Coconut shell bowl · Papua New Guinea - Maprik, Abelam · ID: 3052156
Sold
EUR 250
Provenance
Hubert Geisler (1864-1936), Würzburg, GermanySize
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 last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 23 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Koch, Gerd, Kultur der Abelam, Berlin 1968, ill. 265