Ceremonial paddle ·  Papua New Guinea, Sundown Province (former West-Sepik), Arop, Malol · ID: 3037642

Description

wood, brown patina, black paint, the paddle blade decorated on both sides: incised linear patterns (“boar tusks”) at the base, “spirits eyes” and fish motifs scattered across the blade, painted lines, slightly dam. (rim of the blade), abrasion of paint

The object Ceremonial paddle with the object ID 3037642 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 22 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Schindlbeck, Markus (Hg.), Von Kokos zu Plastik, Berlin 1993, p. 152, ill. 146