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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Marc & Elena Pinto Collection
• Sale Date:
  20 May 2015 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  90
• Lot Description:
  A Kaydebu Dance Shield
  Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (circa 1900)
  carved wood and natural earth pigments
  72 cm high
• Provenance:
  Private Collection, North Queensland (collected 1912); D'lan Davidson, Queensland (2002); The Marc and Elena Pinto Collection, Perth
• Notes:
  These shields are carried in the hands by men in the "kaydebu" dance. The freedom of the curves and clarity of the pattern are well executed and place them among the finest products of the native decorative art objects. Painted with natural earth pigments of white.
• Estimate:
  A$2,500 - 3,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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