Mortier en pierre préhistorique · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Hautes terres occidentales, Mount Hagen · ID: 3052676
Prix d'appel
3 000 €
Prix d'Estimation
5 000 €
Provenance
Collected by an Australian stationed at military airfield at Mount Hagen in Western Highlands Province during World War IIJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
Taille
M: 10,2 x 20,3 x 20,3 cm
M: 10,2 x 20,3 x 8.0 inch
Description
Around the mortar are fine, wreath-like bosses and decorative geometric patterns, whose design is reminiscent of the decorations found on Lapita pottery.
Publications
Friede, John et. al., New Guinea Highlands, 2017, p. 33, ill. 1.25-1.26
Remarques
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).

