African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 947
Five betel nut cutters
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £650
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Description
Five betel nut cutters
India and Indonesia
steel, including a Rajasthan beak type with pierced decoration, 14cm long, an Orissa female figure holding a parrot, 12.7cm high, a Burma silver overlay type with copper and brass depicting hares and birds, the top of the handle with a tiger attacking an animal and with a mythical beast behind, 11.6cm long, a cut steel mythical beast type, 11.7cm long and a Bali bird head, 18.3cm long. (5)
Provenance
Ernest Ohly, Berkeley Galleries, London.