Prehistoric stone bowl · Papua New Guinea - Western Highlands, Mount Hagen · ID: 3052684
Starting price
EUR 2,000
Estimated price
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Collected by Ron Perry, Mount Hagen Area, 1967John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Size
M: 9,5 x 19,5 x 17, 8 cm
M: 9,5 x 19,5 x 17, 3.1 inch
Description
In the Western Highlands, comparable bowls have been documented in ritual contexts, particularly those associated with male cult practices.
Comparing literature
Swadling, Pamela et al., Prehistoric stone artefacts from Enga (...), in: Journal de la Société des Océanistes, 126-127, Année 2008
Publications
Friede, John et. al., New Guinea Highlands, 2017, p. 358, ill. 13.8.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).