Lot #320 - An early & fine Massim Sorcerers Staff Finial, Late 19th Century
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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 #:320
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Lot Description:An early & fine Massim Sorcerers Staff Finial, Late 19th Century
carved from hardwood the finial has two finely carved full squatting figures back to back, the legs and arms all covered with incised spiral designs and infill lime decoration, below the figures is another 23cm of incised designs, the staff was probably slightly longer another 20-30cm and had been broken in the distant past
92 cm -
Provenance:Ex George Gray Collection, he was one of the pioneering members of the Queensland Anthropological Society and collector in the Early 20th Century / Todd Barlin Collection.
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Estimate:A$600 - 800
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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