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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 #:
  224
• Lot Description:
  A Fine Early Carved Figure of a Young Woman, Bougainville Island , PNG, c.1930s
  carved in a sensitive naturalistic style, the figure is standing on a rounded base, her arms held to her sides, on a custom-made stand
  H 32 cm
• Provenance:
  Chris & Anna Thorpe, Sydney
• References:
  Howarth, Crispin. & Waite, Deborah. Varilaku: Pacific Arts from the Solomon Islands. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2011
• Notes:
  The carver is almost certainly the same hand as Bougainville Island figures shown in the exhibition "Varilaku: Pacific Arts from The Solomon Islands" 2011
• Estimate:
  A$1,200 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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