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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 #:
  9091
• Lot Description:
  A Fine Old Temes Puppet Head Malekula Island Vanuatu, Together with A Fine Old Eastern Highlands Gourd Mask
  on a custom stands. Both of these faces from different cultures both possess a quiet beauty,
  H 28, 32 cm
• Provenance:
  The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art
• Notes:
  Many Vanuatu peoples have complex men's secret societies, which involve a series of ritual "grades" through which individuals pass, by means of initiation rites, festivals, and pig sacrifices, in order to achieve increasing religious and social status. The two most prominent grade societies in southern Malekula are Nimangki and Nalawan. Grade rituals in each of these societies involve the creation of brightly painted figures and masks depicting powerful spirits and other supernatural beings. (see the field photo similar artworks from Malekula that are in this sale.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 300
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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