Lot #139 - Kavat Baining Bird Mask/ Headdress, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
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Auction House:Shapiro Auctions
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Sale Name:Contemporary African and Tribal Art From the Collection of Ray Hughes
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Sale Date:08 Dec 2019 ~ 2pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:139
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Lot Description:Kavat Baining Bird Mask/ Headdress, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
barkcloth, cane, palm leaves, natural earth pigments, the barkcloth stretched and stitched over cane framework to replicate a bird with a long neck
height 115 cm -
Provenance:Collected in Papua New Guinea, c. 1990, The Estate of Ray Hughes
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Estimate:A$400 - 600
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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