African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1250
A Biwat flute
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £180
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Description
A Biwat flute
Yuat River, Papua New Guinea
pierced bamboo with reed binding and a clay mask ornament with applied shells, boar tusks and cassowary feathers,
116cm long,
and a Biwat bamboo flute with a carved wood ancestor figure stopper, with fibre, cassowary and other feathers, with applied shell eyes, 183cm long. (3)
Provenance
Roger Todd Collection, London, UK.