wood, the paddle carved in the form of a smiling human face painted black with traces of red highlights, the scoop with a handle in the form of a woman, and a kala face motif at base of handle
35.0 cm and 32.5 cm length
Estimate:
$500 - $800 (2)
Sold:
$2,040 (inc. BP)
lot details
Rice Sheaf Paddle (Panalptapan) And Rice Scoop
BALI
wood, the paddle carved in the form of a smiling human face painted black with traces of red highlights, the scoop with a handle in the form of a woman, and a kala face motif at base of handle
35.0 cm and 32.5 cm length
Exhibited
Donald Friend's Bali, an exhibition arranged in conjunction with the Donald Friend Retrospective, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 9 February – 25 March 1990
Literature
Donald Friend's Bali, Art Gallery of New South Wales and The Beagle Press,Sydney, 1990, cat. 47, p. 53 (illus.)