African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1264
Two Papua New Guinea bamboo pipes
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £380
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Description
Two Papua New Guinea bamboo pipes
Melanesia
one with all-over incised geometric decoration, the other with a bifurcated end and with scorched decoration including symbols around the aperture, and inscribed in black NG103,
51cm and 49.5cm long,
a Santa Isabel Island bamboo tube with fine engraved and filled decoration, with an old paper label having a faint inscription, 67cm long, a Melanesia lime gourd with incised and part filled decoration including a lobster, inscribed 807 in white, 37.5cm long and a Massim dish with lime fill, 24cm long. (5)