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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Important Aboriginal Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  26 Mar 2014 ~ 7pm
• Lot #:
  158
• Lot Description:
  A Monumental Abelam Ceremonial Head
  carved wood with yellow, black, white and red pigments
  101.0 cm height
• Artist:
  Artist Unknown (Papua New Guinea) ~ (East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea)
• Provenance:
  Private collection, Melbourne, collected Maprik, East Sepik Region, early 1960s
• Notes:
  These large sculptural objects were created and used in the context of the spirit cult or possibly yam cult in the haus tambaran (traditional ancestral worship house).
• Estimate:
  A$2,800 - 3,800
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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