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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Historical
• Sale Date:
  03 Dec 2022 ~ Session 1 (Lots 1 - 670) 10am (AEDT)
  04 Dec 2022 ~ Session 2 (Lots 671 - 1277) 10am (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  1198
• Lot Description:
  Edward Salle
  (born c.1939, Madar People, Tabar Islands, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea)
  A finely painted wooden Malagan pole
  Wood, shell, fibre, lime, and natural red, black and yellow pigments, circa 1990s
  175cm high
• Provenance:
  The Joyce Evans estate.
• Notes:
  Malagan is the name of the elaborate funerary ceremonies and feasts to honour the dead in New Ireland. It is also the term used to describe the masks and sculptures made for the ceremonies. Although most malagan objects are ephemeral, discarded at the end of the festivities and allowed to disintegrate, heads and statues of this type and certain kinds of masks were kept for reuse in subsequent ceremonies. An example of Salle’s work is held by the NGV.
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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