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An Ethnographic Giobari Island Ancestor Skull, c. 19th-20th…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
1-Aug-2010
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Description:
An Ethnographic Giobari Island Ancestor Skull, c. 19th-20th Century, of human bone, woven can attachment projecting from nasal cavity, visage with protruding resin-set bulbous eyes, old cane repair attachment to one side, skull inscribed, 20 x 12 cm (skull only) Provenance: Purchased from Todd Barlin. Collected by Professor C. Black, who was involved in malaria research in Pn G from 1946 to 1950. As an amateur anthropologist he and a fellow enthusiast colleague combined their work and hobby on field visits which were always to the swampy mosquito infested lowlands. He labelled the artefacts with the region of his acquisition as on his trophy skull Note: This lot is sold which a copy of the purchase receipt from Oceanic Art Australia
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Unclassified