African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1293
A Biwat garamut
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £30
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Description
A Biwat garamut, slit gong drum
Yuat River, Papua New Guinea
the carved decoration with pigment, with tied fibre including a strap, with a beater carved a spiral snake,
74.5cm long. (2)
Provenance
Mary-Clare Adam, anthropologist, Honorary Consul of Solomon Islands in Israel.
Collected in 1974 - this piece has been carried and played in ceremonies.