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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Peter Elliott Collection
• 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 #:
  370
• Lot Description:
  A Superb Pig Killing Club
  Fanla Village, North Ambrym, Vanuatu (nineteenth century)
  carved hardwood and natural earth pigments
  56.5 cm long
• Provenance:
  Chief Tofor, Fanla Village; Collected in the field by Dr Peter Elliott from the above 1972
• Notes:
  This superbly proportioned and rare club still retains its original ceremonial paint. The fact that this is an early example retaining its original paint suggests that it most likely had actual ceremonial use.
• Estimate:
  A$5,000 - 7,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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