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Important Aboriginal Tribal Art & Oceanic Art Collection — Vickers & Hoad Auctioneers

Auction House:Vickers & Hoad AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:188
Sale Title:Important Aboriginal Tribal Art & Oceanic Art CollectionLots with images:188
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:141
Date:18-Apr-2021
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Superb Wunda shield, Western Australia. This wunda shield is elongated ovoid form, the front decorated with fluted linear designs divided into nine sections to form a zig-zag motif infilled alternately with red and black earth pigments, the reverse with fine fluted linear engraving and raised loop handle. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 72.5 x 16.5 cm
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Fine early bulbous club, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Club with biconical head, probably from the Darling River region. Their clean forms and well shaped heads possess a functional beauty. Carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 73.5 x 8 cm
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Superb early incised bulbous club, Victoria. This is an unusual specimen, the with shaft and head are adorned with finely incised geometric designs and motifs. Ribbed pointed end to handle with carved band of basket weave pattern above. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom, Lake Collection, New South Wales. Cf. Accession number: 1978.412.870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Approx. length 67 x 6 cm
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Rare early mushroom-head club, New South Wales. Straight shaft of circular section that terminates in a finely adzed thick mushroom-like head. Their clean forms and well shaped heads possess a functional beauty. Carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand). Provenance: Ex Byron Clear Collection, New South Wales D'Lan Davidson Australian Indigenous Art Lake Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 66 x 13 cm
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Rare early incised club, Victoria. This is an unusual shaped club, the with shaft and head are adorned with finely incised crosshatching designs. Ribbed pointed end to handle. Carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand). Provenance: Ex Byron Clear Collection, New South Wales, D'Lan Davidson Australian Indigenous Art, Lake Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 76 x 5 cm
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Pair of fine throwing clubs, Victoria. The curving shafts of circular section terminating in bulbous heads at the distal ends. Both with conical section at the proximal ends encircled with engraved ridges and handle with band of herringbone above for gripping, old glossy patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 82 cm, 75 cm.
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Incised parrying shield, New South Wales. Of bi-convex section and elongated triangular profile, solid cut handle, the front decorated with panels of incised chevron motifs, old patina overall. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Collected in 1898, Mrs Edgell Hunt, Collection number P2720. Inscribed on shield: Said to be from Auckland, New Zealand. But probably Australian. Mrs Edgell Hunt Coll: LWRNC.1898.P. Ex Don Robinson Collection B38, New South Wales. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx.…
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Parrying shield, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Wood parrying shield in one piece, anterior bowed, bulge at handle, handle carved out of solid, peaked ridge, surface smoothed old patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, Germany. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 71.5 x 11 cm
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Rare broad shield, Murray River, New South Wales. Of flatten leaf-like form, flaring rectangular points at each end, pierced twice near the centre with cane handle attached, front with deeply incised, linear, zig-zig and lozenge motifs divided into sections by undecorated bands, the undecorated reverse with roughly hewn marking, restoration to one side, dark shiny patina overall. Carved and engraved hardwood with cane handle. Provenance: Ex Don Robinson Collection, New South Wales. Private Collection, New…
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Fine elegant boomerang, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Boomerang with characteristic fine tooling, from the Darling River region of New South Wales. With their elegant forms and beautiful light-reflecting surfaces, these were fighting weapons used by men in battles, rather than for hunting purposes. Carved and adzed hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 84 x 5.5 cm
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Elegant boomerang, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Boomerang with characteristic fine tooling, from the Darling River region of New South Wales. With their elegant forms and beautiful light-reflecting surfaces, these were fighting weapons used by men in battles, rather than for hunting purposes. Carved and adzed hardwood. Provenance: Dr Gerald Holt Collection H287. Lord McAlpine Collection Lake Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 76 x 5.5 cm
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Early boomerang, Lake Eyre, South Australia. Of bi-convex section, front decorated with fine linear striations and back finished with a finely adzed surface, old shiny patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Dr Gerald Holt Collection H10. Lord McAlpine Collection. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 82.5 x 5 cm
