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New Zealand History, Antiques and Decorative Arts — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:431
Sale Title:New Zealand History, Antiques and Decorative ArtsLots with images:431
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:217
Date:18-Sep-2008
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Two Simon Engelhard Porcelain Wine Cups each matt black footed, one with incised vertical decoration, glossy white grey/black speckled glazed, Height 7.2 cm. The other, pale blue bands encircling the exterior, resist decorated with stylised V and O designs alternating, speckled white under glaze. Height 9 cm. Both with brushed S.E.marks.
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Peter Stichbury Stoneware Covered Medium Jug wheel thrown, applied strap handle, iron under glaze, grey ash over glaze. Impressed cipher Height 21.5 cm.
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Peter Stichbury stoneware black iron glazed tall vase with a flared mouth. Impressed cipher. Height 29 cm.
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Peter Lange, stoneware squat vase, iron under glaze, red copper over glaze. Paper label Peter Lange 3.2.83. Height 12 cm.
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Ian Firth Stoneware Cylindrical Pot wheelthrown with a bulbous collar, an applied short strap lug to the rear, resist decorated. Iron and grey ash glazed. Impressed cipher. Height 19.2 cm. Diam.8.5 cm.
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Doris Dutch Press Stoneware Small Platter Form the surfaces with umber wash, the platter's shallow surface with blue clay coils impressed, thickly applied blue copper glaze effects. Impressed cipher. Note; small chip to rim edge. Diam.21 cm.
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John Papas - Journey Undertaken 1 - Ceramics terracotta and earthenware wall plaque, depicting three hand-built fish on tile fragments inlay. Metal framed, signed John Papas 94. Height 39.5 cm. Width 30.5 cm.
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John Papas-Journey Undertaken 2 - Ceramics terracotta and earthenware wall plaque, depicting two hand-built fish on tile fragments inlay. Metal framed, signed John Papas 94. Height 39.5 cm. Width 30.5 cm.
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John Papas, Journey Undertaken 3, ceramics terracotta and earthenware wall plaque, a cut-out and incised textured palm tree before a building over red and blue splattered white glazed tiles, metal framed, signed John Papas 94. Height 34.8 cm. Width 30.6 cm.
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Mirek Smisek Salt Glazed Tankard stoneware in olive and brown salt glaze, the tankard with an applied strap handle, an applied strap-coiled decoration at the base. Impressed cipher. Height 13 cm.
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Mirek Smisek Set of Six Stoneware Scgraffito Decorated Tumblers manganese under glaze; one pair yellow overgrazed, another pair powder blue/grey, the third pair dusky pink. Incised 'Ms' initials. Height 9.7 cm.
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A Mirek Smisek salt glazed vase, in baluster shape in brown salt glaze with incised and ribbed decoration, impressed cipher to base. Note; firing faults to base. Height 32.8 cm.
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A Mirek Smisek stoneware bottle vase, classical Smisek salt glaze in brown, impressed cipher near base. Height 23.2 cm.
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An Artist Unknown Red Clay Sculptured Maori Head the facial features with incised moku decoration, heavily glazed over in pale blue/white, the hair of frothy grey-green glaze over a purple scoria-like glaze, incised spirals at the neck. Note; glaze chip to rear of neck. Height 12 cm.
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A stoneware vase with stipple blue glaze, James Greig wheel thrown and raised on a circular foot, unglazed, black iron underglaze, blue and white overglaze. Impressed cipher. Height 28 cm.
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Michael O'Donnell Stoneware Rauru Impressed Decorated Large Shallow Bowl with a broad rim, iron under glaze, speckled iron grey/green over glaze. Incised base mark. Diam.34.4 cm. Height 8.5 cm.
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Martin Beck Glazed Jar iron glazed, the exterior surface with some ribbing. Impressed cipher to base. Note; nibble to rim. Height 27.8 cm.
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Rosemarie Brittain Twin Necked Twig Pot the textured surface ochre washed and shino glazed. Impressed cipher. Note; rim small chip. Height 19 cm.
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Temuka Potteries, attributed hulldog heater, complete not tested, the dog finished in black. Height 34 cm.
