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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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Papua New Guinea Karahut figure. Plaited cord spirit figure incorporating four tusks, shell rings and small shells. Length 43 cm
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Papua New Guinea chest ornament. Bailer shell with cane and cord fastening. Length 27 cm (without cord)
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Three various Papua New Guinea figures. Including older Kambot female ancestor; Keram river spirit; Sepik flute stopper. Height 49 cm (stopper)
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Two New Guinea bark figures. Various male ancestral figures. Sepik region, Blackwater river. Repairs and losses to both. Height 56 cm (tallest)
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Three various Papua New Guinea small figures. Including older carved anthropomorphic hornbill in polychrome; Sepik spirit figure, good patina; and Geelvink bay figure. Height 27 cm hornbill)
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Various Papua New Guinea body adornments. Including three pigs tusk brides price and three nose bones
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Papua New Guinea Asmat nose ornaments. Five various pierced bone pieces, and curl, formed bailer shell. Width 16 cm (shell)
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Four various Papua New Guinea body ornaments. Including dog's tooth necklace; shell necklace;, and cowrie armlets, one marked 'Louisiade Archipelago.' length 62 cm (dogs tooth)
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Papua New Guinea shell tusk adornments. Including conus necklace; graduated operculum necklace; and two nose tusks
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Papua New Guinea animal charms necklace. Laced bamboo tubes interspersed with various claws, fur, skin and two tails. Accompanied with card for member of Parliament Neville Bourne. Length 70 cm
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Five various Papua New Guinea ornaments. Including hornbill back ornament, and tusk chest piece;, 2 shell necklaces; and 2 tusk nose pieces. Length 41 cm hornbill with string)
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Two Papua New Guinea teeth necklaces. Cuscus teeth cord strung with glass beads. Also a small quantity of incised and drilled dog's teeth. Length 48 cm (longest)
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Papua New Guinea dogs teeth band. Old crocodile teeth, once strung as a necklace. Also a beaded wide band of incised dog's teeth.
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Two Papua New Guinea necklaces. Including uncommon porcelain trade teeth laced with shells;, and shell necklace. Length 40 cm (teeth)
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Papua New Guinea boar tusks. Quantity of fourteen tusks, unmounted.
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19th century Papua New Guinea armlet. Uncommon porcelain trade teeth (Germany) armlet. Teeth lashed with hair/fibre core and twilled cord. Length 34 cm
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Various Papua New Guinea Asmat Headhunters bracelet tusks. Including two armlets, cane binding missing; a full circle armlet etc. Also an assembled nose tusk and one other armlet. Dia.11 cm (full circle)
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Rare Vanuatu Brides price tusks. Two older tusk armlets.
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Two older Papua New Guinea shell necklaces. Similar graduated conus necklaces with a cowrie teminal. Use patina. Length 85 cm (each)
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Early 20th century Papua New Guinea necklace. Coloured glass rings (possibly from electrical insulators) graduated and lashed in traditional manner. Length 74 cm
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Two various Papua New Guinea necklaces. Including graduated pigs teeth, the other possum teeth. Length 34 cm (possum)
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Papua New Guinea New Ireland Kap Kap. Turtle shell and shell pendant with long nassa shell string; plus other plain drilled shell. Length 82 cm (doubled string)
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7 Papuan Gulf bride price. Worked clamshell including yua. Dia. 5 cm (yua)
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7 Papuan Gulf bride price. Two clam shell rings and currency. Dia.10 cm (largest)
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Six Papua New Guinea bride price shells. Old, well worn clamshell. Dia. 8 cm (largest)
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Four New Guinea Moka Kina Currency necklace. On woven fibre cords. (W20 cm
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Three various Papua New Guinea adornments. Including dog tooth necklace;, hornbill back pendant; and pair of Job's tears armlets.
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Two various Papua New Guinea necklaces. Including pig's tooth and other graduated conus shell. Use patina. Length 68 cm (conus)
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Two Papua New Guinea shell adornments. Shell necklace and conus armband on woven cane. Both with use patina. Length 41 cm (necklace)
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Papua New Guinea boar tusks. Four pairs of tusks in natural state. Length 16 cm (longest)
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Papua New Guinea Phallocrypt. Late 19th early 20th century penis cover from carved, immature coconut with cane extension. Ex Moriarty collection.
