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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  The Todd Barlin Collection
• Sale Date:
  17 Aug 2015 ~ 6pm
• Lot #:
  277
• Lot Description:
  A Chalkstone or Coral Head, Manning Strait
  Solomon Islands; this finely carved head with incised designs consisting of concentric circles and chevrons on the face that probably represented facial tattooing.
  27 x 22cm
• Provenance:
  This piece was acquired from an Australian Expat that lived in the Solomon Islands for over 50 years."
• References:
  This head is very similar to one in the collection of the Australian Museum collected before 1921, and currently on display in the Museums Pacific Spirits" exhibition.
• Estimate:
  A$1,500 - 2,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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