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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Marc & Elena Pinto Collection
• Sale Date:
  20 May 2015 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  121
• Lot Description:
  A Korwar Figure
  Cenderawasih Bay (formerly known as Geelvink Bay), Papua New Guinea (nineteenth century)
  carved wood
  19 cm high
• Provenance:
  The Bisseling Collection, Den Haag, ; The Netherlands (early twentieth century); The Marc and Elena Pinto Collection, Perth
• Notes:
  An ancestral figure from Cenderawasih Bay, formerly known as Geelvink Bay. The use and expectation of the Korwar is to extend protection and assistance to the family and household.
• Estimate:
  A$8,000 - 12,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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