Ladle, late 19th/early 20th century ·  Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands · ID: 3039735

Description

hollowed coconut shell, wood, red, black and white pigment, pierced handle in the shape of a fish, the handle was inserted through a hole in the ground of the shell and fixed by plant fibre and parinarium nut paste, slightly dam., base

The object Ladle, late 19th/early 20th century with the object ID 3039735 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 94 achieved a sales price of EUR 330 with an asking price of EUR 300.

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Comparing literature

Ohnemus, Sylvia, Zur Kultur der Admiralitäts-Insulaner in Melanesien, Basel 1996, p. 244 f.