A Fine and Early Basket - South Goulburn Island, Northern Territory (late nineteenth century) - Mossgreen

Lot #61 - A Fine and Early Basket - South Goulburn Island, Northern Territory (late nineteenth century)

Auction House:

Mossgreen
Sale Name:

Fine Australian Indigenous Art
Sale Date:

16 May 2017 ~ 6.30pm
Lot #:

61
Lot Description:

A Fine and Early Basket - South Goulburn Island, Northern Territory (late nineteenth century)
woven fibre and natural earth pigments
23.8 cm high
Provenance:

Alfred Edward Lawrence, collected South Goulburn Island Methodist Mission 1916; thence by decent ; Private Collection, Tasmania
Notes:

Alfred Edward Lawrence and his wife Ruby May Strong arrived on South Goulburn Island in 1916 as agents of the Methodist Missionary Society of Australasia. Alf and Ruby worked at the Mission for about a year, leaving after Alf contracted malaria and became too ill to stay. The basket was collected at that time and has remained in the family since.
Estimate:

A$3,000 - 5,000
Realised Price:

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Category:

Tribal

This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.