Zoomorphic tobacco pipe "sok pe" ·  Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands Province, Lai Valley, Mendi · ID: 3049711

Description

wood, bright red ochre, lime, Job’s tear grass seads (Coix lacryma-jobi), base

This smoking pipe shows the stylised head of an anteater. A motif that dates back to prehistoric times, as evidenced by the masterfully crafted Ambum stone from the highland area.

The object Zoomorphic tobacco pipe “sok pe” with the object ID 3049711 was last part of the auction Sale 100 at April 15, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 7 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 B