Lot #365 - A Sacrificial Boar’s Jaw
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Peter Elliott Collection
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Sale Date:30 Aug 2015 ~ 6pm - Part 1 (Lots 1 - 193)
31 Aug 2015 ~ 11am - Part 2 (Lots 194 - 340)
31 Aug 2015 ~ 2pm - Part 3 (Lots 341 - 511)
01 Sep 2015 ~ 10.30am - Part 4 (Lots 512 - 754) and 2pm - Part 5 (Lots 755 - 1013) -
Lot #:365
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Lot Description:A Sacrificial Boar’s Jaw
Wujumwel Village, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu (early twentieth century)
boar’s bone, teeth and tusk
24 cm long -
Provenance:Collected in the field by Dr Peter Elliott in the early 1970s
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Notes:This Sacrificial jaw has double full circle tusks.
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Estimate:A$400 - 600
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.