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Lime tube with complex finial - Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province - Middle Sepik River, Iatmul

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Lime tube with complex finial - Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province - Middle Sepik River, Iatmul

Item Details

Description

bamboo, wood, basketry, pigment,

A very similar object, ex Marcia & John Friede, published in "Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection", Vol. 1, p. 223, ill. 190.
L: 67,5 cm, L: 26,6 inch

Provenance:
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germany

Lit.: Friede, John & Marcia, New Guinea Art, Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection, Vol. 1, San Francisco 2005

Condition

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Lime tube with complex finial - Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province - Middle Sepik River, Iatmul

Name: Lime tube with complex finial - Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province - Middle Sepik River, Iatmul
SKU: 174170657
Price: 450 EUR
Availability: InStock