Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018
Lot 509
A Murik Lakes betel nut mortar Papua New Guinea wood
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £800
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Description
A Murik Lakes betel nut mortar
Papua New Guinea
wood, carved two pairs of opposing ancestor masks around a central stem, with remains of red ochre,
7.5cm high.
cf. The Met, New York, accession number 1979.206.1495 for a similar mortar.