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Dance staff "aviya", Papua New Guinea - Gulf, Purari Delta, Size: L: 53,5 cm (L: 21.1 inch), ID: 3051652
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Dance staff "aviya" ·  Papua New Guinea - Gulf, Purari Delta · ID: 3051652

Starting price EUR 300
Estimated price EUR 600
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Provenance
British Collection
Kurt Rauner, Salzburg, Austria
Size
L: 53,5 cm
L: 21.1 inch

Description

wood, lime,

A staff with linear carvings, showing a stylised face on the front. According to Georg Aumann, these staffs were held in the hand during dance ceremonies.

Comparing literature

Aumann, Georg, Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Coburg 1986, p. 124, ill. 255

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