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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Marc & Elena Pinto Collection
• Sale Date:
  20 May 2015 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  140
• Lot Description:
  An Anthropomorphic Woven Basket
  Dayak, East Kalimantan (early twentieth century)
  woven rattan fibre
  33 cm high
• Provenance:
  Private Collection; The Marc and Elena Pinto Collection, Perth
• References:
  For a related example see; Bernard Sellato (eds.), Plaited Arts of the Rainforest, NIAS Press, Europe, p. 421, plate 9 (illustrated)
• Notes:
  These rare figurative baskets were used to store rice or rice seeds specifically for rituals.
• Estimate:
  A$4,000 - 6,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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