BALI
60
KRIS HOLDER
BALI
wood carved in the form of a grotesque or demonic frog
36.0 cm height
Estimate:
$2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,400 (inc. BP) in Auction 31 - 27 October 2013, Sydney
Catalogue text
The kris goes into the open mouth of the animal which isfacing upwards. An example of a composite creature, being the body of a frog with the eyes and fangs of a mythical beast and the curly mane of a lion.