Large ceremonial food platter ·  Vanuatu · ID: 3039682

Description

wood, middle brown patina with spots, circular flat dish in shape of a zoomorphic being, tail feathers on one and a flat head with pierced eyes and neck rings on opposite side, slightly dam., minor missing parts (rims of the eyes, underside of the tail feathers);
presumably reserved for the serving of “nalot”, a vegetarian dish made with breadfruit.

The object Large ceremonial food platter with the object ID 3039682 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 105 achieved a sales price of EUR 5,500.

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Comparing literature

Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. II, Köln 1995, p. 421