Auction 105
Zemanek-Münster

Coconut shell bowl ·  Papua New Guinea - Maprik, Abelam · ID: 3052156

Price EUR 250
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Hubert Geisler (1864-1936), Würzburg, Germany
Size
H: 8,5 cm
D: ca. 9,5 -10 cm
H: 3.3 inch
D: ca. 9,5 -3.9 inch

Description

with engraved facial representations and jagged decorative stripes

According to Koch, these drinking bowls were only used during religious festivals. Only men initiated into the cult were allowed to make these bowls (Koch, 1968, p. 100).

comes with: Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Marind-anim, bullroarer, l: 30.5 cm


The object Coconut shell bowl with the object ID 3052156 was part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 23 at that time and is currently available for EUR 250 in Open sale.

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Comparing literature

Koch, Gerd, Kultur der Abelam, Berlin 1968, ill. 265


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