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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic African & Asian Art
• Sale Date:
  05 Dec 2022 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  9029
• Lot Description:
  A Fine Ngwallndu Spirit Figure, Abelam People, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guniea, Mid-20th Century
  the Abelam have a complex ceremonial life organized around yam cultivation and spirits. The most important of these spirits is Ngwallndu, an ancestor like being whose power determines the success of all human endeavours. This figure of Ngwallndu was used in the initiation of young men. The Korumbo or Spirit House is where most of the Abelam ceremonies are conducted including the initiation of young men into various aspects of the cult & the Abelam cosmology.
  H 135 cm
• Provenance:
  The Todd Barlin Collection
• References:
  Exhibited & Published: Oceanic Arts Pacifica at The Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre 2014 page 84 and seen in the exhibition photos (A Copy of this exhibition catalogue is included).
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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