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• Auction House:
  Leonard Joel
• Sale Name:
  Aboriginal Art & Artefacts
• Sale Date:
  10 Oct 2013 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  106
• Lot Description:
  An Early 20Th Century Engraved Boab Nut, North Of Broome, W.A.
  traditional naturalistic motifs engraved ,most likely with a metal instrument, and infilled with red ochre: the motifs include wo crocodiles incised with broad black and red chevron designs and two tinted with ochre and crayon, a snake infilled parallel b
  12cm (length)
• Provenance:
  Collected by Hugh Leona Richardson, general agent and Broome master pearler until c.1929; Thence by descent, VIC
• Notes:
  See Kim Akerman's essay for previous lot. This Boab nut is engraved by another artist, suggested by Akerman as a Broome prisoner from 'across the Ranges' due to the different subject matter.
• Estimate:
  A$600 - 800
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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