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The Berry Collection Part 3; and other vendors — Young's Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Young's Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:737
Sale Title:The Berry Collection Part 3; and other vendorsLots with images:575
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:598
Date:10-Jul-2009
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Digging stick and throwing club
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Three (3) woomeras. Long slender form with remains of gum on handles
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Three (3) hand-woven baskets. Various designs and origins
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Fiji rifle stock club. Phallic hand grip with pecked decorated distal end
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Dance ornament. New Ireland origin. Of double phallic form. 19th century patina
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Bullroarer. South-west West Australian origin. Ovoid leaf shaped, incised zig-zag decoration and unusual raised central ridge
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Bullroarer, leaf shape with three bands of pecked decoration
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Bullroarer. Elongated leaf shaped, decorated on both sides with incised spiral decoration
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Bullroarer. Incised snake track decoration and spiral motif
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Bullroarer. West Australian origin. Incised zig-zag design on front, adzed marks to reverse
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Message stick. Ovoid shaped with incised spiral designs and animal tracks
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Message stick. Intricate incised spiral and line designs. Reverse with square form geometric pattern
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Message stick. Four incised spiral designs with interconnecting dots, on each side
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Two West Australian hair pieces. Incised geometric motifs and cross-hatched lines
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Message stick. Long ovoid shape, incised with spiralling circles and connecting lines
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Collection of artefacts, including a kava bowl (broken), Trobriand figural stool, carved crocodile etc
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Papua New Guinea. Two bows
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Two spears. North Australian origin. Pierced barbed tips with remains of ochre decoration
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Bullroarer, West Australian origin, incised swirling track decoration on both sides
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Maori fishing hook. Paua shell, wood, woven fibre with metal barb, late 19th century
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Patu. New Zealand Maori nephrite jade stone, step carved handle
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Trobriand totemic carving
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Le Grange shield. Ovoid shape with lug handle. Reverse decorated with bold geometric design. Front with incised narrow lines
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Le Grange shield. Narrow ovoid shaped. Reverse decorated with bold incised geometric design. Front a curved, smooth finish
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Tiwi Islands. Carved ceremonial figure, decorated with hand painted brolgas and cross hatched designs
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Fiji root stock club. Pecked zig-zag hand-grip. 19th century
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Polynesian axe. Iron trade head on long handle with carved decoration to the neck
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Polynesian axe. Iron trade head on long slender shaft with bulbous handle, braided hair cord
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Marlin spike. Tapering form, decorated with a carved whale
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Dyak paddle. Slender form with intricate bands of carving on handle
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Papua New Guinea. Stone disc club with fibre binding
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Tongan axe club, with incised crescent head, heavily carved shaft
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Tongan paddle club. Incised decorated blade with saw-tooth edge
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Northern Territory, east Arnhem Land. Spear tip, decorated with ochre cross-hatched design
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Dilly bag. Arnhem Land origin. Alternating coloured bands with fibre handle
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Papua New Guinea. Carved paddle with painted decoration in blue, yellow and red
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Trobriand canoe prow. Intricately carved, remains of red and blue paint
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Papua New Guinea mask. Remains of colour ochre decoration
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Two lime spatulas. Papua New Guinea. Flat elongated shape, open carved design, remains of pipe clay
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Two lime spatulas. Papua New Guinea. Narrow form with carved handles
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Aboriginal ceremonial head-dress. Arnhem Land. Decorated ochre band with 4 plumes of feather decoration
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Boomerang. 19th century. Pinch tip with dark patina
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Fighting boomerang, incised bands of linear decoration on front and reverse
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Boomerang. West Nsw origin. Incised floral and zig-zag line motifs. Dark patina
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Boomerang, Darling river, incised linear track decoration and bands of zig-zag lines
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Pair of boomerangs. Darling River. Rich dark patination. Late 19th century. Some damage
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Abelam yam post. Carved wooden figure with bird head-dress. On stand
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Abelam yam post. Carved wooden figure with cross-hatched linear decoration. On stand
