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Lot 167 Dα

BARK CLOTH

Auction 1241 - overview Brussels
31.01.2024, 14:00 - Art of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.890 € (incl. premium)

BARK CLOTH
Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia

135 cm. long

The cloth retains an old printed label with the text: "Scoolverzameling/Geklopte Boombast In Enkele Streken Gebrukt voor Kleedij/Koloniaal Instituut" (School collection/Beaten Tree Bark used in some areas for Clothing/Colonial Institute)

Cf. Corbey, R., "Korwar: Northwest New Guinea ritual art according to missionary sources", Leiden, 2019, p.374-375

Provenance

Koloniaal Instituut, Amsterdam