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Tribal Art: Maori, African and South Pacific — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:125
Sale Title:Tribal Art: Maori, African and South PacificLots with images:65
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:100
Date:28-Mar-2014
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A wooden Sarawak/Borneo food bowl, with carved stylised rhinoceros heads on each end. Length 58 cm. (See image p. 103)
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A 19th century African boundary marking male God figure. Discovered on the edge of a village in the Congo. Comes with stand. Height 154 cm (including stand)
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A 19th century African boundary marking female God figure. Discovered on the edge of a village in the Congo. Comes with stand. Height 150 cm (including stand)
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A Royal Bamum tribal mask from Cameroon grasslands. Height 39 cm. Width 22 cm (not including stand)
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A Lega mask from Zaire with fibre beard. Length 38 cm (including beard)
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An African Dan mask from Liberia. Lidded eyes and an open mouth with teeth intact. Dark brown colour with some patina. Metal hook on head, could have been for securing a hair piece. Height 24 cm. Width 14 cm
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An African Baule mask from the ivory Coast. Elaborate coiffure on top of elongated face, nice stylised hatching to sides of chin. Height 28 cm. Width 12 cm
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A Baule Tribe mask from the ivory Coast. Split to face with repair. Height 31 cm
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An African head rest with Plaited handle. Height 16.8 cm
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An African head rest. Small triangular pattern carved to top and mid section. Has been repaired. Height 20 cm
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An African Gabon mask. Small mouth and flat nose with small animal (monkey?) on forehead. Some patina. Height 27 cm. Width 17 cm
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A 19th century African wooden figure female Benalualua kneeling figure. Coiffure down the back
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An African wooden male figure 'Luba Hemba', with hands on belly
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A rare African mouse oracle for fortune telling from the Baule tribe, Ivory Coast. It purportedly performs as follows: first place sticks inside, then put in a mouse which will move around the sticks; the final position of the sticks will tell you your fortune. Height 23 cm
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An African high priestess oracle stick. in a pigskin sheath. Comes with stand. Provenance: Ex James Stevenson's Collection, New York. Height 55 cm (not including stand)
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A large Gio mask from African Liberia. Length 60 cm. Width 18 cm
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An African monkey mask from the Congo. Used by the Hemba/Luba tribe. Length 23 cm
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An African wooden male statue Beating drum from the Congo. Provenance: Mildred Tice was a missionary from Pennsylvania in the Congo. She returned to the USA in 1935. Height 38 cm
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An African ebony female statue Beating drum from the Congo. Split to hair. Provenance: Mildred Tice was a missionary from Pennsylvania in the Congo. She returned to the USA in 1935. Height 28 cm
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An African Ironwood lidded tobacco box from the Congo. Male interlocking figures are carved to body. Provenance: Mildred Tice was a missionary from Pennsylvania in the Congo. She returned to the USA in 1935. Height 14.5 cm
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An African stone old male bust. Provenance: Mildred Tice was a missionary from Pennsylvania in the Congo. She returned to the USA in 1935. Height 17 cm.
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A pair of African Ironwood female heads. Height 21 cm each
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An African wooden statue of female form. Repair to legs. Length 82 cm
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An African wooden statue of female form, with heavy lidded eyes and open mouth. Repair to foot. Height 57 cm
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An African wooden statue of male form holding a drinking vessel. Repair to arm. Height 45 cm
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