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A fine early Aboriginal string bag, together with a hair pin…
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Sydney
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8-May-2016
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A fine early Aboriginal string bag, together with a hair pin finely incised, [2]. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014) was a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He was a lifetime collector in many fields including Aboriginal Art. He was an early collector of the American painter mark Rothko and could easily see the sophisticated aesthetics of Aboriginal Art and Artifacts. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection. 62 cm, 28 cm
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Tribal: Aboriginal - Artefacts