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Prehistoric stone pestle, Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Wahgi Valley, Size: M: 22,9 cm x 11,7 cm x 10,2 cm (M: 9.0 inch x 4.6 inch x 4.0 inch), ID: 3052672
Prehistoric stone pestle, Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Wahgi Valley, Size: M: 22,9 cm x 11,7 cm x 10,2 cm (M: 9.0 inch x 4.6 inch x 4.0 inch), ID: 3052672 - 2/6 Prehistoric stone pestle, Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Wahgi Valley, Size: M: 22,9 cm x 11,7 cm x 10,2 cm (M: 9.0 inch x 4.6 inch x 4.0 inch), ID: 3052672 - 3/6 Prehistoric stone pestle, Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Wahgi Valley, Size: M: 22,9 cm x 11,7 cm x 10,2 cm (M: 9.0 inch x 4.6 inch x 4.0 inch), ID: 3052672 - 4/6 Prehistoric stone pestle, Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Wahgi Valley, Size: M: 22,9 cm x 11,7 cm x 10,2 cm (M: 9.0 inch x 4.6 inch x 4.0 inch), ID: 3052672 - 5/6 Prehistoric stone pestle, Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Wahgi Valley, Size: M: 22,9 cm x 11,7 cm x 10,2 cm (M: 9.0 inch x 4.6 inch x 4.0 inch), ID: 3052672 - 6/6
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Auction 107

Prehistoric stone pestle ·  Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Wahgi Valley · ID: 3052672

Starting price
EUR 1,200
Estimated price
EUR 2,000
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Provenance
John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Size
M: 22,9 cm x 11,7 cm x 10,2 cm
M: 9.0 inch x 4.6 inch x 4.0 inch

Description

weathered

Simple pestle that was probably used to pound taro.

Publications

Friede, John et al. (ed.), New Guinea Highlands, New York 2017, p. 24 f., ill. 1.13c

Notices

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

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