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Art of the South Seas

Auction 20894
San Francisco
10 Feb 2013, starting at 13:00 PST.
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Auction highlights

Rarotonga Pole Club, Cook Islands
Sold for US$ 68,500 inc. premium
Important and Rare Pole Club, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Club, Marquesas Island
Sold for US$ 43,750 inc. premium
Club, Marquesas Island
Headrest, Tonga Island
Sold for US$ 37,500 inc. premium
Headrest, Tonga Island
Important and Rare Collection of Decorated Barkcloth, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 25,000 inc. premium
Important and Rare Collection of Decorated Barkcloth, Hawaiian Islands

Lots

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Five Arm Ornaments, Coastal Sepik Area, Papua New Guinea
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31Y
Five Arm Ornaments, Coastal Sepik Area, Papua New Guinea
Estimate:
US$ 600 - 800
€460 - 620
£400 - 530
Mask, Murik Lakes Area, Papua New Guinea
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32
Mask, Murik Lakes Area, Papua New Guinea
Sold for US$ 500 inc. premium
A group of three New Guinea masks, Sepik
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33Y
Mask, Madang Province, Ramu River Coast, Papua New Guinea
Sold for US$ 3,125 inc. premium
Hafted Adze, Cenderwash/Geelvink Bay, Papua New Guinea
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34
Hafted Adze, Cenderwash/Geelvink Bay, Papua New Guinea
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,000
€1,200 - 1,500
£990 - 1,300
Male Figure, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
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35
Male Figure, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Sold for US$ 3,125 inc. premium
Spirit Board, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea height 36 1/2in (93cm)
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36
Spirit Board, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea
Sold for US$ 4,375 inc. premium
Rare Saw Fish Weapon, Nukuoro Atoll, Caroline Islands
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37Y
Rare Saw Fish Weapon, Nukuoro Atoll, Caroline Islands
Sold for US$ 3,750 inc. premium
Navigational Chart, Marshall Islands
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38Y
Navigational Chart, Marshall Islands
Sold for US$ 8,750 inc. premium
A Marshall Islands canoe
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39
Canoe and Bailer, Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands
Sold for US$ 6,250 inc. premium
Rare Coconut Grater, Tikopia Island
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Rare Coconut Grater, Tikopia Island
Sold for US$ 3,125 inc. premium
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