Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 18 May 2011 | Melbourne
Lot 216
BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, c.1950
ADMIRALTY ISLANDS FEAST BOWL
carved from softwood with anchor and bow shaped decoration around the outer rim, with dark pigment and several old repairs
82.0 cm diameter
Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000
Lot sold: $1,560 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, c.1950
ADMIRALTY ISLANDS FEAST BOWL
carved from softwood with anchor and bow shaped decoration around the outer rim, with dark pigment and several old repairs
82.0 cm diameter
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne