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The Willem Kok Collection of Tribal and Asian Arts, and Edged Weapons — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:570
Sale Title:The Willem Kok Collection of Tribal and Asian Arts, and Edged WeaponsLots with images:569
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:477
Date:17-Oct-2020
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Australian Aboriginal School, untitled - mimi spirit, cat #5/6/Nnii/I, natural earth pigments on bark, 67 x 38 cm
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Central Australian Aboriginal carrier. Long flat coolamon with typical central rolled sides. Natural pigments dotted decoration. Length 77 cm
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Australian Aboriginal School, untitled, natural earth pigments on bark, 65 x 30 cm
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Aboriginal Northern Australia carving. Mid 20th century Maningrida carved Barramundi. Incised, X-ray view of gills, swim bladder and intestines. Length 81 cm
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Unknown Aboriginal artist - Arnhem land bark painting. With a turtle central motif. Mid 20th century. 40 x 24 cm
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Groote Eylandt painting, c1950. Masonite, with cross-hatched geese and snakes. 47 x 41 cm
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Djunggunwanga, George (Aboriginal active 1980s), also known as, George Jangawanga. Domicile, Burunga (near Katherine) coolamon, with all over decoration. Wood and natural earth pigments. 94 x 35 cm
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Australian Aboriginal School, 2), untitled, acrylic on canvas 2), 70 x 60 cm and 71 x 56 cm
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Australian Aboriginal School 3), Rachael Campbell, 'Two women digging for wild onion and honey Ants' 92 x 62 cm; artist unknown, signed 'K.W. 01' untitled, 97 x 62 cm; and Peggy Martin Pungata, 'Honey ant Dreaming' 55 x 48 cm. Acrylic on canvas 3)
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Australian Aboriginal School, untitled, signed ' Miles.', acrylic on canvas board, 91 x 60 cm
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Aboriginal Western Desert boomerang club. Smooth handle transitioning to grooves which terminate before the tip. Crudely worked back. Use losses and cracks. Length 80 cm
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Aboriginal Central Australian boomerang. Regular grooved top surface. Age and use patination, old ochre traces. Length 87 cm
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Aboriginal Kimberley spear thrower. Long slender form hardwood with traces of white ochre sinusoidal decoration. Also one other part thrower with missing peg, and old, mounting drilled pinholes. Length 96 cm (Kimberley spear)
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Aboriginal spear thrower. Club style implement carved with integral 'Peg' Virtually, no tool marks on well proportioned round shaft which tapers to a flat head. Length 98 cm
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Aboriginal Leangle club. Right hooking club with regular full length channels. Old ochre patination. Length 83 cm
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Tiwi Islands carving. Magpie goose in ironwood. Height 48 cm
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Lipundja, (Aboriginal c1912-1968), Murayana (Mokuy), 1965. Executed at Millingimbi, Central Arnhem land. Natural earth pigments on carved wood, height 74 cm (not including stand)
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Papuan Gulf carved figure. Early 20th century female figure. Age cracks and patina. Ex Bruce Miller collection. Height 68 cm
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Tiwi Islands carved figure. Standing male in crosshatched ironwood. Height 83 cm
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Three Aboriginal baskets. Including finely step coiled open weave diameter 22 cm; twilled, grass alternate weave height 27 cm; dyed and coiled grass diameter 36 cm.
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Six Aboriginal carved boab nuts. Including a Kimberley work of many fauna and a Wandjina. Height 18 cm
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Six Aboriginal carved boab nuts. Older, tooth carved examples, one featuring a boab, and an eagle attacking a goanna. Height 17 cm (largest)
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Five Aboriginal carved boab nuts. Mostly mid 20th century, includes tooth carved woman, cooking a snake. Height 24 cm (largest)
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Late 19th century Western Districts boomerang. Long softly curved club style boomerang, with linear incisions at spindles and zig-zags. One tip appears to be fire hardened or, perhaps used as a fire tool. Length 88 cm
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19th century Western NSW boomerang. Old hardwood boomerang, finely incised spindle pattern. Plain verso. Length 79 cm
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19th century Western NSW boomerang. Dark, dense hardwood with all over, running incised pattern. Length 69 cm
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19th century Western NSW boomerang. Dark dense hardwood, with linear incisions running, to a central junction. Length 65 cm
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Early Aboriginal club. Fine hardened tip to a slightly bulbous head, tapering to a notched grip. Use patina. Length 79 cm
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Rennel Island, Solomon Islands club. Oval head, good age patina. Length 86 cm
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Circa 1910 Aboriginal transitional Lil Lil. Small hardwood Lil Lil with pyrographed early 'Advance Australia' coat of arms 1908-1912) to both sides of the head. Length 48 cm
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Arnhem land ceremonial boomerang. Losses to hatched and dotted totemic decoration. 76 cm
