A lot gathering three very beautiful and old mortised dulong cups, one of them inlaid with bone, and another one with a border decoration cut and mortised with a buffalo bone.

For other beautiful dulong cups, see : Alain Schoffel, Arts primitifs de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Éd. A. et F. Chaffin, 1981, pp. 111-113.

Toradja, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Wood, horn, buffalo bone, and iron, very beautiful patina of use.

H. 22 cm, 22.5 and 38.5 cm



Provenance :

Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris.
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Lot no. 179

A lot gathering three very beautiful and old mortised dulong cups, one of them inlaid with bone, and another one with a border decoration cut and mortised with a buffalo bone. For other beautiful dulong cups, see : Alain Schoffel, Arts primitifs de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Éd. A. et F. Chaffin, 1981, pp. 111-113. Toradja, Sulawesi, Indonesia Wood, horn, buffalo bone, and iron, very beautiful patina of use. H. 22 cm, 22.5 and 38.5 cm Provenance : Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris.

Estimate
€600 - €800
Result
€2,304
Buyer's premium
28%
A lot gathering three very beautiful and old mortised dulong cups, one of them inlaid with bone, and another one with a border decoration cut and mortised with a buffalo bone. For other beautiful dulong cups, see : Alain Schoffel, Arts primitifs de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Éd. A. et F. Chaffin, 1981, pp. 111-113. Toradja, Sulawesi, Indonesia Wood, horn, buffalo bone, and iron, very beautiful patina of use. H. 22 cm, 22.5 and 38.5 cm Provenance : Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris.
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