African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 936
Five South Asian betel nut cutters
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £420
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Description
Five South Asian betel nut cutters
India and Sri Lanka
brass and steel, including a andu gire type with a stylised head with brass inlay, 11.5cm long, a Deccan hamsa, mythological goose, 14.7cm long, a Tamil Nadu embracing couple, 14.2cm long, a kneeling figure with raised greeting hands, inlaid brass with engraved decoration of elephants and leafage, 23cm long, and a fish like creature, 19.7cm long. (5)
Provenance
Ernest Ohly, Berkeley Galleries, London.