Lot #9051 - A Kavat Baining Mask/Headdress, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, PNG
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Aboriginal & Oceanic Artefacts | September
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Sale Date:07 Sep 2020 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9051
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Lot Description:A Kavat Baining Mask/Headdress, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, PNG
made with barkcloth, cane & natural earth pigments, the barkcloth is stretched over a cane framework to replicate a bird sitting on a hat
H 51 cm W 52 cm -
Provenance:The Estate of Ray Hughes, collected in PNG c. 1990
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Estimate:A$500 - 800
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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