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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Aboriginal & Oceanic Arts
• Sale Date:
  17 Jun 2018 ~ 2pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  304
• Lot Description:
  A Circa 1950's Massim Tapa Board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
  hardwood with incised lateral markings, old patina, used to beat tapa cloth, circa 1950's
  72 x 29 cm
• Provenance:
  Carl Shipman Collection; Private Collection, Melbourne
• Notes:
  Carl Shipman was an astute Australian collector of Aboriginal and Oceanic material in the 1960s. He was also a self published author on the subject, parts of his collection are in the National Museum of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia, La Trobe University ethnographic collection and Israel Museum , Jerusalem, Israel.
• Estimate:
  A$150 - 250
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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