Lot #179 - Two Massim Bowls
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Fine Aboriginal & Oceanic Arts
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Sale Date:12 Mar 2017 ~ 11am
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Lot #:179
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Lot Description:Two Massim Bowls
calophyllum carved wood bowl with oyster shell intact, Kiriwina Island and Woodlark Island, Trobriand Islands, PNG
21 cm x 15 cm; 34 cm x 16 cm -
Provenance:Robin Hodgson Collection: Robin lived and worked in PNG from 1969 to 2003 where she developed and ran the Melanesian Art Centre in Lae for 30 years. Robin and, until 1996, her former husband Richard Leahy, conducted regular artefact collecting trips to the Sepik River; the Trobriand Islands; the Papuan Gulf and the Highland regions.
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Estimate:A$100 - 200
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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