Lot #9276 - A Nias Noble's Ceremonial Sword, Indonesia
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Aboriginal | Oceanic Art | The Gallagher Collection
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Sale Date:02 Jun 2019 ~ 3pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9276
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Lot Description:A Nias Noble's Ceremonial Sword, Indonesia
rago, wood, iron, rattan, copperwire with old steel blade, scabbard polished wood with brass bands, according to collection notes this form of sword could only be owned by a southern Nias village chief who had taken a head
L 67 cm -
Provenance:The Hugh Gallagher Collection; Acquired from Thorpe Gallery, Sydney
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Estimate:A$600 - 1,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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