Houseboard · Papua New Guinea - Hunstein Mountains, April River · ID: 3036624
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Dutch Private Collection (collected in situ in the 1950’s)Size
H: 158 cm, B: 66 cm
H: 62.2 inch, B: 26.0 inch
Description
light wood, brown patina, white pigment and red ochre, uneven surface, flattened on top and at the bottom, central motive: concentrical circles in bas-relief, curved lines with spiral endings around the rim, slightly dam., minor missing parts at the rim, cracks, abrasion of paint
The object Houseboard with the object ID 3036624 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 49 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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