Two pounder and drum stick ·  Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3039942

Description

both pounders are made from heavy wood; a) crowned by a half-figured ancestor spirit figure, reddish brown shiny patina, l: 48,5 cm: b) crowned by animal sculpture (marsupial with long tail), ornamentally carved cuff on top, l: 52 cm, both with strong traces of usage (pounding area), fine cracks, abrasion of paint; used for pounding manioc; c) drum stick, Middle Sepik, Sawos village, wood, brown patina, traces of black paint, crowned by a stylized hornbill head, strong traces of usage at the base, fine cracks;
one single stick was used for sending messages while two sticks were used for ritual celebrations.

The object Two pounder and drum stick with the object ID 3039942 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 60 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 300.

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