Lot #9040 - A Fine Old Pair of Tobi Island Ancestor Figures, Micronesia, from the Early 20th Century
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Timed Online Auction | The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic African & Asian Art
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Sale Date:05 Dec 2022 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:9040
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Lot Description:A Fine Old Pair of Tobi Island Ancestor Figures, Micronesia, from the Early 20th Century
these interesting figures are finely carved in a dark hard wood in squatting position, their stylized facial features and angular bodies with shell eyes, these figures embody the spare, minimalist approach to the human form typical of the sculptural traditions of the Caroline Islands of Micronesia in the western Pacific.
H 19 cm -
Provenance:The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art
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Notes:These figures are from the early Japanese colonial era in the early 20th Century, they were likely made for trade or sale but still had a living connection to ancestor figures that were made traditional ancestor worship & protection. Later examples of figures did not show detailed gender/ genitalia but these figures are clearly male & female which makes them early examples.
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Estimate:A$500 - 700
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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