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NEW LISTINGS Please make appointment to view items.  Rare & early Shield Ramu river, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea Wood, pigments, binding handle, grass fringe (added) Christies label attached TF656/131 Late 19th to beginning of the 20th century 162cm Provenance: Private collection Europe? Private collection USA The Robin (Leahy) Hodgson Collection N.S.W. Similar examples held in museum collections are illustrated in:- -Kunst Von Sepik BK111 /Image 418 -collected on the Sepik expedition of 1912-1913 coming from Tshimundo/Ramu River -Kunst Von Sepik BK111 /Image 421 -collected on the Sepik expedition of 1912-1913 coming from Gorogopa/Ramu River -War Trophies &Curios/Page 134 figure 3.172, said to come from Auromene but likely to come from Lower Ramu (collection Melbourne Museum) -Art+Design of Papua New Guinea/Photographs by A.B.Lewis/Page 20 shiield 148447 -Art+Design of Papua New Guinea/Photographs by A.B.Lewis/Page 21 shield 140579 from Watam village area Ramu   Ancient betel nut mortar Lower Ramu / Sepik river delta region, Papua New Guinea Wood, pigment, remains of Betel nut Stone carved, showing extensive use late 19th century 20.5cm Provenance: -Private collection QLD, -John Ioannou Collection, Melbourne -A.W.L.F. collection, Melbourne -Important Tahitian collection, -Private collection Melbourne  13 fish hooks Morobe Province, P.N.G. Shell, native string Late 19th - early 20th century Longest 12.5cm Provenance: The Robin (Leahy) Hodgson Collection N.S.W. HOLD  Cannibal fork, ai cula ni bokola Fiji Wood Late 18th - 19th century 27cm Provenance Robert Bleakley collection, Byron Bay, N.S.W. 
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