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Fine spear thrower (woomera), Victoria. Elongated blade of plano-convex section decorated on both surfaces with incised linear traditional motifs, tapering to form an elongated handle of circular section, old glossy patina. Carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand). Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Bonhams Oxford, auction 19820, 19 March 2012, lot 390. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 70 x 5 cm
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Fine spear thrower (woomera), Victoria. Elongated blade of plano-convex section decorated edges are serrated with notches, tapering to form an elongated handle of circular section with a terminating knob. Carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 83 x 4.5 cm
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Rare coastal spear thrower (woomera), New South Wales. Long narrow undecorated spear throwers with flared ends, from coastal New South Wales. They have separate hooks bound to the shafts by fibre and resin. Carved and engraved hardwood with kangaroo tooth, resin and natural fibre. Provenance: R. Berry Collection, Melbourne. Youngs auction, March 2009. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 54 x 11 cm
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Rainforest sword club, Northeast Queensland. Elongated ovoid form, small cut handle of oval section, old shiny patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Ex Don Robinson Collection, New South Wales. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 124 x 13 cm
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Lipundja Gupapuyngu (C.1912 – 1968), Mokuy spirit figure, C.1963. Carved and engraved softwood and natural earth pigment. Provenance: Created at Milingimbi, Central Arnhem land. Private Collection, Sydney. Private Collection, New South Wales. Cf. Wild honey figures, 1963, illus. In Ryan, J., Landmarks: Indigenous Art in the National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2002, p. 29. Approx. length 62.5 x 19 cm
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Wunda shield, Western Australia. This wunda shield in elongated ovoid form, the front decorated with fluted linear designs divided into nine sections to form a zig-zag motif infilled alternately with red and black earth pigments, the reverse with finely fluted linear engraving and raised loop handle. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: G.Husband Collection Lake Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 70 x 17 cm
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Rare early Bendi club, central Queensland. Wooden 'L' shaped club, tapered and flattened at the foot, old dark patina. Carved hardwood and natural earth pigment. Provenance: G.Husband Collection Lake Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 71 x 18 cm
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Early bulbous club, Murray River Region, New South Wales. Club with biconical head, probably from the Murray River region. Their clean forms and well shaped heads possess a functional beauty. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United States. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 64.5 x 8.5 cm
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Early bulbous club, Victoria. The curving shaft of circular section terminating in bulbous head at the distal end, with conical section at the proximal end encircled with engraved ridges and pecked markings for gripping, old glossy patina.Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 62 x 5.5 cm
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Early bulbous club, Western New South Wales. The straight shaft of circular section with patterns cut in high relief which terminates in a finely adzed thick bi-conial distal end, old glossy patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Cf. Fig 74, Aboriginal Australia Agdc. Approx. length 62 x 7 cm
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Early incised club, South East Australia. Wooden club, tapered to a handle which is cone shaped and incised with cross hatching and an elongated flattened bulb head with incised geometric patterns. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 68 x 7.5 cm
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Rare early incised club, South East Australia. This is an unusual club, the shaft and head are adorned with finely incised geometric designs around a central animal motif, old patina overall. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 55 x 4.5 cm
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Fine ceremonial headdress, Lardil group, Mornington Island. These elaborate, feathered and ochred constructions were worn by dancers during public phases of circumcision ceremonies. Painted natural pigment, emu feathers and hand-spun human hair string on paper bark base. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 43 x 24 cm
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Rare lil lil club, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Often described as a 'Boomerang-club', this variety could be either thrown or hand held in battle. The fine overall tooling pattern is characteristic that of used on boomerangs and other artefacts from the Darling River Region of New South Wales. Carved and adzed hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 54 x 7.5 cm
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Lil lil club, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Often described as a 'Boomerang-club', this variety could be either thrown or hand held in battle. The fine overall tooling pattern is characteristic of that used on boomerangs and other artefacts from the Darling River Region of New South Wales. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: G.Husband Collection. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 47 x 7 cm