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Crown Lynn 'Legend' plaque, gilded and decorated with twenty six examples of New Zealand's iconic fauna and flora species, Maori patterns in low relief and a speckled mid brown/grey ground
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A Wharetana Design Maori Chief Mould Decorated Small Plate camel/cream glazed, the rear clay inscribed 'Mr Day Std VI 6/4/50'. The plate probably manufactured during a school class visit to the Crown Lynn Potteries and presented to the teacher. Diam.17.5 cm.
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Crown Lynn Rare Wharetana Maori Art Pottery Pair of Salad Servers glossy brown glazed. Shape 1039, (typically no impressed number for these specific designs due to the all-over pattern). Length 25.5 cm.
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Pair of Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori art pottery 'Moko' bookends, jade green glazed ceramic representations of ceremonial life sized wooden masks, which were hollowed out to allow fitting over the head (shape number 1019)
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Crown Lynn Wharetana Maori Art Pottery 'Koruru' Small Tray the dish decorated with the profile effigy rather than the full face, rauponga and spiral designs borders, mid brown glazed, the interior walls and well brown speckled pale green glazed. Note; small glaze frit to rim edge. Shape 1013. Width 19.4 cm. Depth 13.8 cm. Height 3.8 cm.
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Crown Lynn Hand Potted Vase in Delicate Egg Shell Blue by Ernest Shufflebottom, a thistle flower shape in an unusual coloured glaze, the base with four chips. Brown script Crown Lynn mark, incised 24. Height 18.4 cm.
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Crown Lynn Hand Potted Thistle Flower Shaped Vase by Ernest Shufflebottom in subtle cream glaze, five lathed bands. Tiki mark, 'Hand Potted', incised 24. Height 17.6 cm.
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Crown Lynn hand potted bulbous small vase by Ernest Shufflebottom, white glazed with five lathed bands, supported on a spreading foot. Note; a rim crack. Blue tiki mark, ‘Hand potted'. Height 12.8 cm.
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Crown Lynn Hand Potted Bulbous Small Vase subtle cream glazed, the surface with five lathed bands supported on a spreading foot. By Ernest Shufflebottom, crown Lynn script mark, 'Hand Potted', incised 14. Note; with faults. Height 12.8 cm.
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Crown Lynn hand potted bulbous medium vase white glazed with five lathed bands, supported on a spreading foot. By Ernest Shufflebottom, blue tiki mark, ‘Hand potted'. Note; foot-rim large chip. Height 18 cm.
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Crown Lynn Hand Potted Bulbous Large Vase by Ernest Shufflebottom, white glazed with five lathed bands, supported on a spreading foot. Blue Tiki mark, 'Hand Potted', incised 14. Note; star crack to upper wall. Height 22 cm.
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Crown Lynn Hand Potted Large Vase by Ernest Shufflebottom. Glazed in a subtle off white with six lathed bands to the lower half of the body, the upper body with an applied coating. Small Tiki mark, 'Hand Potted', incised 34. Height 23.4 cm. Diam.25 cm.
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Gary Nash, '95, Glass Vase, Opaque Blues and Greens, Etched 'Nash 95' base mark. Height 17 cm.
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Gary Nash '94 Glass Paperweight Gold Shot Flower Head Supported in Swirling Cobalt, in Clear Glass. Etched 'Nash 94' base mark. Height 8 cm.
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Gary Nash opaque black glass large bowl the interior surface with cratered dots not quite through to the exterior, resembling the universal night sky, signed and dated '87. Diameter 37.5 cm. Height 14 cm.
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Gary Nash, deep blue squat ovoid vase, vertical lineal engraved of varying lengths from the ridged rim, each terminating in an engraved leaf shape, signed and dated '86. Height 18.8 cm.
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Gary Nash, opaque deep blue glass, tall vase, of cylindrical form with a curved base, the exterior similarly worked as the above, signed and dated 87. Height 29.5 cm. Diameter 14.4 cm.
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Gary Nash Opaque Mid Blue Glass Large Bowl the upper interior wall with deeply engraved abstract designs. Signed and dated '87. Diam.40 cm. Height 12.8 cm.
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Gary Nash, opaque purple and white glass, large vase, of squat ovoid form, the exterior surface with deeply engraved abstract designs, signed and dated '87. Height 23 cm. Diameter 28 cm.
