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Fine Aboriginal, Tribal & Oceanic Arts — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:228
Sale Title:Fine Aboriginal, Tribal & Oceanic ArtsLots with images:226
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:220
Date:8-Sep-2014
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A Malekula ceremonial mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 103 cm
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Two Ambrym masks. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 110 cm each
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Two stone figures, Banks Island. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 75 cm & 44 cm
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A Trobriand Island drum. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 104 cm
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An Omie bark cloth Norin Kairoki, 2004. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 120 cm x 73 cm
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An Omie bark cloth Njara Nari. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 172 cm x 148 cm
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An Omie bark cloth Filama Rumono, Jeapa village Collected 2005. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 115 cm x 75 cm
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An Omie bark cloth Lilias Bujava. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 178 cm x 106 cm
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A Bundle of woven Mats. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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A New Ireland lintel. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 172 cm
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A New Ireland figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 151 cm
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An Atingting slit drum, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 213 cm
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An Atingting slit drum, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 204 cm
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An ancestral figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 157 cm
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A Vanuatu figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 138 cm
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A fern fibre figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 136 cm
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A wooden figure, Banks Island. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 97 cm
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An ancestral mask, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 70 cm
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A fern fibre figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 136 cm
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A fern fibre figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 138 cm
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A fibre ancestral figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 179 cm
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Three canoe prow ornaments, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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A large wooden bowl, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 81 cm
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A canoe prow Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 111 cm
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A Splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 57 cm
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A Splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 88 cm
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A Splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 58 cm
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A Splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 71 cm
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A splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 63 cm
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A canoe prow, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 81 cm
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A wave splitter, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 91 cm
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A wave splitter, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 64 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 394 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan frieze. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 171 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 124 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure by Matthew Sale. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 182 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure by Edward Sale. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 90 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 83 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure by Matthew Sale. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 122 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure A/F. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 96 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 191 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure by Lappin. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 85 cm
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A large Ambrym Island drum, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 368 cm
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A Malekula Island painted drum, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 244 cm
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A large Ambrym Island drum, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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A fern tree figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 170 cm
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A Malekula ceremonial plaque. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 91 cm x 51xm
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Three Vanuatu carvings. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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Three clubs. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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A Ramu shield, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 90 cm
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A Malekula ceremonial plaque. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 81 cm
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Four Vanuatu ceremonial pieces. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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Two Acting Island masks, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 60 cm
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Two Acting Island masks, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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Seven small Malekula ceremonial figures, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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A large Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 121 cm
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A Malekula ceremonial figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 143 cm
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An Acting Island mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 97 cm
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A Malekula ceremonial figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 98 cm
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Two Malekula ceremonial carvings, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 34 cm
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A Malekula figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 88 cm
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A Malekula ceremonial mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 70 cm
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A large Vanuatu bowl. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 110 cm
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A Malekula ceremonial figure of a dog, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 115 cm
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A large Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 73 cm
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A Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 155 cm
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A Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 172 cm
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A Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 166 cm
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An elaborate mask with figures, Malekula, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 117 cm
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A Malekula ceremonial figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 59 cm
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A large wood carved figure, Malekula, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 160 cm
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A ceremonial figure, Malekula, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 85 cm
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A Malekula plaque, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 96 cm
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Two Massim Paddles, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 218 cm & 170 cm
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A large Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 190 cm
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A New Ireland ceremonial disk, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 70 cm diameter
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A large Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 166 cm
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A Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 155 cm
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A Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 61 cm
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An Ambrym Island mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 96 cm
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An Ambrym Island fern tree figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 114 cm
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Two Malekula male and female figures, Vanuatu A/F. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 113 cm
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A box of Oro Province ornaments, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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Four Ambrym clubs, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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A Vanuatu ceremonial wood carved figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 40 cm
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An Ambrym mask. 112 cm
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A Malekula mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 68 cm
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An Ambrym Island mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 65 cm
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A large platter, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 96 cm
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Two wood platters, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 77 cm each
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An Ambrym Island mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 75 cm long, 39 cm high
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Two Aboriginal Arnhem Land bark paintings. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 86 cm & 107 cm
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A Karawari river cult figure, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 216 cm
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A Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 70 cm
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A Malekula mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 38 cm
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A large quantity of feathers. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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A box of bark cloth, Tapa, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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A collection of body ornaments, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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A box of basketry and bowls (7) (inlaid pearl). Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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A New Ireland figure, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 81 cm
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