Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 20th February 2024
Lot 267
A Massim betel nut mortar and pestle
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A Massim betel nut mortar and pestle
Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
the mortar with a relief female figure and a serpent, within scroll decoration, 15.5cm high, and the pestle with a stylised bird head handle, 17.5cm long. (2)
Provenance
Finch & Co, London.
The van Raalte Collection, UK.