African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 942
Five South Asian betel nut cutters
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £300
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Description
Five South Asian betel nut cutters
India and Sri Lanka
brass and steel, including a Deccan hamsa, mythological goose, 12.2cm long, a Tamil Nadu embracing lovers, 15cm long, a deer, 19.5cm long, and two vandun giraya (worship cutters) with a human head and extended hands, the smaller with feet, 15.5cm and 21cm long. (5)
Provenance
Ernest Ohly, Berkeley Galleries, London.