(MILNE BAY PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA), 1950s

Important Aboriginal + Oceanic Art
Melbourne
27 March 2013
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A MASSIM WALKING STICK

(MILNE BAY PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA), 1950s

carved hardwood incorporating three figures above with finely incised lime-filled traditional designs

80.0 cm height

Estimate: 
$700 - 900
Sold for $1,140 (inc. BP) in Auction 28 - 27 March 2013, Melbourne
Provenance

Private collection, acquired in the 1950s by an employee of Carr Shipping and Trading Company, operating out of Milne Bay
Private collection, Melbourne