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Tribal & Oceanic Arts — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:290
Sale Title:Tribal & Oceanic ArtsLots with images:290
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:129
Date:16-Nov-2015
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An Abelam yam mask, an early example in hardwood decorated with ochres and ricketts blue. Both ears and septum pierced. The yam masks strong design and multiple pigmentation contribute to the transformation of the owners yams into ancestral spirits to enhance the size of the yams. Maprik area, Papua New Guinea. Length 28 cm
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A pair of rare Marriage sculptures, 'Ata'uro' wood with woven fabric loin cloth. East Timor
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A yam mask with wood and natural ochres. Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea
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A flute stopper wood with shell, dog teeth and fibre decoration. Yuat river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea
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A Brag mask wood with enamel paint design. Lower Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea; A/F
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An ancestral mask wood with fibre and shell decoration. Lower Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea; A/F
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An ancestral figure wood with ochre decoration. Middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea; A/F
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A Talipun or Bride Price shell, with woven clan crest. Yangaru area, Arapesh people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea; with steel mount; A/F
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A female ancestral figure hardwood with natural ochres. Timbunke village, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea.
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A collection of four tribal objects including an African knobkerry club, throwing club, a Trobriand Islands sword club and a steel adze; A/F
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A Malangan bust finely carved with fibre decoration and shell eyes. New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
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A Yena figure wood with natural ochres and incised pattern verso, with custom stand. Washkuk area, upper Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea.
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A Gope board, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea
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A Gope board, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea some insect damage to top right edge
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A suspension hook, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea on custom stand
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An ancestral figure, Abelam area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea A/F
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An ancestral figure, Abelam area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea with stand; A/F
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An ancestral figure, with woven cane head covering and tapa lap lap. Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea; with metal stands
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A Bulul figure, with deep black patina and woven loin cloth. Luzon Island, Philippines
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An Abelam bust, weathered wood with faded traces of natural ochres. Maprik area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
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A bark figure, Blackwater river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea
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A war shield wood with intricate flying fox incised design. Asmat Region, West Papua
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A war shield wood with intricate flying fox incised design. Asmat Region, West Papua.
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Two East Timor breast pieces brass with woven cord, East Timor
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A bride price shell money ring ground clam shell with partial incised design on rim. Kwimbu village, Maprik area, Papua New Guinea
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An exceptional Kap Kap clam shell with fretwork turtle shell inlay. Solomon Islands; A/F
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A superb Santa Cruz pendant 'Tema'. A superb Santa Cruz pendant 'Tema' clam shell disk with turtle shell fretwork design. Solomon Islands
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An Aboriginal bark painting, 'Three Mimi spirit figures', Artist unknown. An Aboriginal bark painting, 'Three Mimi spirit figures', Artist unknown. 71 x 45 cm
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Neville Naraldol turtle natural ochres on bark Western Arnhem Land Tribe: Gunwinggu area: Oenpelli old label affixed verso. 54 x 39 cm
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A bark painting 'Crocodile' Artist Unknown, with rarrk cross hatch polychrome background. Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Length 110 cm x 38 cm
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An Aboriginal bark painting of a mythological snake on cross hatch design background. Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory 89 cm x 37 cm
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Thompson Ulingurri, attributed. Untitled, natural earth pigments on bark
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A Groote Eylandt bark 'Turtle',. A Groote Eylandt bark 'Turtle', ochre on eucalyptus bark. 35 x 22 cm
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Three boomerangs two with incised tribal designs. Central Australia. Length 52 cm, 71 cm, 87 cm
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Two boomerangs finely fluted and decorated with red ochre. Central Australia. Length 73 cm; 78 cm
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Two boomerangs finely fluted and decorated with red ochre. Central Australia. Length 73 cm, 78 cm
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Two boomerangs finely fluted and decorated with red ochre. Central Australia. Length 60 cm, 75 cm
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Two boomerangs one finely fluted and decorated with red ochre, the other with pecked design. Central Australia. Length 61 cm, 73 cm
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An early boomerang with fine fluting to flat side and incised elliptical design. Lower Darling river, NSW. Length 47 cm
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A boomerang and a woomera Kimberley, Western Australia, Yalata Mission, South Australia. The boomerang exhibits fine fluting to the convex side and the woomera figurative representations of emus as a transitional piece. Provenance: Found in a pub in Bristol UK with other items dated to pre-1914 by Mrs Gillian Tompkins, letter of provenance included. Length 81 cm; 84 cm
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A didgeridoo with finely executed rarrk cross hatch design in natural ochres. Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Length 148 cm
