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Aboriginal | Oceanic Art — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:272
Sale Title:Aboriginal | Oceanic ArtLots with images:264
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:205
Date:24-Nov-2019
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An exceptional war shield, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea, 178 x 85 cm
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A hardwood carving in the form of a canoe prow, Asmat, West Papua, Indonesia. Provenance: Collected by New Zealand boat builder, David Wells in 1968, 54 x 20 cm
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A miniature Asmat Mimboro, Mimika Region, Southern West Papua, Indonesia. Provenance: Collected by New Zealand boat builder, David Wells in 1968, 31 x 9 cm
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An Ancestoral figure, Asmat, West Papua, Indonesia. Provenance: Collected by New Zealand boat builder, David Wells in 1968, 62 x 13 cm
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A wealth shell, Erenge, the Solomon Islands. Provenance: Missionary collected 1960's from Morova Lagoon, diameter 10 cm
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A finger drum and an old Neckrest, Massim Region, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (2), height 40-28 cm
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A shell adorned double bowl, the Solomon Islands, length 60 cm
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Two cult hooks, Yipwon, Papua New Guinea (2). Provenance: Ex Elizabeth Pryce collection, length 90-72 cm
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A splash board, Massim, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, height 55 cm
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A bowl, Massim, a mortar, Ramu and an old canoe bailer, Papua New Guinea (3), diameter 24 cm H 23 cm L 22 cm
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A Wanis lime spatula, Massim, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, length 26 cm
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A bowl, Ramu and two carved coconut shell bowls, Papua New Guinea (3). Provenance: Ramu bowl Ex Alex Philips collection, diameter 34-11 cm
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An Alafolo fighting club, Malaita, the Solomon Islands. Provenance: Ex Chris Boylan collection, length 91 cm
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Four cassowary bone daggers, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea (4), length 34-38 cm
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An old mushroom shaped bowl with handle, Boiken Region, Papua New Guinea, chips to rim, length 46 cm
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A Conus shell bride price, Yangaru, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, length 36 cm
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A well used stool, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, 15 x 39 cm
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A gope board, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, height 71 cm
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Two well used black Plam fighting clubs, Sepik plains, Papua New Guinea (2), length 78-63 cm
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Four hair combs one with parrot feathers, Papua New Guinea (4), length 19-26 cm
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Three ancestral figures, Papua New Guinea (3), height 22-31 cm
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Two dance wands, West Papua (2), with fine incised design, length 83 cm
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A figural basket hook, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, length 45 cm
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Three ancestral figures, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea (3), height 18-28 cm
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Two old pounders and a ceremonial ladle, Papua New Guinea (2), length 35-22 cm
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Two well used pestles, Papua New Guinea and an ancestral figure, Indonesia (2), length 20-23 cm
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Two lime Spatuals, Trobiand Islands, Papua New Guinea (2), length 38-35 cm
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A Minature splash board and a carved ebony ancestral figure, Massim, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (2), length 8-10 cm
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Five lime gourds, Manus Island, Papua New Guinea (5), length 40-22 cm
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An ancestor mask, Abelam, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, length 43 cm
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Two Sago ladles, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea (2), height 60-80 cm
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A Rennell Island club, Papua New Guinea, dark patina. Provenance: Old Queensland collection 2008, Bonhams 1993, lot 158, Binoche 2015, lot 57, length 65 cm
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An ancestral figure with abundant shell, feather and cuscus fur decoration, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, made for presentation to Sir Michael Somare, first Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea in 1975, however never presented. Provenance: Peter Hallinan, Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, 1992, height 83 cm
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An early wicker shield and six arrows, the Solomon Islands, with custom wood and glass display case, minor damage to rattan as per image. Provenance: Tyrrells Book Store, Sydney, 1941, Fred Breakwell, Purchased from above, 1996, height 73 cm
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A Culacula fighting paddle club, Fiji, dark patina. Provenance: Dunbar Sloane, New Zealand, 2008, length 93 cm
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A Kia Kavo fighting club, Fiji, rich and warm patina, traces of pigment to neck, length 81 cm
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An exceptional Maori taiaha, New Zealand, the eyes are in unusual slanted format rather than round. Provenance: Purchased from Charles Vivian 1993, height 162 cm
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A rare handwoven Womens palm skirt and a mens Loin cloth, Pulawat, Micronesia, 129 cm - 125 cm
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A Malagan Wanis funerary mask, featuring snake and Pilot fish clan motifs, Tabar Island, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: ex David Baker Collection, ex New Guinea gallery, Sydney, David Said collection, height 71 cm
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Three Kina body ornaments, Highlands, Papua New Guinea (3), length 28-44 cm
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An old ceremonial mask, Sabi, Iatmul people, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, height 49 cm
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An old ceremonial club and a woven Nambas headdress, Ambrym, Vanuatu. Provenance: Dr David S. Johnson, a British medical doctor, worked for many years in Vanuatu, length 112-69 cm
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A large pig club, Ambrym, Vanuatu, use for ritual sacrifices, length 82 cm
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A rare Utmandji house Partition, Tambara, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Dr. David.S. Johnson Collection, 112 x 69 cm
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An Abelam ancestral figure, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 93 cm
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A priest's oil bowl in the form of a heron, Fiji, 9 x 42 cm
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Two Wanamo canoe Prows, north West coast, West Papua, Indonesia (2), length 52-26 cm
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Two well used canoe wave splitters, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, (2), length 52-26 cm
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A tapa beater, Papua New Guinea, length 81 cm
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A large model of a Nukuoro canoe, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, length 81 cm
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Two fine canoe paddles with ornately carved blades, Sissano Lagoon, Papua New Guinea (2), height 190 cm
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A canoe paddle, Santa Ysobel, the Solomon Islands, with a finely carved handle terminus, height 155 cm
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A prow of an Iatmul canoe, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, 43 x 25 x 10 cm
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A prow and canoe paddle, Sepik River Papua New Guinea, excellent surviving pigments, depicts a crocodile and a bird head, 43 x 17 x 10 cm