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Central Australian Aboriginal artefacts. Including two stone knives, one with detailed label. Also two pyrographed message sticks. Length 19 cm (longest knife)
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Central Australian ceremonial boomerang. Rippled stoneworked surfaces with banded tip, and traces of red ochre. Faint, old chalk name or attribution to 'Underside.', length 102 cm
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Early Western NSW boomerang. Club style, long boomerang in very dense hardwood. Finely incised all over the convex surface, except for the last 40 cm of the grip. Length 104 cm
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Three various Aboriginal hunting and fighting items. Including plain mulga boomerang (losses); mulga throwing club and parrying shield. The shield has been painted in faux woodgrain, over lime undercoat in older style, 1920s-50s' length 74 cm (boomerang)
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Groote Eylandt dance spear. Flat spindle form head with remnant polychrome pigment. Length 112 cm
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Early Groote Eylandt ceremonial club. Flat carved hardwood with ochre hatched head. Length 118 cm
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Aboriginal small Clapstick boomerang. Top side worked with 'V' incisions. Length 45 cm
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Aboriginal Western Desert boomerang. Full lenth linear grooving, red ochre patina, length 64 cm
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Early 20th century Western Desert boomerang. Club form with fine linear, grooves and chamfered edges. Ochre traces. Length 71 cm
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Early 20th century Aboriginal Clapsticks. Set of hardwood sticks with remnants, of decoration to the ends. Arnhem land. Length 37 cm
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Two various Tiwi objects. Including a bamboo fish spear with cane bound claw and bone barb;, also a ceremonial dance wand. Old cross hatched pigments. Mid 20th century. Length 148 cm (spear)
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Tiwi Islands carved figure. Carved ironwood goose in white ochre and cross hatched wings. Height 49 cm
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Two various Aboriginal spear Throwers. Vertical elongated spindle form with lashed wooden pegs, finished with spinifex. Longest has drilled mounting pin holes. Length 82 cm (longest)
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Aboriginal Western NSW boomerang. Long, open curved hardwood with full, length wavy incisions. Old edge losses. Length 83 cm
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Early 20th century Hooked Boomerang/Club. Dense roughly axe worked acacia. Old patina hunting tool. Length 74 cm
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Western Desert Leangle club. Full length linear groovings with traces of red ochre. Length 80 cm
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19th century Aboriginal parrying shield. Early shield with later rustic harbour bridge and faunal incised decoration. Vestigial ochre banding(?) under surface patina. Crude, incised signature verso. Length 55 cm
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Aboriginal Western Desert shield. Old bean wood shield with ceremonial incisions. Remnants of pigment to face and crusted verso. Age and use patina. Length 56 cm
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Two various Western Desert boomerangs. Both have grooving stopping at plain grips, also drilled pinholes to each. Length 64 cm
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Early 20th century Aboriginal hunting boomerang. Dense hardwood utilitarian piece with axe and rasp marks evident. Length 64 cm
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Aboriginal Western Desert boomerang. Club style with thicker end fully grooved top, surface, with darkened ochre patina. Length 68 cm
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Aboriginal Western NSW boomerang. Dense acacia with linear incissions to top side. Formed nipples to each tip, loss to edge near apex. Length 64 cm
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Two various boomerangs. Including thin hardwood with pyrographed bands, and later smoothly finished returning type. Length 62 cm (longest)
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Four various Transition boomerangs. Including pyrographed emu, Karajarri (Kimberley), 1967 Rotary club of Padstow (throwing graphic verso), incised harbour bridge and wildlife and small kookaburra decorated souvenir. Length 49 cm (longest)
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Circa 1940 Aboriginal toy Weapons. Carved from the correct woods, and includes spears; lil lil; parrying shield; paddle; boomerang; and clubs. Length 33 cm (longest)
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19th century Aboriginal throwing club. Finely proportioned bulbous spindle with stone worked linear striations, with a hatched pointed terminal. Age and use patina. Length 65 cm
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Aboriginal Western Australian spear thrower. Flat spindle form with all over stone incisions and notching to one underside edge. Peg fixed with resin. Length 59 cm
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Aboriginal Wunda shield. Western desert shield finely worked with even, deep grooves. Linear grooving verso. Length 87 cm
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Aboriginal north Queensland spear thrower. Elongated oval haft with bi-valve, handle and resin finished wooden peg. Length 73 cm
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Various Aboriginal hair belts, cords and loin cloths
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Three various Arnhem land artefacts. Including Groote Eylandt pipe; ceremonial spear-head;, and hardwood incised and painted serpent. Length 52 cm (spear)
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Aboriginal basket, bag and snake. Three Arnhem land pieces, including Yohu people coiled basket and string bag. Also pyrographed mulga snake. Length 70 cm (snake)
