Lot #9294 - A Fine Old Abelam Wood Headdress, Wosera Area, Southern Abelam, Prince Alexander Mountains, East Sepik Province,
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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 II
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Sale Date:09 Aug 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9294
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Lot Description:A Fine Old Abelam Wood Headdress, Wosera Area, Southern Abelam, Prince Alexander Mountains, East Sepik Province,
Papua New Guinea, Mid-20th Century, on a custom stand.
81 x 45 cm -
Provenance:Bruce Lawes Collection (1926-2011) & The Todd Barlin Field Collection
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Notes:Australian Bruce Lawes (1926-2011) was one of earliest field collectors in Papua New Guinea and was dedicated to collecting artifacts for their aesthetics. Lawes arrived in New Guinea in 1947 and worked as a patrol officer in New Ireland. Less than a decade later he left administrative life, moved to the Abelam area and lived as a trader based in Maprik. In 1955 Lawes assisted Dr. Alfred B¸hler of the Basel Museum, who assembled a collection of 4,000 Abelam works. Through this experience Lawes saw the commercial interest in New Guinea art and began to collect intensively over the next two decades.
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Estimate:A$300 - 500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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