Lot #236 - Rare Papua New Guinean Pigment Bowl
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Auction House:Leonard Joel
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Sale Name:Sunday Fine Art Auction
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Sale Date:25 Mar 2012 ~ 2pm
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Lot #:236
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Lot Description:Rare Papua New Guinean Pigment Bowl
Circa 1928, carved wood with pig's head, traditional forms and traces of earth pigments
36cm (length) x 4.5cm (height) -
Provenance:Collected by Capt. Edgar Johnston in 1928 when he conducted Australian Civil Aviation's first aerial survey of New Guinea. Thence by descent
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Estimate:A$2,000 - 3,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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