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Mortar for betel nuts ·  Papua New Guinea - Ramu River · ID: 3039024

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Size
H: 15 cm
H: 5.9 inch

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, foot in shape of ancestor spirit figures, standing back to back, nearly almost consisting of oversized heads, characteristic facial features, noses with pierced septum, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, encrusted patina inside the mortar, base


The object Mortar for betel nuts with the object ID 3039024 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 32.

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