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

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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.

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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

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