Lot #473 - A fine Fijian Totokai Club, 19th Century
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Quarterly Collectors Auction Series
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Sale Date:21 Sep 2015 ~ Session 1: 10am (Lots 1 - 258)
21 Sep 2015 ~ Session 2: 2pm (Lots 259 - 452)
22 Sep 2015 ~ Session 3: 10am (Lots 453 - 832)
22 Sep 2015 ~ Session 4: 2pm (Lots 833 - 1136) -
Lot #:473
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Lot Description:A fine Fijian Totokai Club, 19th Century
Also includes a Trobriand Islands Kava bowl, most likely 20th Century. -
Provenance:Provenance: Collected by Dr William Bromilow, Methodist missionary in Fiji (1879-1889), & then by direct family descent.
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Notes:Bromilow penned an account of his missionary life "Twenty Years Among Primitive Papuans" published by The Epworth Press [London]. 86cm.
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Estimate:A$1,200 - 2,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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