Lot #9080 - An Elaborate Trobriand Islands Ceremonial Object, Massim Region, Papua New Guinea
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Oceanic, Aboriginal & Tribal Art
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Sale Date:28 Jun 2021 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9080
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Lot Description:An Elaborate Trobriand Islands Ceremonial Object, Massim Region, Papua New Guinea
with a kina shell profusely decorated with plastic beads and discs and shell fragment attached by a single strand of ground shell discs to a large cowrie shell and shell fragment terminus.
Total length 127 cm; width of kina shell 12.5 cm. -
Provenance:Collection of a scholar who worked in PNG over several decades.
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Estimate:A$200 - 400
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Realised Price:$0.00
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Category:Tribal
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