Zemanek-Münster

Beater ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3041466

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Provenance
Todd Barlin, Sydney, Australia
Size
L: 34 cm
L: 13.4 inch

Description

middle brown patina, handle in shape of anthropomorphic head rising from long neck, flat oval beating area with band ornament around rim, slightly dam., crack;
such beaters served for opening coconuts which were used for ritual purposes.


The object Beater with the object ID 3041466 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 31.

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Comparing literature

Greub, Suzanne (ed.), Kunst am Sepik, Basel 1985, ill. 56


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