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Lot #113 - A Fine Old & Well Used Neckrest, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea

  • Auction House:
    Theodore Bruce
  • Sale Name:
    The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art - Part III
  • Sale Date:
    22 Sep 2019 ~ 4pm (AEST)
  • Lot #:
    113
  • Lot Description:
    A Fine Old & Well Used Neckrest, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
    & An Old Bamboo Smoking Pipe in the form of an Anteater Head, Southern Highlands Province, PNG [2]
    H 36 cm
  • Provenance:
    Neckrest collected by Peter Hallinan c.1970 & Smoking Pipe collected by Geoff Carey of the Paulian Association who was working in the Southern Highlands in the late 1960s
  • Notes:
    The highly stylized animal neckrest was used by men to prevent their hair from becoming messy, the pipe features the same type of Spiny Anteater as the ancient Ambun Stone, in NGA Collection.
  • Estimate:
    A$300 - 500
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Tribal

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