Pipe à tabac zoomorphe "sok pe" · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Province des Hautes-Terres méridionales, Lai Valley, Mendi · ID: 3049711
Vendu
900 €
Provenance
Todd Barlin, Sydney, AustraliaJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA
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.