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Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art & International Antiquities — Guy Earl-Smith & Antiquity

Auction House:Guy Earl-Smith & AntiquityNumber of lots recorded:337
Sale Title:Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art & International AntiquitiesLots with images:336
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:184
Date:13-Dec-2009
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Two Arm Bands And A Hair Comb, of bamboo and woven cane,Papua New Guinea 12-21 cm (3) Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donated to the Oceanic Art Society and now offered for sale in order to raise funds
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Three Sepik Phallocrypts, of hollow gourd, woven fibre, cane, seed, polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea 20-30 cm (3) Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
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An old Sepik body ornament, multi-strand fibre threaded white seed beads, Papua New Guinea, 62 x 9 cm
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Two highland string bags, of woven polychrome fibre, Papua New Guinea, 44 x 27 (2)
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Two highland hair Combs, of wood, Papua New Guinea, 24 x 7 cm (2)
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Two Ethnographic highland body ornaments, of fibre threaded orchid stem, dog tooth and shell discs, Papua New Guinea, 21-72 cm (2)
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Four Ethnographic Kirikiri body ornaments, of shell embroided woven fibre, Papua New Guinea, 40-60 cm (4)
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Two Massim Lime Spatulas, one of bone, the apex decorated with threaded seed glass bead and shell tassels, the other of wood incised with linear motifs, infilled with white pigment, usewear evident, Russel Island, 35-38 cm (2)
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A collection of six Sepik artefacts, two wooden hair combs, two lime containers and two seed necklaces, Papua New Guinea, 10-144 cm (6)
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A Lower Sepik Ceremonial Staff, of wood with inset shell,Papua New Guinea, 153 cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
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Three Sepik Amulet Masks, of wood, polychrome pigments, shell set eyes,Papua New Guinea 7-8 cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
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Two Sepik Amulet masks, of wood, shell set eyes, Papua New Guinea 33-38 cm (2) Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
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Two New Guinea artefacts, of wood, 50-55 cm (2) Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
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Three Sepik sculptures, of wood, in the form of pigs, Papua New Guinea, 14-19 cm (3). Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
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A Sepik sculpture, of wood, in the form of two pigs in coitus, Papua New Guinea, 40 cm (2) Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
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Two Sepik sculptures, of wood, Papua New Guinea, 30 cm (2) Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
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Three Sepik Sculptures, of wood, in the form of dolphins,Papua New Guinea, 20-37 cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
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A Mt Hagen Ceremonial Axe Frame, of wood, with cane binding, weathered and encrusted,Papua New Guinea, 54 x 36 cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
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Two highland Axes, of wood, cane, one with stone, Papua New Guinea 38-57 cm (2) Provenance: from the Dr. David S. Johnson collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art
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A Yolngu spear thrower, of wood, leaf form sinew bound peg at apex, resin bulb at grip terminal, small split to anterior, Arnhemland, 83 x 9 cm
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Two Tiwi ceremonial spears, of wood decorated with polychrome ochres, Arnhemland, 225-227 cm (2)
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Two North Australian Artefacts, of wood, in the form of a bird and a pokerwork bowl, 34-51 cm (2)
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An Australian sound Tube (didgeridoo), of wood, decorated with figurative motifs in polychrome paints, 124 cm
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A Moluccas Ancestor Casting, of brass in the form of a seated female, Indonesia, 12 x 4 cm
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A Sumatran Pestle (tobabatak), of wood, the detachable terminal sculpted in the form of a kneeling ancestor decorated with fur tassels at apex, 67 x 7 cm
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Two Fine Copper Alloy Water Vessel Storage Jars, the sheet metal with wide base tapering to waisted neck and flaring rim, verdigris below smooth patina, Java, 36-38 cm (2)
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Three Inodnesian Necklaces, of threaded glass and seed beads, 40 x 32 cm (3)
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A Chinese Silver Alloy Lidded Vessel, c.20th Century, decorated with figurative motifs, 12 x 6 cm
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A Naga Body Ornament (konyak), the shell section pendant with threaded polychrome glass beads attached, 56 x 15 cm
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An Igorot Hunting Spear, 19th century, the iron blade bound with woven cane to a tapering circular section wooden shaft with metal spike at terminal, Philippines, 166 cm
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A Dayak ancestor sculpture, of wood, fibre and goat fur topknot, Borneo, 170 x 23 cm
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An ancestor sculpture, of wood in female form, Borneo, 93 x 17 cm
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A Dayak sword, the metal blade with horn hilt, wood scabbard decorated with goat tooth tassel, side knife attached, Borneo, 63 x 6 cm
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A West African sculpture, of wood in female form, with threaded seed and glass bead ornament attached, 103 x 20 cm
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An African Sculpture, of wood in female form, Democratic Republic of Congo, 40 x 16 cm
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A Senufo Ancestor Sculpture, of wood in female form, Africa, 56 x 12 cm
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A Senufo Ancestor Sculpture, of wood in female form, Africa, 84 x 13 cm
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