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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 #:
  9327
• Lot Description:
  A Superb Old Slit Gong Drum called Atingting, North Ambrym Island, Vanuatu Early 20th Century
  a very classical Ambrym Island Vertical Slit Gong Drum with Ancestral Head and wearing a double circle pig tusk that were the most important type of traditional wealth in Vanuatu. See my field photo of similar Drums in use on Ambrym Island that I took in 1986.
  H 203 cm
• Provenance:
  The David Baker Collection (1943-2009); The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art
• Notes:
  David was the president of The Oceanic Arts Society of Australia and was a great collector, expert & supporter of Oceanic Art & Cultures.
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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