A Fine Old Ceremonial Lime Container and Bone Lime Spatula with Ancestors Head, Sepik River Area, Papua New Guinea. Early to Mid-20th Century

Lot #9099 - A Fine Old Ceremonial Lime Container and Bone Lime Spatula with Ancestors Head, Sepik River Area, Papua New Guinea. Early to Mid-20th Century

Auction House:

Theodore Bruce
Sale Name:

Timed Online Auction | The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic and Asian Art | Day I
Sale Date:

08 Aug 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
Lot #:

9099
Lot Description:

A Fine Old Ceremonial Lime Container and Bone Lime Spatula with Ancestors Head, Sepik River Area, Papua New Guinea. Early to Mid-20th Century
Together with a Rare Old Finely Incised Bamboo Container, Aytinyo Area, Sorong District, West Papua, 19th Century, rare old finely incised Bamboo Container for holding Wealth Objects such a Bird of Paradise Feathers or Ancient Timor Textiles.
H 48 - 50 cm
Provenance:

Collected in 1965-1966 by the Geologist Peter Austin;The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art
Notes:

Part of Austin's collection was sold to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and published in a book 'New Guinea: Big Man Island' by ES Rogers, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto Canada 1970.
Estimate:

A$300 - 500
Realised Price:

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Category:

Tribal

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