Zoomorphic tobacco pipe "sok pe", Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands Province, Lai Valley, Mendi, Size: H: 20 cm (H: 7.9 inch), ID: 3049710

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Lot 8

Zoomorphic tobacco pipe "sok pe" · Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands Province, Lai Valley, Mendi · ID: 3049710

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.

Publications

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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