Important Fine Art + Indigenous Art - 29 November 2017 | Melbourne
Lot 147
Betal Nut Mortar
HUON GULF, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
carved hardwood
19.0 cm height
Estimate:
$1,000 – 2,000
Lot sold: $1,098 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Betal Nut Mortar HUON GULF, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
carved hardwood
19.0 cm height
Provenance
John Thomas Wise, Hobart, c.1900s
Thence by descent
Private collection, Tasmania (grandson of John Thomas Wise)
Private collection, Tasmania, acquired from the above c.2000
Private collection, Queensland