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, 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 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