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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art - Part III
• Sale Date:
  22 Sep 2019 ~ 4pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  96
• Lot Description:
  A Fine Old Cassowary Bone Dagger, Asmat, Fos Village, Upper Siretsj River, PNG & An Original Fire-Starting Kit [2]
  the bone dagger was collected from Fos Village, Upper Siretsj River, Asmat in 1985, & is decorated with cassowary feathers & seeds with a finely woven top, the fire-starting kit would have been in common use by New Guinean people long before the introduction of modern matches, & a quick person could start a fire within minutes through friction
  L 31-39 cm
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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