Zoomorphic tobacco pipe "sok pe"

Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands Province, Lai Valley, Mendi

sold EUR 900

Provenance

Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germany
John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA

Size

H: 20 cm

H: 7.9 inch

Description

wood, pigments, abrus seeds, base

Particularly beautifully shaped filigree object with pyro-engraved ornamentation.

Friede, John et. al. (ed.), "New Guinea Highlands, Art from the Jolika Collection", New York 2017, p. 486, fig. 15.51 A

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