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Estimate €80 - €120
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Two punches - Daggers / bone tools Papua New Guinea Carved bone. Size: 28 cm. Provenance: Former Guy Seghers collection (Belgium). Collected in Papua New Guinea between the Guinea between 1970 and 1980 during scientific missions linked to the Leopold III Biological Station on Laing Island. Leopold III Biological Station on Laing Island. Archives and period photographs preserved. Set of two bone punches or tools, including one made from cassowary bone. The The smaller one has an openwork top evoking a stylised hand. Utilitarian or ornamental objects, They illustrate the ingenious use of natural materials in Papuan cultures.
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About the sale ARTS OF AFRICA & OCEANIA: Three exceptional family collections
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Auction time 06/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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