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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 #:
  261
• Lot Description:
  A Stone Mortar & Pestle, Mendi Valley; together with four ancient stone axe heads, [5]
  These ancient stone pieces are generally found by villagers when making gardens, they then re-use them as magical objects. Hence why this one has painted red and white ochre decoration. The mortar is footed and has a rim chip that neatly accommodates the pestle
  mortar 16 cm x 9 cm, pestle 19 cm, axe heads 14 cm to 24 cm
• Provenance:
  BL Hornshaw Collection / Todd Barlin Collection.
• Notes:
  Hornshaw was an avid collector of Pacific & Australian Aboriginal Artefacts, he received many of his pieces from people who lived & worked in the Pacific in the late 19th Century
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 700
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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