Register Auction 105
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Prehistoric stone mortar, Papua New Guinea - Western Highlands, Mount Hagen, Size: M: 10,2 x 20,3 x 20,3 cm (M: 10,2 x 20,3 x 8.0 inch), ID: 3052676
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Lot 129
Auction 105

Prehistoric stone mortar ·  Papua New Guinea - Western Highlands, Mount Hagen · ID: 3052676

Starting price EUR 3,000
Estimated price EUR 5,000
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Provenance
Collected by an Australian stationed at military airfield at Mount Hagen in Western Highlands Province during World War II
John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Size
M: 10,2 x 20,3 x 20,3 cm
M: 10,2 x 20,3 x 8.0 inch

Description

Around the mortar are fine, wreath-like bosses and decorative geometric patterns, whose design is reminiscent of the decorations found on Lapita pottery.

Publications

Friede, John et. al., New Guinea Highlands, 2017, p. 33, ill. 1.25-1.26

Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).

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