Lot #257 - Tapa Mask Nakanai People, New Britain
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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 #:257
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Lot Description:Tapa Mask Nakanai People, New Britain
48 x 38 cm -
Provenance:Ex William Rubin Collection (1927-2006) / Todd Barlin Collection.
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Notes:From 1968 to 1988, Rubin was a curator and director of the painting and sculpture department at the Museum of Modern Art, located in New York City, New York. He played a key role in building the museum's collection of abstract-expressionism works and organized many exhibitions, including Dada, Surrealism, & Their Heritage (1968) and the ground breaking exhibition Primitivism in 20th Century Art: exhibiting Oceanic and African Art alongside 20 Century paintings
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Estimate:A$400 - 600
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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