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A South East Australian Aboriginal club with bulbous head and flecked incisions, showing traces of white ochre. Length 63 cm
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A South East Australian club in hardwood with incised design. Length 62 cm
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A South East Australian hardwood club with incised circular design to one side and incised panel design verso. Length 67 cm
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A South East Australian Aboriginal club with elliptical decoration in high relief. Length 64 cm
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A South East Australian Leangle club in hardwood with knob to base of handle. Length 59 cm
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A South East Australian Aboriginal fighting implement with bulbous form to centre of shaft and both ends tapering to a point. Length 71 cm
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Three owl figures Malekula. Length 25 cm, 28 cm, 34 cm
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A Lagrange shield. Length 70 cm
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A South East Australian broad shield with an intricate incised design to face with traces of white pigment, handle intact. Height 73 cm
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A South East Australian Aboriginal woomera profusely decorated with incised designs. Height 60 cm
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A South East Australian woomera with a custom stand. Height 74 cm
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A pair of Aboriginal clap sticks with fine cross hatch designs in natural ochres. Central Australia. Length 46 cm
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A boomerang, Queensland with finely incised traditional designs. Length 66 cm
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A boomerang, used for striking fish, Western Australia. Length 56 cm
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An Aboriginal Lil Lil club. Length 63 cm
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A Lonka Lonka ornament, Western Australia. Length 17.5 cm
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A Lonka Lonka ornament, Western Australia. Length 15 cm
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An Aboriginal club of elegant form, NSW. Length 89 cm
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A Cape York woomera an exceptional early spear thrower of wood, resin and shell. Aurukun people, Queensland. Length 83 cm
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An Aboriginal Mat. Length 33 cm
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An Aboriginal Wunda shield, Pilbara Region, Western Australia. Length 89 cm
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A ceremonial spear with natural ochre design, Tiwi Islands. Length 84 cm
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An Aboriginal parrying shield with fine incised design. South East Australia. Length 49 cm
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An Aboriginal fighting club South East Australia. Length 69 cm
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A fighting club, South East Australia on stand. Length 72 cm
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A Wunda shield, Western Australia. Length 71 cm
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A Lonka Lonka ornament Western Australia. Length 14 cm
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An Aboriginal stone axe with old original binding and spinifex resin mount painted with ceremonial design. Central Australia. Length 38 cm
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An early South East Australian parrying shield. Length 62 cm
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An Australian Aboriginal Wunda shield with incised fluted pattern to front and rear. Western Australia. Length 74 cm
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A Tuntun, Dayak. Height 52 cm
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An old ladle, Geelvink Bay, West Papua. Height 57 cm
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A Gope board, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Height 51 cm
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A Dayak knife wood handle with steel blade. Borneo, Kalimantan, Indonesia. Length 37 cm
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A Uti head Hunters knife, Dayak Borneo, Indonesia. Length 38 cm
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A lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Length 32 cm
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A Solomon Islands baton finely crafted with multiple shell inlay. Height 35 cm
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A Dayak Quiver handle, Borneo, Indonesia. Length 47 cm
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A Japanese Tanto wood and steel blade in the form of a scabbard. Length 46 cm
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A Gope board, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Height 59 cm
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A Gope board, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Height 59.5 cm
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A Je stone, decorated with woven fibre binding. Dani people, Baliem Valley, West Papua. Length 54 cm
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A Mat Weaving tool horn with steel implement. Borneo, Indonesia. Length 19 cm
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A Dayak female bamboo stopper Borneo, Indonesia. Height 14 cm
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A New Guinea necklace dog's teeth in fibre binding
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A pair of Chinese foot binding slippers, Qing Dynasty hand made, silk with wire couching lotus and butterfly decoration. Length 13 cm
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A rattle, on wooden handle with multiple seed pods. Length 52 cm
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A Dayak brass hat ornament Borneo, Indonesia. Diameter 11.5 cm
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Two Timorese silver alloy round neck medallions. Provenance: Private Collection of an Australian Diplomat Diameters 12 cm & 14 cm (2)
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An ancestral figure, Blackwater river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea; damage to leg, A/F. Height 41 cm
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An Asmat figure in the form of a stylised praying mantis. West Papua. Height 34 cm
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A Dayak rice Cutter on stand. Borneo, Indonesia. Length 18 cm
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A Dayak figure Borneo, Indonesia. Height 19 cm
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A bone rice Cutter, Indonesia. Length 8 cm
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A Tibetan brass figure of six armed Mahakala early 20th century. Height 12 cm
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A pair of Chinese foot Binding Slippers, Qing Dynasty hand made, silk embroidered with flowers. Length 10 cm
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A Dayak figure, Borneo, Indonesia. Height 16 cm
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A Dayak figure, Borneo, Indonesia. Height 16 cm
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A Dayak figure, Borneo, Indonesia. Height 12.5 cm
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