Lot n° 83
Estimation :
600 - 800
EUR
COLLECTION MONSIEUR B. - Lot 83
COLLECTION MONSIEUR B.
Pig stunner
Vanuatu
Wood
H. 72 cm - l. 28 cm
Provenance
Purchased between 1945 and 1953 from a Frenchman named Bernay by a Hungarian stationed in Port Vila.
Private collection, USA
Michael Kuntz Collection, Dallas
Collection Monsieur B.
Pig stunner with anthropomorphic heads on the joint. These instruments were used for ceremonial slaughter of pigs, as these animals were of great importance in religious, ritual, economic and social life in Vanuatu.
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