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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 #:
  271
• Lot Description:
  Two early Fijian Bowai Pole Clubs, 18/19th Century, [2]
  both of the highest aesthetic quality, both carved from hardwood and extremely straight with exceptional form flaring towards the striking end & also at the grip which is covered in fine & deeply incised tavatava designs
  L. 103 cm, 107 cm
• Provenance:
  Robert Henry Pulleine / Todd Barlin Collection.
• Notes:
  Robert Henry Pulleine (1869-1935), physician and naturalist, was born on 7 June 1869 at Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand, son of Frederick Arthur Pulleine, later first registrar of the South Australian School of Mines and Industries, and his wife Lucy Jane, née Butt. His childhood was spent in Fiji. The family moved to Adelaide in 1881 and Robert attended the Collegiate School of St Peter before working at the Public Library of South Australia in 1885-87; in the neighbouring South Australian Museum he developed his interest in natural science.
• Estimate:
  A$1,500 - 2,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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