March Curated Spring Fling Estate Auction

Carved Coconut Bowl from Papua New Guinea

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $200

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

Carved coconut bowl decorated with perforated, low relief design on upper half. See similar "coconut shell" Louis Pierre Ledoux gifted to the American Museum of Natural History in 1936. Locale: Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: 1936 or earlier Material: Coconut Shell Dimensions: Diameter 5 1/2" x H 5" Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection Similar item: American Museum of Natural History – Division of Anthropology 80/8931 https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%2F%208931