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Fine Aboriginal & Ethnographic Art — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:130
Sale Title:Fine Aboriginal & Ethnographic ArtLots with images:130
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:73
Date:11-Dec-2016
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Indian mask in the form of a bird, with carved head piece and worn appearance, Cracks to base A/F, India, 35 cm
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Cameroon ancestral mask, with remnant human hair decoration around mouth. Provenance: collection number CC409347 (Christensen collection), Africa. Height 28 cm
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A Dogon wooden Shutter, small wooden shutters like this one are found on granaries - narrow mud-brick structures with domed and thatched roofs. In the rocky, barren landscape of Mali the importance of preserving grain was paramount. Though sometimes undecorated, granary doors are often carved in relief with fertility or protective symbols. The two exhibited here show rows of guardian-like figures. Provenance: collection number CC/40873 (Christensen collection), Mali, Africa. Height 89 cm
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Yoruba mask, with metal staples, elaborate coiffure, A/F. Nigeria, Africa. Height 35 cm
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Yoruba lidded container, lid with for recessed face designs with elaborate coiffure. Base is worn and damaged, A/F, Nigeria, Africa. Diameter 41 cm
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Two Sepik shell Headbands and a Solomon Island comb the headbands of woven fibre with shells attached, the comb finely crafted with woven haft, Sepik river region,Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands 22 cm - 27 cm
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A West Papuan ancestral figure in the form of a korwar from the islands off the north west coast of New Guinea . Provenance: Private Collection of a former Australian Diplomat, West Papua
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Woven Talipun mask, made from woven fibre, ochre decoration and turbo shell. Used as bride price payment item. Signs of use and wear. Arapesh region, East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, 28 cm
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Abelam yam mask, woven figure and natural earth pigments. Used in the yam ceremony to promote the fertility of the crop. East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, W. 34 cm
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An Abelam ancestral figure, wood with natural earth pigments. Minor chips and insect damage. East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, 81 cm
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An Abelam ancestral figure, with outstretched arms and feet in squatting position. One arm fixed with nails, split to front torso and other minor chips. A/F. East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, 77 cm
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An Abelam ancestral figure, wood with natural earth pigments. East Sepik Province, 103 cm
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Two Abelam ancestral figures, one male with polychrome natural earth pigment decoration A/F, the other with smiling visage and damage to Crown. A/F. East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, 65 cm and 71 cm
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An Abelam ancestral figure, decorated with natural earth pigments. Insect attack and chipping. A/F, East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, 131 cm
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An Abelam ancestral figure, decorated with natural earth pigments. A/F, East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, 120 cm
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A female Abelam ancestral figure, with twin hornbills surmounting head. A/F, East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, 68 cm
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Two Abelam ancestral figure, carved wood with natural earth pigment decoration. East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, 62 cm
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An Abelam ancestral figure, with stylised head dress and polychrome ochre decoration. A/F, East Sepik river,Papua New Guinea, 84 cm
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An Abelam ancestral figure, decorated with natural earth pigments. Lug to rear of head. Damage to face and arm. A/F. East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, 100 cm
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One Tongan Tapa cloth c.1942-1950 Provenance: Private Collection of a former Australian Diplomat
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Trobriand bowl with figures, bowl rim and both figures with finely incised design. Provenance: ex. Leo Fleischman collection, Trobriand Islands,Papua New Guinea. Diameter 22 cm. Height 14 cm
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Old Solomon Islands bowl, well worn with an inlaid band of mother of pearl shell. Nineteenth century. A/F, Solomon Islands, 41 cm x 13 cm
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An old Solomon Islands bowl, wood carved and incised with pattern below external rim. A/F, Solomon Islands, 18 cm x 40 cm
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Wandjina by Ignatio, 40 x 22 cm
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Wandjina by Manila Karadada, ex. Waringarri arts, W.A. 75 x 27 cm
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Wandjina with snake, 69 x 32 cm
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Black Wandjina, 82 x 49 cm
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Wandjina (double figure), artist unkown, 62 x 21 cm
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Wandjina, 152 x 56 cm
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Wandjina by Ignatia Djanghera, c. 1978, ex. Lawson Menzies, November 2006, 147 x 47 cm
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