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- Estimate
- A$3,000–A$5,000 hammer ≈ $2,307–$3,845
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's AU0709 · 31 October 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3514214
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ken Thaiday Senior, beizam (hammer head shark) headdress 1994. Sotheby's, 31 Oct 2006, lot 263. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514214.
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Ken Thaiday Senior, beizam (hammer head shark) headdress 1994. Sotheby's, 31 Oct 2006, lot 263. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514214.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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