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An ancestral mask, Guvermas village, Blackwater river, Papua New Guinea, height 106 cm
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An ancestral figure, Ramu River, Papua New Guinea, slight damage to one protusion, height 107 cm
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A large ancestral hook, Guvermas village, Blackwater river, Papua New Guinea, height 137 cm
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A green stone adze with Orchid fibre Binding, Baliem Valley, West Papua, stand not included, 53 cm
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Four Pacific Island implements (4), including a bulbous headed club, Vanautu, a staff implement, Pacific, a club, Pacific Islands and a contemporary wooden Maori patu club, stands not included, height 33-105 cm
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A greenstone wealth object, New Caledonia and a contemporary club, Fiji (2), stand not included, length 31 cm, 41 cm
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A greenstone Maori ear pendant, New Zealand, 19th century, stand not included, height 8.5 cm
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A bow with woven covering and six arrows, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 145-190 cm
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A food bowl, the Solomon Islands, 43 x 28 cm
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A stylised cannibal fork, possibly Fiji, length 28 cm
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A carved timber female figure supporting a vessel, Murik lakes, Papua New Guinea, height 29 cm
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Two Talipun masks, Yangaru Region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (2), height 25-27 cm
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A ceramic Sago storage bowl, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 20 cm
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A ceramic bowl, Amphlett Islands, Papua New Guinea, height 30 cm
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A New Guinea ancestral Mask,Tambanum village, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, featuring incised designs including a crocodile and bird, height 150 cm
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An Abelam ancestral figure, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 99 cm
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A New Guinea stone object with incised design and fibre Binding, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea
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A collection of New Guinea stone objects, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea
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A collection of four woven fibre Skirts 'Doba', Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, c.1964 (4), incorporationg banana fibre, pandanus leaf and shells. Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 and 1965
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A fine and unusual hair comb with ten tines on a woven Haft, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964. Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 and 1965, length 46 cm
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Four 'Kuwa' necklaces, Kiriwina, 1964 and a seed and bead necklace, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (5), these objects were used in ritual exchange as part of the Kula ring which links the Islands of Samarai, through the Louisade Archipelago and Woodlark Island to the Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, stand not included. Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964…
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A hand Drill, an axe handle and a lime spatula, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 (3), break to lime spatular. Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 and 1965, height 69 cm, 75 cm, 37 cm
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A walking stick and an old ebony pot Stirrer, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 (2). Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 and 1965, height 98 cm, 77 cm
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Two Kwila Massim finger drums, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 (2). Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 and 1965, height 26 cm, 31 cm
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A Kwila Massim finger drum, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964. Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 and 1965, height 73 cm
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Two betel nut mortars and pestles and three ebony lime spatulas, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 (5). Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 and 1965, height 7 cm, 13 cm, 22 cm, 24 cm, 35 cm
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Three wooden bowls, Kiriwina, 1964 and a Buka Island ceramic pot, Papua New Guinea (4). Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 and 1965, length 34 cm, 53 cm, 60 cm, 20 cm
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A model ocean-going canoe, Mortlock Islands, Papua New Guinea, boom is broken 18 cm from stern end but portion extant. Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 and 1965, length 124 cm
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A Nguzu-nguzu canoe ornament, mother of pearl inlay and three carved face panels, the Solomon Islands (4). Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 and 1965, height 26-15 cm
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A model canoe, mother of pearl inlay, the Solomon Islands. Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 1964 and 1965, length 52 cm
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A collection of New Guinea Highlands ethnographica, Papua New Guinea, (5), including two ritual smoking pipes, Mendi Valley, two armbands, Mendi Vally, and a man's bag, Southern Highlands, length 32 cm, 28 cm, 27 cm, 15 cm
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An ancient wooden oven, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, engraved with pecked designs, as described by Chinnery on his 1935 highland expedition. Note: None made post-contact, height 72 cm, diameter 42 cm
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A woven Abelam initiation headdress, concentric circles painted in red and white, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, on custom made metal stand, 41 x 42 cm
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An early 20th century beaded skirt, Geelvink Bay, West Papua, threaded on fibre with trade cloth fringe, with two small damaged areas at centre of apron, 58 x 48 cm
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A fertility figure, Yina, Nukuma people, Upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea c.1960s, 146 x 35 cm
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An old fighting shield, Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 140 x 40 cm
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A large woven yam mask, old and well painted, Abelam people, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, 51 x 50 cm
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A lime gourd, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, with incised design and pigs tusk to stopper. Used to store lime for betel nut chewing, height 25 cm
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A kava bowl with twenty six legs, Fiji, height 15 cm, diameter 14 cm
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A woven helmet mask, Baba, Abelam people, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, 66 x 36 x 45 cm
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Two woven yam masks, old and well painted, Abelam people, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea (2), 30 x 21 cm, 27 x 20 cm
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Two woven yam masks, old and well painted, Abelam people, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea (2), 21 x 20 cm, 27 x 26 cm
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Two woven yam masks, old and well painted, Abelam people, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea (2), 39 x 26 cm, 24 x 21 cm
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An old dance mask, Ramu River Region, early to mid 20th century, Papua New Guinea, 64 x 30 cm
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A group of engraved pieces of slate from Kalumburu, Western Australia (5). Provenance: The William (bill) Dunmall collection (1928-1996), length 2-5 cm
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A pair of old boomerangs, Central Desert, Australia, length 35-46 cm
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