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Lot 35 : Money pig - Massim, Papua-Neuguinea
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Money pig
Massim, Papua-Neuguinea
heavy wood, reddish brown patina, stylized depiction of a pig with fine notched ornaments on the back, carved with a human figure, with outstretched arms hanging at the pigs tail, both legs stemmed against the hind legs of the animal, slightly dam.
throughout Melanesia pigs represent an important food source. Everyone who owes a great number of pigs, is not only sane, but enjoys a good reputation as well.
L: 31 cm; H: 11 cm, (4896/090)
Provenance:
Coll. Dr. Georg Aumann, Coburg, Germany
Lit.:
Art Papou, Austronésiens et Papous de Nouvelle-Guinée, Ausst.kat., Musée d' Arts Africains, Océaniens, Améridiens Marseille 2000, p. 135
