African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 939
Five Indian betel nut cutters
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £200
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Description
Five Indian betel nut cutters
brass and steel, including a Tamil Nadu reclining female figure, 17.5cm long, a Kutch pierced and stamped circle with various birds, 20.4cm long, a vandun giraya (worship cutter) with a human head and extended hands, the feet engraved CP and symbols, 17.8cm long, a fish like creature, 18.5cm long, and a couple nut cracker with parrots, 15.5cm long. (5)
Provenance
Ernest Ohly, Berkeley Galleries, London.