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Lot #36 - Four Old Marapai Charms in original woven bags

  • Auction House:
    Theodore Bruce
  • Sale Name:
    The Todd Barlin Collection
  • Sale Date:
    17 Aug 2015 ~ 6pm
  • Lot #:
    36
  • Lot Description:
    Four Old Marapai Charms in original woven bags
    Papuan Gulf Area, PNG, late 19th Century; the bags have the original botanical attachments in little woven parcels. In old times each man would have possessed a group of Marapai Charms like these, they were used to protect oneself from malevolent magic but also to help in hunting prowess, weather and romance.
    5 - 9cm (4)
  • Estimate:
    A$800 - 1,200
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Tribal

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