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Abelam yam post. Totemic figures with fish motif head piece
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Abelam yam post. Carved figure with a bird head-piece and lizard at the base
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Abelam yam post. Carved timber painted black with white, red and yellow features
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Zulu shield and Asagi spear. Ovoid shaped hide
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Papua New Guinea. Nogwi figure. Carved timber in female form, remains of ochre decoration
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Papua New Guinea. Nogwi figure. Carved timber in female form, remains of ochre decoration
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Papua New Guinea. Palm wood sword club
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Two tribal clubs. Rifle stock club and Trobriand hook club
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Three Papua New Guinea artefacts. Including a figured pottery bowl, carved wooden pig and carved totemic figure with ochre decoration
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Papua New Guinea. Carved timber paddle with crocodile motif
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Papua New Guinea. Painted mask. Large size, ornately painted in bold colours with dotted lines, carved bird in centre
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Papua New Guinea. Painted mask with kauri shell eyes and tasselled fibre beard
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Papua New Guinea mask. Painted finish with rising bird crest finial
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Papua New Guinea mask. Kauri shell eyes with bands of wavy zig-zag motif
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Aboriginal bark painting. Groote Eylandt. Showing a fishing scene with sharks and rays. Provenance. Ex Bhp collection, 1973
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Aboriginal bark painting. Wide cross hatched border with central scene of spiders
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Aboriginal bark painting. Rita Gatjimaway. 'Sand Goanna and Insects'
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Three tribal spears. Two x aboriginal, 1 x Solomon Islands
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Two boomerangs. One returning type with pokerwork decoration. The other West Australian with inscription verso,' From King Billie of the Coolgardie Blacks, 2.5.1921'
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Collection of 15 Papua New Guinea miniature masks and a bust
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Papua New Guinea. Three spears. Decorated tips with woven fibre and figural carving
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Papua New Guinea. Four rings of clam shell currency
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Papua New Guinea. Tortoise shell mask with painted decoration
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Papua New Guinea. Two carved bone daggers with incised decoration
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Papua New Guinea. Two ceremonial necklaces. Boar tusk, shell, fibre and feather
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Two Papua New Guinea breast plates. One with beaded shell necklace
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Clam shell currency ring. Woven red fibre
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Throwing club. Queensland. Incised lines with pecked hand-grip
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Boomerang. Desert country origin. Incised lines with remains of ochre decoration
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Boomerang. Desert country origin. Incised lines with remains of ochre decoration. Old patina
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Short handled club. Intricately decorated with geometric bands and chevrons with a pokerwork shaft
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Boomerang. Darling River. Incised parallel lines with intersecting short lines
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Two boomerangs. Remnants of late 19th century boomerangs
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Two boomerangs. South Australian tourist pieces. Decorated with pecked and burnt designs of aboriginals and animals
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Papua New Guinea. Two headbands. Shell and beadwork decoration
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Papua New Guinea. Two necklaces. Kauri shell and fibre, clam shell and woven hair cord
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Four (4) New Guinea stone axe heads
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Woomera. West Australian. Ovoid leaf shaped with gum handle. Remains of a collection notation
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Aboriginal snake bone necklace
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Boomerang. Hooped pokerwork decoration
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Bark painting. Sea turtle and figure
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Bark painting. Willy Galarmar. Weemooll, Arnhem Land. Dreamtime story. Six panels of different stories. Original foolscap notation verso
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African bone calendar
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Central west African (Congo) carved ivory mask and tusk, on leather thong
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Congo. Clay figure with applied shell and seed decoration
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Ifugao horn spoon. Carved figural handle and beadwork eyes
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Aboriginal short club. Tapering conical form, incised with linear and dot decoration. On stand
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Polynesian tree-fern face mask. Painted decoration
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Collection of artefacts. Six pieces including carved wooden figures, turtle bowl, short club etc
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Aboriginal shield, ovoid shaped with lug handle, painted white background with snake design
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Two aboriginal artefacts. Lil-lil club and a snake stick with pokerwork detail
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Boomerang and two rhythm sticks. Desert country origin
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