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Superb incised fighting club, Lake Eyre Region, South Australia. A typical two-handed club, with an elaborate linear pattern on its outer surface and rubbed all over with red ochre. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Private Collection, South Australia. Private Collection, New South Wales. Cf. Fig 160-162, Aboriginal Australia Agdc. Approx. length 110 x 6 cm
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Fine engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Of convex section with clipped ends, the front incised with linear striations and linked ovoid designs, the reverse with fine linear design, old patina overall. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland. Approx. length 81.5 x 6.5 cm
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Superb engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Of convex section, the front incised with linear striations and linked ovoid designs, the reverse with finely adzed surface, old patina overall. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland. Approx. length 74.5 x 6.5 cm
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Fine early La Grange shield, Western Australia. La Grange bay shields have the incised interlocking key designs only on one side being the back of the shield and the front is either undecorated or has vertical striations. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Collected East Murchison, WA, 1948. Private Collection, Queensland. Approx. length 75 x 12.5 cm
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Rare early incised club, Victoria. Early nineteenth century piece with a unusual incised human figure. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland. Approx. length 88.5 cm
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Rare spear thrower (woomera), South Eastern Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand). Provenance: Ex Bega Museum Collection (X2405), New South Wales. Mossgreen, Australian & Colonial, lot 125, November 6th, 2014. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 38 x 5.5 cm
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Spear thrower (woomera), Victoria. Elongated blade of plano-convex section, tapering to form an elongated handle of circular section, old glossy patina. Carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand). Provenance: Bonhams & Goodman, 4 October 2005, lot 1175. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 50 x 3.5 cm
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Rare large fighting boomerang, Western New South Wales / South Australia border Region. With regular fluted surface back and front, dark old patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Lord McAlpine Collection. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 83 x 6.5 cm
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Fine incised ceremonial boomerang club, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Dr Gerald Holt Collection. Lord McAlpine Collection. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 82.5 x 7 cm
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Elegant boomerang, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Boomerang with characteristic fine tooling, from the Darling River region of New South Wales. With their elegant forms and beautiful light-reflecting surfaces, these were fighting weapons used by men in battles, rather than for hunting purposes. Carved and adzed hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Cf. Fig 88-91, Aboriginal Australia Agdc. Approx. length 82 x 5.5 cm
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Elegant boomerang, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Boomerang with characteristic fine tooling, from the Darling River region of New South Wales. With their elegant forms and beautiful light-reflecting surfaces, these were fighting weapons used by men in battles, rather than for hunting purposes. Carved and adzed hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. Cf. Fig 88-91, Aboriginal Australia Agdc. Approx. length 84 x 5.5 cm
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Fine early fighting boomerang, South East Queensland. Of crescent form, the ribbed surface replete with fine elongated striations, and dark glossy patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Guy Earl Smith auction, 6 August 2006, lot 89. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 58 x 6 cm
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Rare Return boomerang, lower Murray River, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Dr Gerald Holt Collection H111. Lord McAlpine Collection Lake Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 45 x 6 cm
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Engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Of bi-convex section with clipped ends, face engraved with sinuous designs, possibly representing the travels of a dreaming Ancector or the course of a River system. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 63.5 x 7 cm
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Fine engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Of convex section, the face with linear, criss-crossed and linked diamond patterns, the reverse bearing fine engraved lines, old patina overall. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 55 x 6 cm
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Engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Of convex section, the face with linear, criss-crossed and linked diamond patterns, the reverse bearing fine engraved lines, old patina overall. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Collected Rockhampton 1860s. James R Lawson, 23 August 1999, lot 329. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 62 x 5 cm
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Fine early Pineapple-Headed club, North-East Queensland. Pineapple-headed club with raised striking section on the bulbous head tapering to points at both ends, with notched grip, old shiny patina. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 67 x 5.5 cm
