Lot #289 - Large Sepik Canoe Prow
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Auction House:Webb's
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Sale Name:Oceanic & African Arts
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Sale Date:26 Mar 2013 ~ 6pm (NZ time)
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Lot #:289
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Lot Description:Large Sepik Canoe Prow
Wooden carved prow with abstract crocodilian form to front extending to a raised, beaked, hooked spine ridge and a carved stylised bird form. Weathered grey patina. Similar example in the Basel Museum.
L.1240mm, W.360mm -
Provenance:The collection of the Late professor Denis Dutton, New Zealand.
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Estimate:NZ$1,200 - 1,800
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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