BALI
91
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
Estimate:
$500 - 800 (2)
Sold for $2,040 (inc. BP) in Auction 31 - 27 October 2013, Sydney
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.)