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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic and Asian Art | Day II
• Sale Date:
  09 Aug 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  9281
• Lot Description:
  A Fine Pair of Used Dance Wand Birds, Malaita Island, Solomons
  these two fine old and used Dance Wands are from the Kwara'ae people of North Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands, I field collected them 35 years ago.
  H 48 - 53 cm
• Provenance:
  The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art
• Notes:
  Carved in the form of a stylised bird which is a clan totem. When groups of ceremonial dancers use these Dance, Wand Birds they are accompanied by the music made from bamboo Pan Pipes. The dances re-enact the mythology of the voyages made by the original ancestor to arrive at North Malaita where the Kwara'ae people live today. Birds motifs are often used in Solomon Islands art, frigate birds are very important to the lives of Solomon Islanders. When watching the sea, they can see when frigate birds are hunting small baitfish by circling and diving in the water. Where there are small baitfish large Tuna follow. Tuna is one of the most important fish for food in the Solomon Islands.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 700
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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