Lot #129 - An old Aboriginal didgeridoo
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:January 2018 Art & Antique Auction
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Sale Date:23 Jan 2018 ~ 10am (NZ time) - Session 1 - Lots 1 - 261
23 Jan 2018 ~ 5pm (NZ time) Session 2 - Lots 270 - 580 -
Lot #:129
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Lot Description:An old Aboriginal didgeridoo
plain natural wood with incised designs of snakes, emus, crocodile, wombat, turtle, kangaroo. Length 930. Signed Jack Wherra (c.1924-1980), a Ngarinyin man from the Kimberley, Western Australia. Jack developed has narrative carving style while in jail for 'tribal killings'. He received a pardon in 1963. -
Estimate:NZ$2,000 - 2,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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