March Curated Spring Fling Estate Auction

Murik Basket Bag, with Knot-Design

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $200

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

Basket bag with fibrous tufts at corners, and additional knot-design around center of bag. Locale: Kaup, Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: circa 1900 Dimensions: W 20" x H 14" Material: Plant fiber, pigment Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection Similar item: American Museum of Natural History – Division of Anthropology (80/9021) https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%2F%209021