Bed leg in shape of a female half figure "patapat" · Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands · ID: 3039923
Description
wood, middle brown patina, accents in white and red pigment, rising from cylindrical base, disc-shaped headcrest cut, slightly dam., missing part (right ear), abrasion of paint;
“patapats” form part of the brides dowry. Feastful adorned sitting on a “patapat” the bride was carried to her future husbands house. The beds played an important role at burial rites as well.
The object Bed leg in shape of a female half figure “patapat” with the object ID 3039923 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 69 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
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