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Gary Nash Opaque Deep Blue Large Glass Bowl The deep interior upper wall with deeply engraved abstract designs similar to the above. Supported on a small rin foot. Signed and dated '91. Diam.40.5 cm. Height 15.4 cm.
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Gary Nash, matt purple-black glass tall vase, of cylindrical form with a curved base, the exterior surface with a series of deeply engraved abstract designs worked as the above, signed and dated 87. Height 29.5 cm. Diameter 14.4 cm.
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Gary Nash Attributed Opaque Glass Shallow Large Bowl The matt surface with blue glass overlay leaf and plant designs, the rim trimmed in orange/red glass, the form raised on a small ring foot. Unsigned. Diam.41.8 cm. Height 6.2 cm.
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Gary Nash Black Glass Sculptured Bust The weighty head with a flat back in solid glass, technically a difficult item to survive the cooling down process from the furnace. Signed and dated '06. Height 40 cm. Width 30 cm. Depth 10 cm.
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Keith Murray Wedgwood White Shoulder Vase The white matt glazed tapering body of cylindrical section with lathe turned wide banding, the base with printed marks and facsimile signature. Note; crazed surface with some staining, an interior hairline crack. Height 28 cm.
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Keith Murray Wedgwood matt green spherical vase in the grenade shape 3765, eight lathe-turned bands encircling the body, printed marks and facsimile signature. Height 15.5 cm.
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Ray Finch Winchcombe studio pottery Scgraffito Decorated Small Bowl mottled green glazed over iron under glaze. Impressed mark. Ray Finch took over management of Winchcombe Pottery 1939 while Michael Cardew set up another pottery in Cornwall, and purchased the business from Cardew in 1946. Finch was awarded the Mbe in 1980. Diam.14.6 cm. Height 5.2 cm.
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A slab sided stoneware bottle vase by Takeichi Kawai (1908-1989) the two broader panels decorated in gosu blue, shinsha red and tetsu brown brushwork on a chun type glaze, the sides, shoulder, neck and tapering rectangular foot iron under glazed. This was one of 95 pots the master potter brought with him on his visit to New Zealand 1964-65, sponsored by the New Zealand Society of Potters. At an evening in Auckland attended by some 30 potters, 19 of the Kawai vessels were sold; other pieces from the…
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A 19th century Japanese Antique Sake Jar (Large) Dribble Glazed stoneware, grass fibre and paper stoppered. Height 38 cm.
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A Japanese Antique Sake Jar (Large), Characters Incised 19th century. Stoneware. Note; some rim and base chips. Height 37.6 cm.
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A 19th century Japanese Sake Jar (Med), Characters Incised stoneware. 19th century. Height 23 cm.
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A Japanese Antique Sake Jar (Sml), Characters Incised stoneware, 19th century. Height 28 cm.
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A Japanese Antique Sake Jar (Sml), Characters Incised stoneware, 19th century. Height 25 cm.
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Japanese Antique Sake Jar (Sml), Pale Glazed Calligraphy on a deep brown ground. Stoneware. 19th century. Height 25 cm.
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A Royal Doulton Stoneware Kia Ora Ware Medium Jug the squat jug decorated with four Tiki masks and a border of kowhaiwhai pattern in relief. Height 11.5 cm.
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A Ball's Patent 'Kia-Ora' Tobacco Jar circa 1900. Height 12 cm.
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A Dutch Gouda pictorial 'Tui' and Kowhai wall plate in stoneware, reverse blue marked also as the Parson bird, for the retailers Gibsons & Paterson. Ltd. N.Z. Note; small hairline. Diam.27 cm.
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A 19th century Solomon Islands shell inlay comb the twelve palmwood teeth spreading from a black paste coated tapering ‘Handle' made from crushed Parinarium nuts, the four surfaces decorated with notch patterned Nautilus shell cut pieces inlay, terminating at a curved end. Note; some shell pieces loss, and some loss to some of the teeth. Length 18 cm.
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Two 19th century Melanesian split cane Combs each one the teeth lashed together on a cross bar, secured by vegetable fibre and coated with black paste and pigment, bound into a tapering and flattened upper body bound by natural fibres and covered with vegetable black resin, terminating in a 'Single' cane. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 26.5 cm. & length 24.5 cm.
