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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
11-Nov-2010
Lot No.
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Description:
Finely woven bird, Papua New Guinea, very scarce object in the abstract form of a cassowary bird. Bulbous body with long legs and four claws to each leg. Elongated tubular neck, with ovoid head and pointed beak. A raised comb and circular eyes with inset shell. Cassowary feathers, shell, cane and fibre. Mumeri village, Papua New Guinea. Length 90 cm
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Price:
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Category:
Tribal: New Guinean