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Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art, Day 2 (tribal lots only) — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:29
Sale Title:Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art, Day 2 (tribal lots only)Lots with images:29
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:20
Date:23-Jul-2014
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A standing figure with bird, Abelam, Papua New Guinea (mid twentieth century), carved wood and natural pigments, 98 cm high. Provenance: Emile Storrer Gallery, Zurich. Private Collection, Sydney
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A malekula figure, Tonan Island, Vanuatu (mid-late twentieth century), boars tusks, dogs teeth, mud, web, straw and cane, 94 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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A house post, Sepik River Region (early twentieth century), natural earth pigments on carved wood, 146.7 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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A Yimam hook figure (Yipwon), Amancabi Village, Korewari River Region, Papua New Guinea (mid twentieth century), carved wood, 139 cm high. The Leahy family is an important name in the discovery and exploration of Papua New Guinea. Richard Leahy, son of the noted explorer, Michael James (Mick) Leahy was a pilot in New Guinea for 40 years until a plane crash in 2010 ended his career and he was critically injured. In 1930 Mick Leahy and his brother Danny, along with Mick Dwyer, walked into the highlands…
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An early mask, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, (early twentieth century), cowrie shells, pearl shell, boar's tusks, bush string and resin on carved wood, 57 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Two bowls, Boiken People, Papua New Guinea, (early twentieth century), carved hardwood, 45 cm; 46 cm diameter (2). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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An early spear, probably New Hebrides, Polynesia, (late nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 198.5 cm high. For two related examples from New Hebrides see, Steven Hooper, Art and Artifacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas: The James Hooper Collection, Hutchinson, London, 1976, plates 13 (3758) and 14 (2219). Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne
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A mask, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, (mid-twentieth century), carved wood, 63 cm high. Provenance: The Syber Collection, Melbourne
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A mask, Guam River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea (early twentieth century), carved hardwood, 75.2 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Two drums, Telefomin; Bian River, Papua New Guinea, (mid twentieth century), carved wood, natural earth pigments and skin, 99.2 cm; 103 cm high (2). Provenance: David Eastburn; Todd Barlin, Sydney. Private Collection, Sydney
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A carved bird and stone carved spearthrower, Abelam, Papua New Guinea, (early twentieth century), carved wood and natural pigments, 27.2 cm; 21.4 cm high (2). Provenance: Michael Hamson, United States of America. Private Collection, Sydney
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An armband, Upper Sepik, Papua New Guinea, (early-mid twentieth century), carved tortoise shell and natural earth pigments, 19.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Victoria
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A figurative food ladle, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea (circa 1900), carved wood and natural earth pigments, 77.7 cm long. Provenance: The Syber Collection, Melbourne
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A canoe prow ornament, Geelvink Bay, West Papua, (early-mid twentieth century), carved wood, 88.5 cm high. Provenance: Todd Barlin, Sydney. Private Collection, Sydney
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A fine pair of transitional figures, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea (circa 1900), pigments on carved wood, 38.5 cm; 39.8 cm high (2). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Two incised spearthrowers (woomera), Western Australia (nineteenth century), carved wood, resin and kangaroo sinew, 64 cm; 66.7 cm high (2). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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An early wunda shield and boomerang, Western Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood and natural earth pigments, 60.5 cm; 55.5 cm (2). Provenance: Private Collection, Victoria
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A decorated pearl shell, Kimberley Region, Western Australia (circa 1950), carved pearl shell and charcoal, 21 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, United States of America
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A large wunda shield, Western Australia (early twentieth century), natural earth pigments on carved hardwood, 102 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne
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An early boomerang, Darling River Region (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 75 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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An unusual early club, probably South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 48.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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Three clubs and two boomerang, Queensland (circa 1900), carved hardwood, 59.5 cm; 61.5 cm 63.5 cm; 74 cm; 40 cm (5). These three clubs and two boomerang were collected by Darcy Thompson of St Mary's, Sydney. Thompson worked on properties in Queensland after returning from service in World WarI. (1753 Pte Darcy Thompson 31st Battalion RTA 22.5.19). Provenance: Darcy Thompson, Sydney. Private Collection, New South Wales
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A small rainforest shield, North Queensland (circa 1900), natural earth pigments on carved figwood, 53 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne
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A ceremonial paddle, Far North Queensland, carved wood and natural pigments, 79.7 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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An early shield, North East Queensland (nineteenth century), carved wood and natural earth pigments, 69 x 17 cm. This early hardwood shield was collected in 1900 by the late renowned author Tom McCourt. Its painterly design and elongated surface with distinctive rounded ends is characteristic of these rarely found shields from north east Queensland. Its form has similarities to that of more southern Queensland Gulmari shields. These shields were used to defend off attacking blows from hand held clubs…
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A boomerang-club (lil-lil), New South Wales (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 63 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne
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A large parrying shield, South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood and resin, 94.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Melbourne
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A child's parrying shield, South East Australia (nineteenth century), natural earth pigments on carved hardwood, 43.2 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne
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Ceremonial adornments, Arnhem land, Northern Territory (1965), bush string, feathers, ochre, spinifex resin and human hair, 45 cm; 41 cm; 35 cm; 54 cm; 200 cm; 190 cm long (6). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. Private Collection, New South Wales
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