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A 19th century Pacific Islands Cane Woven Fish Platter of oval shallow form. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 55 cm. Width 36.5 cm.
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A 19th century Pacific Islands Cane Woven Fish Platter of free rather than circular form, in good condition. Diam.48 cm.
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Two 19th century Fijian Islands wood carved Cannibal forks one two pronged, the other, four pronged, each with notch carved handles and all-over black stained. Note; old wood split to each fork. Provenance: collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 28.5 cm. & length 28 cm.
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A fine 19th century Melanesian oval shaped large deep bowl just below the rim the wooden bowl is simplistically two dimensionally carved decorated with three frigate bird type motifs with white lime painted notch and groove incised elements to emphasise effects, the bowl superbly balanced with the merest surface in contact with that on which it rests. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 70 cm. Width 30 cm. Height 14.6 cm.
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Two 19th century New Hebrides Yam pudding knives one with a regularly serrated and leaf shaped handle, length 55.2 cm, the other with serrated and linear pierced handle (with a wood split), length 56 cm.
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A 19th century Melanesian ceremonial mask the wood mask semi-enclosed, the exaggerated nose and hooked nostrils notch carved and infilled with lime, the mouth showing the lips, teeth and tongue with a small pierced opening just below the tongue, blue pigment and white lime painted (remnants), the small eyes each with a pierced crescent slit opening, pierced carved elongated ear and ear decorations, the jaw line notch carved, remnants of red pigment and lime. Note; with some wood carving loss. Length 48 cm.…
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A 19th century Santa Cruz breast pendant the tridacna shell slightly ovoid disc with a tortoise shell overlay, the lower motif depicted as a frigate bird with outstretched wings and bifurcated tail, the upper possibly a series of stylised fish, which in turn is secured with natural fibre cordage. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Width 12.5 cm.
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A Pacific Islands adze/axe/tool handle. Old break at the heel iron repaired. Length 72 cm.
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A Pacific Islands walking stick the integral four sided handle tapering into a gentle curve, terminating in a blunt point. Length 88 cm.
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A rare Papua New Guinea Highlands zoomorphic wood carved head rest, the elongated and slender bodied rest carved with a lizard shaped head with nassa shell eye inlay, and a short tail section, supported on four slender branching legs. Length 47 cm.
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A Fijian wood carved Priest's bowl the shallow form carved in the shape of a human body, with a suspension hole carved at the base of the rear of the head. Length 41.2 cm. Width 18 cm.
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A 19th century Fijian Gata club simplistic linear grooves incised the club with good patination. Note; wood surface splits. Length 95.5 cm.
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A 19th century Fijian Gata Club with loss to the heel, soft patination to the surface. Length 72 cm.
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A 19th century Fijian missile or throwing club the handle butt notch carved and with a drilled suspension hole, some old slitting to the lower shaft, good age patination. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 43 cm.
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A 19th century Tongan war club wood, tapering lozenge-section head with three ridged sections, the lower section with four ridges, the middle section with six ridges, the upper head with eight ridges (some loss), triangular butt lug for wrist cord. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 68.5 cm.
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A 19th century New Britain war club, wood and stone the pierced ovoid stone (minus the original securing gum) firmly on the tapering polished wood shaft, the shaft terminating into a point. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 127.5 cm.
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A 19th century New Britain war club pointed shaft, butt flange, polished stained surface. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 138.4 cm.
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A 19th century Melanesian bow the medium brown wood of oval section, tapering to each point, the surfaces with good patination. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 141 cm.
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Two 19th century Melanesian Palmwood Bows tapering to each point, the flattened surface and curved sides black paste painted, the upper curve russet stain remnants, each with twisted fibre strings. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 182 cm.
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A 19th century Melanesian Palmwood spear of oval section tapering to both points, with some carved details. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 236 cm.
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A 19th century Solomon Islands Palmwood Spear the barbed head above twin seated pronathous figures. Length 122.8 cm.
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A 19th century Melanesian wood arrow the shaft with 'Pokerwork' cross hatch motifs. Length 106 cm. Together with a notched wood dart, black painted bands remnants. Length 55.8 cm.
