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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  29 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 684
  30 May 2021 ~ 11am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 685 - 1314
• Lot #:
  1010
• Lot Description:
  Malcolm Fraser (Attributed)
  (1868–1949),
  Datos in the Philippines, (circa 1890)
  oil ‘en brunaille’ on canvas,
  35 x 45cm, frame 47 x 57cm overall.
  signed lower right M. Fraser”; brass museum artist and title plaque lower centre
• Provenance:
  Private collection, Melbourne; Michael Backman Collection of Asian, Islamic & Colonial Art, London, 2012.
• Notes:
  The term “datu” denotes the rulers of various indigenous peoples throughout the Philippines, especially in the Visayas and Mindanao regions of the southern Philippines. In the traditional structure of the Moro societies of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago the Sultans were the highest authority, followed by Datus or Rajah. The peoples of this region have many similarities with Malay and some Indonesian groups.
• Estimate:
  A$3,500 - 4,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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