ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AND ARTEFACTS
Friday, 14 - Monday, 24 March 2025
An obsidian bladed dagger
Estimate $600 - $1,200
Realised: $580 plus premium
Lot Details
PNG, from Manus Island, with handle of wood covered by putty nut gum coloured with ochre and with impressed pattern. H.340mm. With stand. Provenance: Chris Boylan Oceanic Art Collection ‘Parcours Des Monde catalogue, Paris, 2023’; Malcolm Davidson, ArtOceanic Gallery, Melbourne; collected Thomas Barrett collected c.1930s. The Jorgen Lotz Collection.
