Specifications

• Height: 79,5 cm.
• Material: wood
• Position:
• Gender:
• Indigenous name: hoitè
• Price realised: € 1.700,- hp

Provenance

Cornelis Tjepko Bertling (1891-1970), Bloemendaal, aquired in the late 1920s; De Zwaan 29-10-2025, lot 5610.

Publications

Ref.: Hoogerbrugge, Jac. (1967), ‘Sentani-meer, mythe en ornament’ in Kultuurpatronen 9, pp. 67-72.

Exhibitions

Additional information

Classic example of a platter for daily use and in the possession of a woman. The suspension hole is here carved as a bird head.

Photo credits

Veilinggebouw De Zwaan, Amsterdam