Sepik Betelnut mortar

Betelnuss-Mörser Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 13,5 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. CHF 200 / 400 EUR 200 / 400

5 ANTIQUE BRONZE THAILAND BETELNUT IMPLEMENTS Betelnut mortar and pestles for grinding betel quid. Provenance: Private collection. 5" x 2 1/

wood, dark brown patina, foot in shape of a stylized human ancestor figure with crocodile at his back, linear ornaments, white pigment in the deepenings, slightly dam., abrasion of paint H: 22,5 cm, H

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Ramu River region, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mortar for grinding betel nuts. The bowl of the mortar is supported by two abs

Janus Form Figural Betel Nut Mortar, PNG, 20th C.Janus form figures standing on ovoid base with a tapering, wide, open top hallowed-out mortar on top. Zig zag horizontal bands wrap the base, legs, arm

2 Betelnussmörser und 4 Stössel Dayak, Indonesien, Borneo Insel Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 15,5 - 32 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 100 / 200

**Originally Listed At $125** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Ramu region, ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mortar for grinding betel nuts. The bowl of the mortar stands atop two identical ant

3 Betelnussmörser und 3 Stössel Papua-Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 9 - 19,5 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 100 / 200

4 Betelnussmörser und 2 Stössel Papua-Neuguinea, Trobriand Insel, Milne Bay Province Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 11,5 - 22 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. CHF 100 / 2

Title: Authentic Massim betel nut mortar - Trobriand Islands, Massim province - Origin: Papua New Guinea Date: 1970 Materials: Bamboo, Wood, Feathers. Size: 50 cm Ancient, authentic Massim betel nut m

2 Betelnussmörser und 2 Stössel Papua-Neuguinea, Trobriand Insel, Indonesian Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 14,5- 30 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. CHF 50 / 100 EUR 50

Collection of twelve mortars and three pestles for grinding betel nuts, from various tribes of Papua New Guinea. Wood, carved, 4"-8" in height. 20th century.

including Ramu River ancestral figures, including three or more attributed to the Misingi Village, as well as a Kadovar Island betel nut mortar h. 9 in. (largest) Provenance: from the estate of the la

A Blue And White Yellow-Ground 'Flower& Ocean' Mortar. Potted with an everted top. Chinese Qing Dynasty. Qianlong Six-Character Mark. Size:9.6cmx25cm

An Octagonal Blue And White 'Flower& Fruit' Mortar. Painted in deep cobalt blue with leafy flowers and fruits on every facet, the lower body with a key-fret border. Chinese Ming Dynasty. Xuande Six-Ch

A rare Corinthian terracotta monkey with mortar Late 5th Century B.C. The monkey modelled with pierced nostrils and mouth, with applied ears, holding a pestle in his right hand, the left hand holding

limestone or marble, with ram's head handles and carved with classical figures, 9 3/4" diameter, 11 1/2" across at handles (approximately 10 lbs)provenance: collected by the consignor's father, Walter

A Superb and rare pair of Lower Sepik masks, Lower Sepik River; Papua New GuineaThe masks of avian form, each with a crest rising from above the beaked noses, pigmented elaborately with yellow, red, b

Maske Sepik, Papua-Neuguinea Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 58 cm. Provenienz: Martin Gross (1922-2017), Biel (1968 erworben). CHF 400 / 800 EUR 344 / 688

Signed Peter van den Ghein, 28 cm. in diameter.

Pre-Columbian Valdivian jaguar stone mortar from Ecuador, ca. 1500-500 BC. A superb carved mortar in the form of a jaguar with its tail curled up and partially carved in openwork. 4" H. x 6.5" L.

Ca. AD 1100-1200. A beautiful bronze mortar and pestle set. The mortar is a hollow-cast bronze with flange rims on top and bottom, which would have allowed it to sit securely on a flat surface. The ou

Pre-columbian Chavin incised stone mortar from the North Coast of Peru, ca. 900-500 BCE. hand-carved from mottled brown stone showing several toothy grimace mythological heads. 3 3/8" height, 5" diame

wood, pigments, missing parts, rest.The "brag" spirit is characerised as male and warlike, seducing women and devouring young initiates before spitting them back to their mothers as adult men.The spir