Lot #360 - A Standing Figure
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Peter Elliott Collection
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Sale Date:30 Aug 2015 ~ 6pm - Part 1 (Lots 1 - 193)
31 Aug 2015 ~ 11am - Part 2 (Lots 194 - 340)
31 Aug 2015 ~ 2pm - Part 3 (Lots 341 - 511)
01 Sep 2015 ~ 10.30am - Part 4 (Lots 512 - 754) and 2pm - Part 5 (Lots 755 - 1013) -
Lot #:360
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Lot Description:A Standing Figure
Massim, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (circa 1900)
carved wood and natural earth pigments
36 cm high -
Provenance:Muriel Larner, Cairns; Acquired from above by Dr Peter Elliott 1970
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Exhibited:Art of Massim Region of Papua New Guinea, Wollongong City Gallery, 16 October - 6 November 1980, cat. no. 146. Travelling to Australian Museum, Sydney, Victorian Museum, Melbourne
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References:Harry Beran, Massim Tribal Art: Papua New Guinea, Wollongong City Gallery, 1980, pg. 16 & 48
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Estimate:A$1,000 - 1,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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