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7 strands of trade beads. All glass including two strands of older lampworked. Length 40 cm (average)
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Six strands trade beads. Blue and aqua glass, plus two older strands of red ceramic. Length 29 cm (ceramic)
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New Britain cassowary bone dagger. With fine natural fibre strap, glass beads and, incised spiral motif carving. Length 32.5 cm
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Four Oceania bone hair ornaments. Each with fine, incised decoration. One with missing prongs. Length 32 (largest)
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19th century Solomon Islands comb. Bamboo and woven rattan. Length 24 cm
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19th century Solomon Islands comb. Bamboo and woven rattan. Length 18.5 cm
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19th century San Cristobal Island comb, Solomon Islands. Bamboo and rattan with mother of pearl inlay. Length 28.5 cm
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Three Vanuatu Islands combs. Bamboo and fibre. Height 32 cm (tallest)
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Three Massim, Trobriand Islands combs. Length 45 cm (longest)
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7 various Oceanic/ Papua New Guinea combs. Length 28 cm (longest)
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19th century Marupai Papuan Gulf charm. Carved immature dwarf coconut with crocodile, clan design. Lime infill. Good patina. Length 11 cm
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Ashanti Akan figural comb, Ghana. Height 26 cm
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Papua New Guinea Admiralty Islands beadwork. Pair of early 20th century armbands. 13 x 19 cm (each)
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Papua New Guinea Admiralty Islands beadwork. Near pair of early beaded armbands. Some losses to ties. 16 x 19 cm (without ties)
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Papua New Guinea Admiralty Islands beadwork. 2 various armbands, early 20th century. Both missing tassel ties. 15 x 20 cm (largest)
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Early Timorese Headhunters pouch. A Meo (warrior class) beaded, layered cloth bag. Atoni people. Much use patina. Height 23 cm (not including handle)
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Papua New Guinea Admiralty Islands beadwork. Pair of early 20th century armbands. Use patina. Length 4 cm (each)
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Papua New Guinea Admiralty Islands beadwork. 2 various widows belts, one incorporating a name. Length 89 cm (including ties)
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Papua New Guinea Admiralty Islands beadwork. 2 various armlets, early 20th century. Use patina.
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Very rare Torres Strait armband. Turtle shell with all over incisions., Vestiges of lime infill. Length 13 cm
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Waikali, Waki (New Guinea active 1980s) 2), 'Dressed Myself (?) to go for Dance,' 1990 82 x 44 cm; and 'Dancing Huli Wigman,' 1984 121 x 60 cm. Enga School sand mosaics, Eastern Highlands. Sand 2)
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Bus, Lanyet (New Guinea active 1980s), 'Blessings from the Father,' 1984. Enga School sand mosaic, Eastern Highlands. Coloured sand 90 x 60 cm
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Waikali, Waki (New Guinea active 1980s) 2), a man and his Pig,' 1984; untitled (dancing man), 1984. Enga School sand mosaic, Eastern Highlands. Coloured sand 2) 121 x 60 cm 2)
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Fijian throwing club. 20th century ula, with cane bound pointed lobes. Height 33 cm
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Fijian throwing club. Early 20th century ula with spherical chip banded head. Age and use patina. Length 35 cm
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19th century Fijian throwing club. Older Ula with spherical formed head and sparsely dotted grip. Age and much use patina. Length 45 cm
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Fijian Ula throwing club. Early 20th century, having a lobed head. Age and use patina. Length 35 cm
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Early 20th century Fijian throwing club. Natural root ball head and rustic carved grip. Length 41 cm
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19th century Fijian throwing club. An ula with dot decorated haft and natural root ball head. Length 41 cm
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19th century Fijian throwing club. Older ula with fully carved lobed head. Chip carved handgrip, worn from prolonged use. Length 43 cm
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Two various older Fijian throwing clubs. Both with natural spherical heads and chip carved grips. Age and much use patina. Length 40 cm (each)
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19th century Fijian throwing club. Dense, spherical head ula, with finely incised hand grip. Length 48 cm
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Papua New Guinea Trobriand Islands walking staff. Massim carved single piece with four figures incorporated into the shaft. Length 75 cm
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Early 20th century Trobriand Island stool. Older three figure stool with carved top and base. Old splits and repairs. Height 40 cm
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Two various older Trobriand Island carvings. Including betel mortar and pestle, plus a crouching figure. Height 27 cm (figure)
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Two various older Trobriand Island carvings. Including squatting female and janiform pair. Height 24 cm (female)
