Prehistoric stone object · Papua New Guinea - Highlands, Simbu (Chimbu) · ID: 3052680
Starting price
EUR 1,500
Estimated price
EUR 3,000
Provenance
François Coppens, Waasmunster, BelgiumJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Size
M: 12,7 cm x 10,2 cm x 9,5 cm
M: 5.0 inch x 4.0 inch x 3.7 inch
Description
basalt,
The stone artefact could be a pestle.
In the collection catalogue, John Friede also refers to an unpublished photograph showing this stone together with other so-called sacred stones.
Publications
Friede, John et al. (ed.), New Guinea Highlands, New York 2017, p. 55, ill. 1.60 c
Notices
This object is subject to the Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).