Ceremonial paddle ·  Papua New Guinea, Sundown Province (former West-Sepik), Arop, Malol · ID: 3037647

Description

wood, mat brown patina, small traces of black paint, the blade decorated on both sides, incised ornaments, raised emblems and signs, slightly dam., minor missing parts at the rim, abrasion of paint

The object Ceremonial paddle with the object ID 3037647 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 20 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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