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Ladle, late 19th/early 20th century - Papua New Guinea

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Ladle, late 19th/early 20th century - Papua New Guinea

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Description

hollowed coconut shell, wood, red, black and white pigment, pierced handle in the shape of a fish, the handle was inserted through a hole in the ground of the shell and fixed by plant fibre and parinarium nut paste, slightly dam., base
L: 33 cm, L: 13,0 inch
Provenance:
Norman Hurst, Cambridge, USA
Lit.: Ohnemus, Sylvia, Zur Kultur der Admiralitäts-Insulaner in Melanesien, Basel 1996, p. 244 f.
Continent: Oceania

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Ladle, late 19th/early 20th century - Papua New Guinea

Name: Ladle, late 19th/early 20th century - Papua New Guinea
SKU: 47021701
Price: 330 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €300 - €500

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