Lot #36 - Four Old Marapai Charms in original woven bags
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:The Todd Barlin Collection
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Sale Date:17 Aug 2015 ~ 6pm
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Lot #:36
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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
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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