Vessel of betel set "djupu" · Indonesia - Northern Borneo, West Coast of Sabah · ID: 3037016
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Provenance
August Flick, Cologne, GermanySize
H: 14 cm
D: 18 cm
H: 5.5 inch
D: 7.1 inch
Description
bronze, of bellied form with lid and floral decor, rep. (small missing parts), traces of corrosion;
coming from the tribe of the Kadazandusun, settling on the peninsula of Klias in the area of the Gadung river. Such vessels belong to the most precious property of a family.
The object Vessel of betel set “djupu” with the object ID 3037016 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 4.
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Comparing literature
Deimel, Claus (Hg.), Schätze aus Indonesien und der Südsee, Dresden 2006, p. 97, ill. 109