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Large early Pineapple-Headed club, North-East Queensland. Pineapple-headed club with raised striking section on the bulbous head tapering to points at both ends, with notched grip, old shiny patina.Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 80 x 6 cm
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Early pineapple-headed club, North-East Queensland. Pineapple-headed club with raised striking section on the bulbous head tapering to points at both ends, old shiny patina. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 67 x 5.5 cm
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Small rainforest sword club, Northeast Queensland. Elongated ovoid form, small cut handle of oval section, old shiny patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 71.5 x 10 cm
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Painted ceremonial shield, Desert North, Northern Territory, Australia. Shield of softwood, grooved on both sides, handles flush, cut out of solid, decorated with black and white design depicting bat dreaming ancestor. Carved beanwood and natural pigments. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Cf. Item X 14030 Museums Victoria. Approx. length 66.5 x 22.5 cm
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Two Tiwi ceremonial spears, Tiwi group, Melville and Bathurst Islands, Northern Territory. Tiwi ceremonial spears are a special form of elaborately carved and painted spear used in ceremonial display rather than as functional weapons or implements. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Executed on Bathurst or Melville Islands, Northern Territory. Private Collection, South Australia. Sotheby's, important Aboriginal Art, 7 June 2011, lot 63. Bonhams, important Australian Art, 25…
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Yirawala (C.1905 – 1976), Maraian white Barramundi, C.1965. Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark. Provenance: artist Yirawala, Western Arnhem land, obtained Darwin, 1965 Lake Collection, Sydney. Cf. Barramundi, illus. In Le Brun Holmes, S., Yirawala: Painter of the dreamtime, Hodder and Stoughton, Sydney, 1992, pl. 143. Approx. length 101 x 57 cm
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Rare Gwinjull (singing stick), Kimberley, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Cf. Page 57, Aboriginal artefacts Tom McCourt. Approx. length 57 x 12 cm
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Rare ceremonial post (Walgaroo), Kimberley, Western Australia. Walgaroo or ceremonial post is kept with a singing stick. Carved and engraved hardwood, European paint and natural pigment. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Cf. Page 58, Aboriginal artefacts Tom McCourt. Approx. length 48.5 cm
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Rainforest cross boomerang, Queensland. A cross boomerang made of two elongated oval wooden sections of similar size set at right angles in center and secured with lawyer cane and resin. The surface is painted in the characteristic Queensland rainforest style they are used as dance emblems. Carved and engraved wood, cane and natural pigment. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 25 x 24.5 cm
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Cross boomerang, Queensland. Carved and engraved wood and European paint. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 41 x 34 cm
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Fine pearl shell pendant, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. These beautiful Kimberley pearl shell pendants are usually incised with intricate patterns on their convex surface. The patterns represent mythological themes associated with rain. The pendants are highly valued as objects of exchange and are traded many hundreds of miles from the Kimberleys into Central Australia. Carved and engraved pearlshell, red ochre and hair string cord. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 21…
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Early Tiwi throwing club, Tiwi group, Melville and Bathurst Islands, Northern Territory. With longitudinal fluted design with ochre decoration on bulbous head, old patina. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 40.5 x 4.5 cm
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Early bulbous club, Murray River Region, New South Wales. Club with biconical head, probably from the Murray River region. Their clean forms and well shaped heads possess a functional beauty. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 51 x 7.5 cm
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Early bulbous head club, South East Australia. The straight shaft of circular section that terminates in a finely adzed thick bi-conial distal end, old patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 53 x 8 cm
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Early bulbous club, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Throwing fighting club field Collected mid 19th century fine bulbous example with much evidence of use, rich dark age patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Ex Atherton family Collection, Queensland. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 70.5 x 6.5 cm
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Fine early bulbous club, South East Australia. Of circular section swelling out to form a conical termination, very old shiny patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 65 x 6 cm
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Early bulbous club, South East Australia. Of circular section swelling out to form a conical termination, very old patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: G.Husband Collection. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 56 x 6 cm
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Fine early incised fighting club, Lake Eyre Region, South Australia. Boomerang-shaped fighting club, with an incised pattern on both surfaces and old dark patina overall. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Provenance: Dr Gerald Holt Collection H446. Lord McAlpine Collection. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 75 x 5 cm
