Lot #9144 - A Fine Old Carvers Stool, Middle Sepik River Area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Early to Mid- 20th Century
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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 #:9144
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Lot Description:A Fine Old Carvers Stool, Middle Sepik River Area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Early to Mid- 20th Century
finely carved with an ancestor's head looking up at to the seated person. Carvers often needed the right size stool to sit and work on large scale sculptures, stools like this were easily moved as you worked around a sculpture. The stool has a fine old patina from use.
L 38 cm -
Provenance:St Albans Private Museum Collection Australia; The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art
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Estimate:A$300 - 500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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