Men's ritual belt
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93rd Tribal Art AuctionMen's ritual belt
Papua New Guinea - Upper Sepik
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Sotheby's, New York, May 5, 1997, Lot 312 Private Collection, New York, USA |
L: 33.9 inch; B: 4.5 inch |
This object is not available anymore. |
bark, red and white pigment, boarded
Normally spirally rolled up, whereby the belts lay tightly and firmly to the body.
Aumann, Georg, Natur-Museum Coburg aus den Sammlungen: Afrikanische Masken, Coburg 1985, p. 125