African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 937
Four South Asian betel nut cutters
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £200
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Description
Four South Asian betel nut cutters
India and Sri Lanka
brass and steel, including a Tamil Nadu equestrian, 19.5cm long, a double parrot, 15.6cm long, a Kandyan vandun giraya (worship cutter) with a human head and extended hands, 29cm long and a another similar with a cobra and a figure with a rifle on an elephant, 16cm long. (4)
Provenance
Ernest Ohly, Berkeley Galleries, London.