Two mortars for beetle nuts and a small ancestor figure "kandimboang" · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3037636
sold
EUR 200
Description
wood, one mortar with spirit figure, the second one with ancestor spirit mask, both with incised ornamental decor, slightly dam., strongly encrusted patina (figural mortar), h: 12 cm (each); small male ancestor figure “kandimboang”, h: 12 cm, coated with a thick layer of dark brown patina, slightly dam.
The object Two mortars for beetle nuts and a small ancestor figure “kandimboang” with the object ID 3037636 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 44 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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