Lot #249 - A Ceremonial Headdress, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands Province
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:The Todd Barlin Collection of Fine Oceanic & Asian Arts
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Sale Date:08 May 2016 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:249
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Lot Description:A Ceremonial Headdress, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands Province
finely made from bark cloth and resin over a cane frame, decorated with croix seeds; shells, feathers and ochre painted.
70 cm -
Provenance:Collected by Todd Barlin in the Western Highlands 1987 Mount Hagen Show.
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References:See similar headdress in the book: Paradise, Portraying the New Guinea Highlands by Michael O'Hanlon for a British Museum Exhibition in 1993
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Notes:This type of headdress was unique to the Wahgi Valley clans.
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Estimate:A$500 - 700
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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