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A fine old Magic bag, Sepik river, this fine old Magic Bundle…
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Sydney
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8-May-2016
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A fine old Magic bag, Sepik river, this fine old Magic Bundle consists of a finely woven string bag with long tassels, the front adorned with boar tusk decorations and a small wood Amulet mask. Inside there are four ancient bones for divination purposes (I was told they were dog bones) and an incised carved piece of wood. All over New Guinea people believed in magical objects and substances that protected them from malevolent acts or sorcery against them. These objects were often kept in special made small woven bags that a person wore on their body for protection. Provenance: Collected by Todd Barlin 1986. 43 cm
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Tribal: New Guinean