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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | Oceanic & Tribal Art | December
• Sale Date:
  05 Dec 2023 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  9515
• Lot Description:
  A Fine and Rare Lunet Friction Drum, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
  played by stroking the palms of one's hands over the three tines to make a unique sound as part of traditional ceremony. With profusely incised design. This lunet drum comes with a letter, dated 1999, from the PNG National Museum & Art Gallery allowing export of the drum but noting it is the last lunet which will be allowed to be exported from PNG due to the rarity of these items.
  L 53 cm; W 16 cm; H 18 cm
• Provenance:
  Private Collection, South Australia
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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