Zemanek-Münster

Collection of everyday objects ·  Papua New Guinea · ID: 3052356

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Provenance
German Collection (pre 1918)

Description

18 pcs., lime container with spatula, Sentani Lake, calabash with fire decoration, wood, h: 34.3 cm; adze with wooden blade and rattan binding, h: 55 cm; spindle-shaped body with pointed ends, made of heavy hardwood, l: 47.5 cm; additionally: two coconut bowls and twelve arrowheads (l: 26 cm)


The object Collection of everyday objects with the object ID 3052356 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 29.

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Comparing literature

The Museum of Primitive Art (ed.), The art of Lake Sentani, New York 1959, ill. 73-75


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