What: Pacific Art from the Collection of Harry A. FranklinWhere: Sotheby's, 1334 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021, U.S.A.When: May 13, 3:00 BSTPublic Viewing: May 3 - May 4, 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM; May 5, 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM; May 6 - May 11, 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM; May 12, 01:00 PM - 05:00 PMTop Lots at the Sale:— «Maori Gable Figure (Tekoteko),» New Zealand, probably Bay of Plenty - Wood, obsidian, pigments, on a base by the Japanese wood artist Kichizo Inagaki (1876-1951), Paris. Measured at Height: 37 ¾ in (96 cm). Featured at lot 42. Estimate: 500,000 USD - 700,000 USD.— «Iatmul Suspension Hook» - Blackwater River Region, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Wood, encrusted patina, fiber. Measured at Height: 68 in (172.2 cm). Featured at lot 19. Estimate: 250,000 USD - 350,000 USD.— «Mask (Tsubwan),» Pentecost Island, Vanuatu - Wood, pigments, encrusted patina. Measured at Height: 15 in (38.1 cm). Featured at lot 33. Estimate: 250,000 USD - 350,000 USD.— «Ancestor Figure (Uli),» New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago - Wood, pigments, Turban snail (Turbo petholatus) opercula, fiber. The reverse inscribed in black ink: «III Su 6973». Measured at Height: 44 ¼ in (112.4 cm). Featured at lot 26. Estimate: 200,000 USD - 300,000 USD.— «Club ('U'U),» Marquesas Islands - Wood, fiber, with a base by the Japanese wood artist Kichizo Inagaki (1876-1951), Paris. Measured at Height: 56 ¼ in (142.9 cm). Featured at lot 9. Estimate: 180,000 USD - 220,000 USD.— «Sculpture, Easter Island» - Wood, obsidian, likely pig bone (Sus scrofa). Measured at Height: 22 in (55.9 cm). Featured at lot 44. Estimate: 150,000 USD - 250,000 USD.— «Iatmul Ancestor Figure» - Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Wood, pigments. Measured at Height: 77 in (195.6 cm). Featured at lot 78. Estimate: 100,000 USD - 150,000 USD.— «Abelam Ancestral Spirit Figure (Ngwalndu)» - East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Wood, encrusted patina. Measured at Height: 84 in (213.4 cm). Featured at lot 80. Estimate: 60,000 USD - 90,000 USD.— «Tolai Mask» - Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago. Wood, bark-cloth, White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) feathers, Dwarf Cassowary (Casuarius bennetti) feathers. Measured at Height: 19 in (48.3 cm). Featured at lot 24. Estimate: 60,000 USD - 90,000 USD.— «Panel for Malagan» - Tabar Island, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago. Wood, pigments. The reverse inscribed in black ink: «88479 [/] N. C. 1668 [/] N. Mecklenburg [/] Dr. A. Kramer». Measured at Height: 42 in (106.7 cm). Featured at lot 25. Estimate: 50,000 USD - 70,000 USD.— «Inlaid Club (Sali Vonotabua),» Fiji - Wood, marine ivory, probably sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth. Measured at Length: 41 ½ in (105.4 cm). Featured at lot 5. Estimate: 50,000 USD - 70,000 USD.For details, visit: https://www.sothebys.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin Read more