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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  The Todd Barlin Collection of Fine Oceanic & Asian Arts
• Sale Date:
  08 May 2016 ~ 12noon
• Lot #:
  243
• Lot Description:
  A Large Phallic Shaped Kris (ceremonial knife) Holder from Bali
  the majority of Balinese are Hindu and this represents Shiva Lingga. It has a male and female figure clutching the base of the large erect penis. It is painted in old red lacquer and still has traces of gold leaf on the penis. On the top of the penis is a hole where the ceremonial knife or kris can be inserted.
  Ht. 88 cm
• Provenance:
  Galleries Primitif, Sydney. This kris holder was in the Gallery during the time Leo Fleischmann managed the Galleries Primitif from the 1960's until his death in 1995 / Todd Barlin Collection.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 700
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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