Lot #1254 - Ceremonial Stone, Dani People of Irian Jaya
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector featuring the Collection of the Late Brian Murray
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Sale Date:14 Sep 2019 ~ 12noon (AEST)
15 Sep 2019 ~ 10am (AEST) -
Lot #:1254
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Lot Description:Ceremonial Stone, Dani People of Irian Jaya
Perforated at one end, decorated on one side, plain on the other. These stones have a variety of names incl. display-exchange stone, sacred stone & symbolic stone. The stone is a type of slate. Pigments incl. red & white mineral pigments & a black pigment from a berry. (Culture of Stone: Sacred and Profane Uses of Stone amongst the Dani, O W Hampton, Texas A and M University Press, 1999. -
Provenance:Collection Dr John Raven, Perth.
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Estimate:A$80 - 160
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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