Zoomorphic tobacco pipe "sok pe" · Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands Province, Lai Valley, Mendi · ID: 3049710
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund, GermanyJohn & 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.
The object Zoomorphic tobacco pipe “sok pe” with the object ID 3049710 was last part of the auction Sale 100 at April 15, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 8 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.
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Publications
Friede, John et. al. (ed.), "New Guinea Highlands, Art from the Jolika Collection", New York 2017, p. 486, fig. 15.51 A