Lime container and spatula ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3039915

Description

bamboo, brown patina, engraved with stylized faces, five to the front and five to the backside, representing ancestor spirits or clan founders, linear ornaments inbetween, accentuated with white pigment rubbed into the deepenings, L. 39 cm; additional: spatula, cassowary bone, split and sharpened, remains of the swivel head ornamentally carved, l: 30 cm

The object Lime container and spatula with the object ID 3039915 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 58 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.

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