Lot #266 - A Quantity of New Guinea Bows and Arrows, pre-1903
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Fine Aboriginal, Oceanic & Tribal
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Sale Date:02 Dec 2018 ~ 3pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:266
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Lot Description:A Quantity of New Guinea Bows and Arrows, pre-1903
Collected prior to 1914
L 186 cm longest -
Provenance:A G Plate Collection.
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References:New Guinea Art' by "Matai"['Chief', A. G. Plate] The Leeuwin, Vol 1, No. 1, October 1910. Includes illustrations; 'Restless Spirits' by Cassi Plate, Picador, 2005
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Notes:AG Plate was an exhibiting artist, writer, photographer & merchant seaman. He voyaged throughout the Pacific from 1887 until late 1903 & throughout the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) & Asia from 1901-1907, while he was writing a travel book: 'Voyage Through Eastern Seas.' Dates in New Guinea (PNG) & the Solomon Islands include: August 1901; January 1902; September - Dec 1903. The greater part of his collection formed part of the Ward collection after AG Plate's death in 1914, it is now held by the Australian Museum in Sydney.
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Estimate:A$100 - 200
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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