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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Aboriginal & Oceanic Art
• Sale Date:
  10 Jul 2016 ~ 12noon
• Lot #:
  26
• Lot Description:
  Guardian statue
  wood with red brown patina, squatting figure with headpiece and hands on knees, surmounting a small pillar, square for magic medicine or substance on chest wall. Probably late 19th or early 20th century Toba Batuk, P'siantar region, North Sumatra
  H. 5 cm
• Provenance:
  Peter Elliot Collection #666
• Notes:
  Dr Peter Elliott AM was a well known Sydney art collector. He generously left an outstanding collection of Indonesian artefacts to the University of Sydney’s museums as a bequest. Dr Elliott was a long-time supporter of the University and its museums. Following a careful assessment the University has decided to sell a small portion of the collection at auction. The items being offered in this sale are mainly duplicates or items that fall outside areas of focus for the University’s collections. Funds raised from the sale will go towards the conservation, care and research of the Elliott Collection.
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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