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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | Oceanic & Indigenous Art | May
• Sale Date:
  03 May 2021 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  9006
• Lot Description:
  An Asmat Softwood Shield, Per Village, Mani River, Asmat Region, West Papua, Early 1980s
  series of four "BIPANE", shell nose ornaments on face of shield with small ancestor head projecting on a thin neck on top which runs into a crocodile shaped handle running full length of the shield on the reverse. Face immediately below protruding head is that of a "JIARI", (ancestor). Edges heavily trimmed with Sago palm leaf fibre & other leaves. Rich brown ochre & powdered shell white back ground.
  158 x 40 cm
• Provenance:
  The Richard Knox Collection. Mr Knox worked in the oil industry based in Singapore and made multiple trips to the Asmat region in the 1970's and 1980's.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 400
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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