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Lot #203 - A Superb Finely Carved Dance Club, Bougainville Island, 19th Century

  • Auction House:
    Theodore Bruce
  • Sale Name:
    The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art - Part III
  • Sale Date:
    22 Sep 2019 ~ 4pm (AEST)
  • Lot #:
    203
  • Lot Description:
    A Superb Finely Carved Dance Club, Bougainville Island, 19th Century
    both sides carved with a dancing ancestor figure in the unique Bougainville or Buka Island Style, figures interspaced with incised triangular shapes, alternating black & red ochre on a white ground, giving the paddle a feeling of movement.
    H 182 cm
  • Provenance:
    Collected by the US Navy during WWII, given to the Denver Fine Art Museum, deaccessioned
  • Estimate:
    A$4,000 - 6,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Tribal

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