Lot #9189 - An Early Massim Headrest in the Form of an Ancestral Animal, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Aboriginal & Oceanic Art | March
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Sale Date:29 Mar 2021 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:9189
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Lot Description:An Early Massim Headrest in the Form of an Ancestral Animal, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
from the style and patination we believe this piece to be from the early part of the twentieth century or possibly nineteenth century.
L 63 cm -
Provenance:Ex-Private Collection, Sydney
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References:For a similiar example see Plate 42, page 84, Oceania Nera, Arte, Cultura e Popoli della Melanesia, Cantini, Italy, collected in 1898.
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Estimate:A$400 - 600
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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