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Betel mortar, Dap Dap (Melanesian Pidgin), 19th–early 20th century
Wood, ochre, encrustations in bowl
15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.)

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Collected by Pierre Langlois in the 1950s." (Catalog #58, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 92.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "Adjirab (Adjora) mortars are richly decorated. This one has two figures and two birds in high relief, along with masks, complex symbols, and "dog tooth" and other design elements." (Catalog #58, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 92.)

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