A Rare Lance

A Rare Lance

Estimate $5,000 – $7,000

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SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
carved in hardwood, cane binding
LENGTH: 181.5CM

Provenance:
Collected by Major A.L. Roberts who was head of administration in New Britain after WW1; thence by descent Private collection

Cf. Heinz Kelm, Kunst Vom Sepik, vol. 3, Berlin: Museum Fur Volkerkunde, 1968, figs.440-442, for similar examples collected during the Sepik River Expedition of 1912-1913

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Aboriginal and Oceanic Art

OCEANICART | 26 Jul 2010 |
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