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Betel Nut Pestle, Massim, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- wood
- Height: 7 1/2 in (19 cm)
Provenance
Fenton and Sons, London, July 10, 1895, lot 11 (part)
General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers, Rushmore, Dorset, acquired at the above auction
Thence by Descent
Christie's, London, October 2, 1990, lot 76 (part), consigned by the above
Lynda Cunningham, New York, acquired at the above auction
General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers, Rushmore, Dorset, acquired at the above auction
Thence by Descent
Christie's, London, October 2, 1990, lot 76 (part), consigned by the above
Lynda Cunningham, New York, acquired at the above auction
Exhibited
Pitt-Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset, January 4, 1898 - circa 1965
Literature
General Fox-Pitt-Rivers, Catalogues of his Collections, 1882-1898, Vol. 3, p. 1189