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Two Northern Australian Aboriginal carved figures. Mid 20th century tourist trade carved and, painted figures, one bearing bush church aid Society label. Height 28 cm (tallest)
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Aboriginal Spinifex gum. Slab of old spinifex resin with traces of the grass throughout. 28 x 12 cm
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Three various Arnhem land artefacts. Including part bullroarer with crocodile totem; mid 20th century painted shell; and later dot painted shell. Length 20 cm (shell)
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Arnhem land ceremonial dance spear. Multi barbed point, decorated with ochre pigments. Length 222 cm
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Aboriginal nulla nulla. Older club with semi round head and two flat faces. Grip incisions worn away. Length 48 cm
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Aboriginal hunting club. Rustically worked pointed bulb head, with well used, hardwood shaft. Length 52 cm
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19th century Aboriginal club. Old rusticly worked mulga nulla nulla. Incised handle. Length 61 cm
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Early Aboriginal club. Small childs club in hardwood, with flattened spindle head. Use patina. Length 51 cm
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Early 20th century Arnhem land clapsticks. Set of hardwood sticks. Vestiges of decoration. Well used, good patina. Length 29 cm
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Two various Aboriginal clubs. Including spindle form Lil Lil, and the other with a bulbous cocked head. Dense mulga, mid 20th century. Length 45 cm (Lil Lil)
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Tasmanian Aboriginal Marineer shell necklace. Choker style with iridised pearl hue. Mid 20th century screw clasp. Length 49 cm
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Tasmanian Aboriginal Marineer shell necklace. Choker style in scarce iridised gold. Mid 20th century spring clasp. Length 45 cm
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Tasmanian Aboriginal Marineer shell necklace. Single strand of iridised purple shells. Length 30 cm
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Tasmanian Aboriginal Marineer shell necklace. Early 20th century childs two strand choker with cotton threaded baby shells of iridised green hue. Scarce and very fine clasp A/F.
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Tasmanian Aboriginal Marineer shell necklace. Older four strand with simple clasp, cotton strung. Silver/purple iridescent. Length 49 cm
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Tasmanian Aboriginal Marineer shell necklace. Mid 20th century strung on cotton with clasp. Silver/purple tones. Length 96 cm
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Tasmanian Aboriginal Marineer shell necklace. Long, looped strand of smaller shells, pearly green hue. Length 87 cm (doubled)
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Tasmanian Aboriginal Marineer shell necklace. Older (cotton strung) strand of creamy iridescent shells. Length 56 cm (doubled)
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Onus, bill 1906-1968) 3 various pine plaques. Decorated with stylised Aboriginal figures. One stamped bill Onus, one other bearing his label. Dia. 19 cm (each)
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Cameroon Bamileke buffalo mask. Carved wood with ochre pigments. Height 56 cm
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Songye Kifwebe mask. Dr Congo. Carved wood with ohre pigments. Height 43 cm
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Songye Kifwebe mask. Dr Congo. Carved wood with ochre pigments. Height 36 cm
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Senufo Chiwara mask. Carved wooden mask surmounted with two figures and an antelope. Height 61 cm
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Tyi Wara antelope headdress. Early 20th century wooden headdress depicting a female antelope, and young. Bamana people, Mali. Height 82 cm
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Marka mask, Mali. Mid 20th century carved wooden mask. Decorated with brass overlay, cowrie shells and blue pigment. Height 40 cm
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Pende mask, Dr Congo. Carved wood with ochre pigments. Height 42 cm
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N'tomo mask Bamana people, Mali. Carved wood with incised decoration. Height 44 cm
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Bwa Woodcock mask Burkina Faso. Carved wood with ochre pigments. Height 68 cm
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Bwa Woodcock mask Burkina Faso. Carved wood with ochre pigments., height 70 cm
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Baule maternity figure, ivory coast. Carved wooden figure. Height 71 cm
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Baule maternity figure. Ivory coast, carved wood. Height 82 cm
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African early carved figure. Mumuye, Nigeria, carved male with headdress. Dense hardwood. Height 89 cm
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Baule maternity figure. Ivory coast, 19th/Early 20th century carved wooden figure, decorated with bands of glass beads. Height 45 cm
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19th century Ashanti fertility fetish Akua'ba. Disk headed figure with outstretched arms. Good aged patina. Height 46 cm
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Pair African carved figures. Male and female Igala figures, Nigeria. Old repair to female's leg. Height 49 cm
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Early Central African stool. Congo Luba stool. Seat supported by kneeling caryatid. Age patina. Height 32 cm
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Ashanti chiefs stool. Corner pillars and central reticulated feature in dense dark wood. Christensen collection catalogue mark cc/40090. Height 29 cm
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