Lot #188 - A Rare and Old Bark Shield, Enga Province
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:The Todd Barlin Collection
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Sale Date:17 Aug 2015 ~ 6pm
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Lot #:188
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Lot Description:A Rare and Old Bark Shield, Enga Province
PNG; called yenda konabi
116 x 42cm -
Provenance:Collected by Warwick Irvine, 1968; Irvine was a teacher who built the first government school in Mendi in the late 1960's.
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References:A similar shield is in The Shields of Oceania" Crawford House Publishing, 2005, Page 127."
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Estimate:A$800 - 1,200
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.