Sunday, February 27, 2022
February Online Auction | LOT #347 - Papua New Guinea Assortment
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LOT #347
Papua New Guinea Assortment
(4) items including a Kamoro peoples “eme” hourglass shaped drum carved from a single block of wood having an animal shaped integrated handle with decorative carving and reptile hide drum head secured using braided bamboo strips; an Asmat “wuramon” wood spirit canoe having a human head shaped prow and (3) figures with one being attacked by a bird; a woven fiber bag having bead and feather attachments; and a cassowary bone dagger having woven fiber, bead and feather decoration
Estimate: $300 - $500
Dimensions: Height: 29 1/2 inches, Width: 10 1/2 inches, Depth: 7 1/2 inches
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; drum and canoe retain traces of pigment in recesses of carving; strap of woven bag detached but present
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Sales Tax: Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)