to see
median $358free account
High
$704Sign up free to see
auction record in database
Lots sold
13
of 14 offered · 2022–2026
Sell-through
93%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$32$100$316$1k20232024202520262022-03-02 · $3582024-02-29 · $2622025-09-25 · $3812025-09-25 · $1322025-12-03 · $4452025-12-03 · $2642025-12-03 · $6992025-12-03 · $3182026-04-08 · $642026-04-08 · $6652026-08-11 · $5122026-08-11 · $1282026-08-11 · $704
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Sculpture131292%$374Sign up$338Sign up$704Sign up
Other11100%$445Sign up$445Sign up$445Sign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202655$512Sign up
202566$350Sign up
202421$262Sign up
202211$358Sign up