Lot #9104 - Two Fine Old Massim Dance Paddles, Called Kai-Diba, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Timed Online Auction | The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic and Asian Art | Day I
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Sale Date:08 Aug 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9104
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Lot Description:Two Fine Old Massim Dance Paddles, Called Kai-Diba, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
the kai-diba, consists of two semicircular elements connected by a short bar, by which the dancer would have grasped and twirled the paddle. The dances in which the paddles were used accompanied ceremonies for harvests, the launching of a new canoe, and preparations for warfare.
84 x 27 cm, 74 x 26 cm -
Provenance:Old Collection Australia & The Todd Barlin Collection
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Notes:These important dances and ceremonies using kai-diba, were photographed by the famous Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski who did his research resulted in the publication 'The Argonauts of the Western Pacific' The south-eastern tip of Papua New Guinea and several off-shore archipelagos - among them the d'Entrecasteaux, Trobriand Islands, and Marshall Bennett Islands - collectively form the culture area called Massim. Massim art is best known for the ornamental low-relief carving that is applied to lime spatulas, shields, clubs, Neckrests, and objects for display and ceremonial use, such as canoe prows and dance paddles. Scroll designs are characteristic, as are comma-shaped motifs that suggest the head of a bird with a long down-curving beak.
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Estimate:A$600 - 800
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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