Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art - 27 March 2013 | Melbourne
Lot 89
Three Massim Spatulas
(MILNE BAY PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA), 1950s
carved wood with fine incised lime-filled traditional decorations
34.0 cm, 35.5 cm and 38.0 cm height
Estimate:
$1,000 - 1,500 (3)
Lot sold: $1,560 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
Three Massim Spatulas (MILNE BAY PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA), 1950s
carved wood with fine incised lime-filled traditional decorations
34.0 cm, 35.5 cm and 38.0 cm height
Provenance
Private collection, acquired in the 1950s by an employee of Carr Shipping and Trading Company, operating out of Milne Bay
Private collection, Melbourne