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LOT 43

Lot 43

Eastern Highlands Shield, possibly Kamano or Okapa, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century

Eastern Highlands Shield, possibly Kamano or Okapa, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century
Lot 43 Details
Eastern Highlands Shield, possibly Kamano or Okapa, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century

carved wood with incised geometric decoration, natural pigment, fiber, cloth and imbedded broken arrow shafts, billum arrow pouch attached verso
50.25 x 18.25 in — 127.6 x 46.4 cm

Estimate $1,000-$1,500

Realised: $640
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Eastern Highlands Shield, possibly Kamano or Okapa, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century
  • Eastern Highlands Shield, possibly Kamano or Okapa, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century
  • Eastern Highlands Shield, possibly Kamano or Okapa, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century
  • Eastern Highlands Shield, possibly Kamano or Okapa, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century
Provenance:

Marc Seidler Collection, New York

Note:

Collected by Marc Seidler between 1962 and 1972 during his time as owner of a hotel on Daru Island off the southeast coast of New Guinea. A portion of Seidler's extensive collection of Papua New Guinea spirit boards was published in Micheal Gramly's "Gope Boards of Papua New Guinea, Selections from the Marc Seidler Collection", 1997.

CONDITION DETAILS

Some wear.

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