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Ornament for sacred flute, C-14 dating: 17th–19th century (inconclusive % probability)
Wood, pigment, string, sago leaf fiber
17.25 x 2.75 x 4.5 in.
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.42

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Serge Brignoni Collection, Bern, Switzerland; Charles Ratton Collection, Paris." (Catalog #236, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 120.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "Here the woman's transformation is not complete. This was the first piece to enter our collection from Charles Ratton. (See previous object [pl. 235]." (Catalog #236, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 120.)

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