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Six 19th century Northern Region Australia and Melanesian Fishing Spears wood and cane, variously decorated black and red pigment painted bands, one with feathers, one with bound sting-ray spines along the point, two with barbed wood points. Note; with faults. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s.
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A 19th century Northern Region Australia fishing spear a single long shaft of light wood with black pigment remnants (the upper shaft broken but present), three wood points bound and gummed to the shaft, red and white painted bands. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 136 cm.
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Two 19th century Northern Territory /Arnhem Land cane and black glass spears each with a cane shaft, one with the flaked black glass/obsidian point (now loose) inserted into red painted with a black painted bird motif incised gum. Length 140 cm, the other with major loss to the flaked point, the gum red and black bands painted. Length 139 cm. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s.
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A 19th century Northern Region Australia Spear Thrower broad, flattish wood shaft, the wood peg bound and gummed, the handle butt black gummed with traces of red, polished. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 90.4 cm.
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A Papua New Guinea boar tusks Nose ornament the two tusks joined by black resin/paste over fibre. Collected in the 1960s.
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A Papua New Guinea boar tusks Nose ornament the two tusks joined by clear resin over fibre. Collected in the 1960s.
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A Papua New Guinea boar tusks Nose ornament the two tusks joined by black resin/paste over fibre. Collected in the 1960s.
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A Papua New Guinea boar tusks Nose ornament the two tusks joined by tape. Note; with faults. Collected in the 1960s.
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Three Small Sperm Whale Teeth collected in the 1960s. 1: Length 9 cm. 2: Length 7 cm. 3: Length 7.5 cm.
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Three Sperm Whale Teeth reduced in length. 1: Length 5.8 cm. 2: Length 9 cm. 3: Length 9.5 cm.
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A 20th century Fijian small tapa cloth of an old traditional stencil pattern; a series of natural and black patterned and plain brown borders enclosing two central panels, each with stylised flower motifs on black and brown grounds and separated by black patterned panels, collected in the 1960s.
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A 20th Century Fijian Small Tapa Frieze of an old traditional stencil patterns; a series of natural and black patterned and plain brown borders enclosing twelve panels, each with two stylised flower motifs on alternating black and brown grounds and separated by black patterned panels. Collected in the 1960s. Length 182 cm. Width 62 cm.
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A 20th Century Polynesian Shell and Seed Decorated Plant Fibre Skirt natural fibres, the waist decorated with strings of threaded grey and red seeds and shells, secured by cowrie shells to form loops. Collected in the 1960s. Skirt drop Length 100 cm.
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A 20th Century Polynesian Shell and Seed Decorated Artificial Raffia Skirt in red, the cloth waist band decorated with white raffia, cowrie shells and black seed applied flower motifs above strings of threaded white raffia tassels flanked by black seeds and small white shells. Collected in the 1960s. Skirt drop Length 82 cm.
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A Polynesian Leaf Woven Fan synthetic fibre bound handle. Collected in the 1960s. Length 36 cm.
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An Indonesian (Bali) Cane Woven Football collected in the 1960s. Diam.13 cm.
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A Pitcairn Island Carved Fish on Stand by John Christian purchased by the vendor enroute to New Zealand from Great Britain when the S.S. Mataroa (Shaw Saville) called at Pitcairn, Nov.1948. Note; tail wood split old repair. Length 45 cm. Height 13 cm.
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A Pitcairn Island Leaf Woven Small Basket and Cover traded by a Pitcairn teenage girl for a decorative hair clip from the vendor enroute to New Zealand from Great Britain when the S.S. Mataroa (Shaw Saville) called at Pitcairn, Nov.1948. Diam.18 cm. Height 7.5 cm.
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An Indian portrait miniature in an ebony carved table frame the portrait of a be-jewelled beauty in an oval mount, the shaped frame floral carved in low relief. Height 15.4 cm. Width 10 cm.
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A Victorian Portrait Miniature of a Woman signed J. Rousseau circular mounted in an ebonised square frame, with faults.
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A Portrait Miniature of a Woman painted on ivory, a rectangular mount in an ebonised conforming frame. Note; with faults.
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