Paddle · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3032464
sold
EUR 850
Provenance
Michael Beisert, Hamburg, Germany (collected in situ 1970-80)Size
L: 260 cm
L: 102.4 inch
Description
wood, thick encrusted black patina, massive shaft with figural ending in shape of a male ancestor spirit figure with toucan, the paddle with stylized face on either side, slightly dam.
The object Paddle with the object ID 3032464 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 37 achieved a sales price of EUR 850 with an asking price of EUR 750.
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