A Fine Old Sepik Ceremonial Lime Container with Lime Spatula with Ancestors Head, Together with a Finely Carved Sepik Maternity Figure,

Lot #9119 - A Fine Old Sepik Ceremonial Lime Container with Lime Spatula with Ancestors Head, Together with a Finely Carved Sepik Maternity Figure,

Auction House:

Theodore Bruce
Sale Name:

Timed Online Auction | Tribal & Oceanic Art
Sale Date:

28 Aug 2023 ~ 6pm (AEST)
Lot #:

9119
Lot Description:

A Fine Old Sepik Ceremonial Lime Container with Lime Spatula with Ancestors Head, Together with a Finely Carved Sepik Maternity Figure,
maternity figure on a custom stand.
H 78 cm [Lime Container/Spatula], 28 cm [Maternity Figure]
Provenance:

(Lime Container) Collected in 1965-1966 by the Geologist Peter Austin. Part of Austin's collection was sold to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and published in a book 'New Guinea: Big Man Island' by ES Rogers, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto Canada 1970; & The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art.
Estimate:

A$200 - 300
Realised Price:

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Category:

Tribal

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