Dance staff "aviya" · Papua New Guinea - Gulf, Purari Delta · ID: 3051652
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
British CollectionKurt 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.
The object Dance staff “aviya” with the object ID 3051652 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 41 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Aumann, Georg, Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Neu Guinea, Coburg 1986, p. 124, ill. 255