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Two various Trobriand Island figures. Massim carved standing dog and traditional seated figure. Mid 20th century. Height 31 cm (dog)
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Trobriand Islands food bowl. Small bowl supported by two figures, Pre-war. Height 42 cm
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Four Trobriand Island carvings. Including small figure on stool, legs, unusually in stepping motion. Also three crouching figures. Mid 20th century or earlier. Height 28 cm (stool)
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Early 20th century Trobriand carved dish and figures. Shallow dish with serpent ends, plus a group of four crouching figures. Length 49 cm (dish)
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Tokelau or Gilbert Island carved box. Early 20th century tauanave wood box, of oval form with handle terminals. Used for fishing. Height 12 cm
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Massim food bowl Trobriand Islands. Platter style with ric-rac carved rim (loss under). On raised reticular carved foot, one piece. Height 14 cm, diameter 31 cm
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Papua New Guinea Trobriand carved bowl. Early 20th century spindle form bowl with edge, and medial base carvings with totemic terminals. Length 68 cm
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Early 20th century Tahiti bowl. Finely hollowed wood bowl with notched edge trim. Also similar period souvenir book from the Friendly Islands (Tonga). Length 46 cm
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Tami Island food bowl. Elliptical wooden bowl with bird head and tail handles. Length 65 cm
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Three Oceanic artefacts. Including Trobriand carved bowl, turtle form with operculum inset eyes; Trobriand neck rest; and mother of pearl inset coconut shell baler/bowl. Length 43 cm (bowl)
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Early Hermit Island carved bowl. Straight sided oval form with reticulated handles, all edges notch carved. Length 45 cm
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Old Oceanic spoon. Oval, flat form for sago or kava powder. Much age and use patina. Length 36 cm
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Papuan Gulf bowl. Carved oval bowl with totemic crocodile finials. Age and use patina. Length 53 cm
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Frederik Hendrik Island carved bowl. Spindle or canoe form with carved rim and, crocodile terminals. Length 57 cm
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19th century Frederik Hendrik Island bowl. Spindle form bowl carved with totemic, crocodile motif. Length 43 cm
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Early and rare Fiji bowl. Pointed oval form on four integral feet. Use patina. Length 34 cm
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Two various Oceanic bowls. Massim carved fish form with operculum eyes; Siassi Islands under carved with two masks and bird devouring fish finial. Length 59 cm (Siassi)
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Rare Coco de Mer bowl or bailer. Cut and carved nut with crenellated edge. Old use patina. Seychelles. Length 33 cm
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19th century Solomon Islands Wickerwork shield. Finely woven, with dyed cane design. Length 75 cm
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Early Indonesian Dayak ancestral figure carved wood, good patina. Height 36 cm
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Very rare Papua New Guinea Iatmul pigment dish. Female form, early. Length 21 cm
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Old carved horn figure. In the form of a crouching man receptacle or holder. Age and use patina. Possibly Lombok. Height 14 cm
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Four various Western Pacific coconut objects. Including two carved lime pots and a bone spatula;, two Tami Islands part coconut shell scoops of good age and use patina.
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Indonesian bone lime containers. Seven various incised bone containers, two with fitted stoppers. Also carved gourd neck lime bottle and various other stoppers. Height 22 cm
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Two Massim lime containers. One with thick banded carving; both with finely worked woven cane stoppers. Also, carved gourd rattle. Height 21 cm (tallest)
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Indonesian Archipelago carvings. Including old, well used figural betel pestle; also long spoon with figural terminal. Losses to tip. Height 26 cm (pestle)
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Massim lime spatula. Unusually long example with mid carving and square fluted stock. Age and use patina. Ex Leo Fleischman collection. Length 64 cm
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Older Massim lime spatula. Long handle with raised medial line and totemic finial (losses). Age and use patination. Length 41 cm
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Early 20th century Massim lime spatula. Short spatula tip, long handle terminating in crouching figure. Vertical lime infill. Length 33 cm
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Massim lime spatula. Dagger style with carved and pierced handle. Length 27 cm
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Massim lime spatula. Older, used, heavier form with limed and carved handle. Lobed terminal. Length 39 cm
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Two early 20th century Massim lime Spatulae. Paddle form, both with figural terminals. Use patination. Length 32 cm (longest)
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Two early 20th century Massim lime Spatulae. Including dagger style with rustically carved fish totem to only one side. Very use worn. The other has an unusual bifurcated handle. Length 30 cm (longest)
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