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Incised fighting club, Lake Eyre Region, South Australia. Boomerang-shaped fighting club, with an incised pattern on both surfaces and old dark patina overall. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 82 x 5.5 cm
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Early incised fighting boomerang club, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 90.5 x 4.5 cm
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Large Wunda shield, Western Australia. This wunda shield is elongated ovoid form, the front decorated with fluted linear designs divided into nine sections to form a zig-zag motif infilled alternately with red and white earth pigments, the reverse fine fluted linear engraving and raised loop handle. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 82 x 17 cm
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Early Kimberley shield, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 63 x 11.5 cm
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Painted ceremonial shield, Northern Territory, Australia. Shield of softwood, grooved on both sides, handles flush, cut out of solid, decorated with black and white design.Carved beanwood and natural pigments. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 69.5 x 24 cm
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Early fighting Club/Digging stick, Coopers Creek, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Guy Earl Smith auction, 6 August 2006, lot 96. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 78 x 5 cm
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Early engraved bulbous club, South East Australia. Of circular section swelling out to form a conical termination, very old shiny patina. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 47.5 x 6 cm
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Large boomerang club, Coopers Creek, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Collected 1920's John Stanley Leitch. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 99.5 x 7.5 cm
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Early fighting boomerang club, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United States. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 83.5 x 4.5 cm
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Early incised ceremonial boomerang, Central Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland. Approx. length 74 x 8 cm
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Rare engraved return boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Of convex section, the face with linear, criss-crossed and linked diamond patterns, old patina overall. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland. Approx. length 57.5 x 6 cm
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Superb large early horn-shape cylindro-conical (phallic) stone, New South Wales. Fine grained white, incised around tip and concave base. Carved and engraved stone. Provenance: Collected at Lake Stewart station near Milparinka, NSW, 1959-1960. Ex Neville Goodman Collection (A1), New South Wales. Private Collection, Queensland. Approx. length 39 x 8 cm
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Early engraved horn-shape cylindro-conical (phallic) stone, New South Wales. Fine grained white, deeply incised (2 cm long) across 3 cm from tip, 2 parallel incisions from that incision to base, 10 short incisions perpendicular to length and concave base. Carved and engraved stone. Provenance: Collected at Whyjonta station near Milparinka, NSW, 1959-1960. Ex Neville Goodman Collection (A3), New South Wales. Private Collection, Queensland. Approx. length 19 x 10 cm
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The Platt Collection, a important Collection of 27 Aboriginal Ethnographic artifacts, central and Northern Australia. B. Platt was a school teacher in Burwood, Sydney. In the 1920's & 1930's he amassed a Collection of aboriginal artefacts while travelling through central and northern Australia. Many of the pieces in the collection are accompanied by interesting handwritten provenances. (refer to collection booklet). Provenance: The Platt Collection, 1920's & 1930's. 1980's the Platt Collection was…
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Aboriginal hair adornment, Kimberley, Western Australia. Hairpin is superbly carved with hypnotic la grange style carving. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 46 x 5.5 cm
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Fine early large Western Desert boomerang, Western Australia. Of plano-convex section, the surfaces with finely adzed markings and fine old patina. Carved and adzed hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 76.5 x 6.5 cm
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Fine early pole club, Western Desert/Central Australia. Decorated with finely incised striations running lengthwise and decorated with fine designs on handle with traces of spinifex resin on the grip. Carved and engraved hardwood and spinifex resin. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 55 x 4.5 cm
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Incised fighting club, Northwest Australia. This is an unusual specimen with a finely carved ceremonial pattern. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Cf. Fig 163, Aboriginal Australia Agdc. Approx. length 69 x 3.5 cm
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Early bulbous head club, South East Australia. The straight shaft of circular section that terminates in a finely adzed thick bi-conial distal end, old patina. Carved and engraved hardwood.Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. G.Husband Collection. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 60 x 8 cm
