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Extremely rare dance wand "aviya" ·  Papua New Guinea - Golf, Purari Delta, Maipua / Elema · ID: 3046527

sold EUR 600
Provenance
Walter Stanley Schwab, Murten, Switzerland (“WS 108”)
Size
L: 66 cm
L: 26.0 inch

Description

wood, white pigment,
The dance wand was used at initiation ceremonies of young boys. The fork-shaped upper end symbolizes the gaping mouth of a crocodile.


The object Extremely rare dance wand “aviya” with the object ID 3046527 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 170 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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