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Unknown (Historical) — Drum, Lower Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Unknown (Historical)

Drum, Lower Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

A drum from the Lower Sepik River region of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. This percussion instrument served both ceremonial and communicative functions in indigenous Oceanic culture.

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The Blue Horizon: Pacific Art from an Important Maui Collection

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $6,000$9,000

Lot 38

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Unknown (Historical), Drum, Lower Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

A drum from the Lower Sepik River region of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. This percussion instrument served both ceremonial and communicative functions in indigenous Oceanic culture.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, Carved Wood, Drum, Percussion Instrument, Ceremonial Object, Indigenous Art, Oceanic

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