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Early incised ceremonial boomerang, Central Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Collected 1960's. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 77.7 x 6 cm
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Rare ceremonial club, Western Australia. Club with an elliptical shaped head and tapering to form an elongated handle. Plano-convex in cross section. The face decorated with an incised geometric pattern. Carved and engraved hardwood, natural pigments with spinifex resin. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 76 x 11 cm
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Rare ceremonial club, Western Australia. Club with an elliptical shaped head and tapering to form an elongated handle. Plano-convex in cross section. The face decorated with an incised geometric pattern. Carved and engraved hardwood, natural pigments with spinifex resin. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 71 x 9 cm
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Small parrying shield, New South Wales. Of bi-convex section and elongated triangular profile, solid cut handle, old dark patina overall. Carved and adzed wood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 54 x 14 cm
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Fighting club, Queensland. Decorated with finely fluting striations running lengthwise and old dark patina overall. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 74.5 x 5 cm
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Early pole club, Western Desert/Central Australia. Decorated with finely incised striations running lengthwise and decorated with fine designs on handle with traces of spinifex resin on the grip. Carved and engraved hardwood and spinifex resin. Provenance: G.Husband Collection. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 65 cm
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Incised ceremonial boomerang, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 84 x 7.5 cm
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Boomerang club, Lake Eyre Region, South Australia. Carved hardwood. Provenance: Provenance: Lake Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 94.5 x 6.5 cm
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Early Aboriginal transitional axe, New South Wales. Carved and engraved hardwood and European metal blade. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 29.5 x 13 cm
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Fire sticks, cape York, Northern Queensland. Two fire sticks bound at one end by orchid vine and inlaid with abrus seeds at one end into a rounded mound of beeswax. Firesticks in this part of Australia are extremely long, one being drilled into the base of the other to make fire by friction. The driller-firemaker stands up to do this. In Wik-Mungkan they are called thum pup (literally 'Fire + Premna wood'). Carved wood, native-bee wax, palm leaf and abrus seeds. Provenance: Private Collection, New South…
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Shovel and digging implement, Darling River, New South Wales. The shovel has a fairly deep digging end that is crescentic in cross section. The handle tapers from the outside of the shovel to a pointed end. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. lengths 37 cm, 66 cm
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Early Aboriginal hunting spear. A cylindrical two piece spear with a wooden shaft, hafted with sinew. The spear has a flattened elliptical wooden head, and the shaft is hafted with sinew at the distal end. Carved hardwood, sinew and spinifex resin. Provenance: Collected 1920's John Stanley Leitch. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 219 cm
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A collection of three rare bone Aboriginal implements (yulo), central and north Western Victoria. Yulo used by medicine man to garrotte a criminal who has broken native custom law. Carved and engraved bone, kangaroo sinew and natural fibre. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. lengths 23.5 cm, 31 cm, 26 cm
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Pair of rare Dugong bone clappers, Queensland. Carved bone. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. lengths 22 cm, 24 cm
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Rare cutting implement, Torres Strait Islands. Cutting implement, pearlshell ground to sharp edge and engraved with dugongs, possibly used for cutting up dugong. Carved and engraved pearlshell and natural fibre. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Cf. 20. Z.9754. Plate 3, the Torres Strait Collections of A.C.Haddon. Approx. length 14 x 11 cm
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A collection of twelve lithic blades, New South Wales. Carved stone. Provenance: Collected at NSW Australia, Sunday August 19th 1962 (slim knife blades mainly). Ex T.G.H. Strehlow Collection. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. lengths 3.5 cm to 9 cm
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Five stone implements, Queensland. Stone implements Collected and documented various locations. Carved stone. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. lengths 7.5 cm to 19 cm
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Large millstone, New South Wales. The larger stones which form the lower platform are called millstones. With deep indentations, they hold material to be ground up by the smaller stones, otherwise known as mullers. Carved stone. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 60 x 35 cm
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Herbert Raberaba (1920-1980) untitled (Central Australian landscape) (circa 1950) watercolour and pencil on paper signed 'Herbert Raberaba' lower right, approx. length 26 x 36 cm. Provenance: painted in the Hermannsburg region, Northern Territory Lake Collection, New South Wales
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