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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | The Jutta Malnic Collection & Other Vendors | Oceanic Art
• Sale Date:
  01 Nov 2021 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  9023
• Lot Description:
  A Polychrome Skull Rack, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
  one side being male and the other female. Traditionally skulls of enemies killed in combat would have been displayed hanging on cane bindings to spikes at base.
  H 133 cm W 45 cm
  Condition: Cracks at the top and middle.
• Provenance:
  The Jutta Malnic Collection.
• Notes:
  Jutta was a well respected photo-journalist and author whose work in anthropology was widely recognised throughout the Pacific. She made many trips to the Pacific, particularly the Trobriand Islands, researching her book "Kula" and collecting artefacts.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 400
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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