Betel nut mortar
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83rd Tribal Art AuctionBetel nut mortar
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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H: 5.3 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, encrusted surface structure, mixture of white-rosé coloured pigment and black paint, two spirit figures supporting the small receptacle, both with typical beak-like nose, ornamentally decorated with notches and linear incisions, slightly dam., rep. (nose of one of the figures)