Lot 122
PAIR OF WEST PAPUAN PIPES
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 21 March 2018 at 11:00 GMT
£375
Description
bamboo and quill, the long stems curl into the bowls, each is adorned with a single panel of spiral motifs, mounted
Dimensions
longest 22cm
Footnote
Provenance: Collected in the field 1953-1955 by missionaries Forrest and Dorothy Thorsby, the larger pipe bears a Thorsby collection inventory tag on the base.