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The Joseph Greenberg Collection — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:492
Sale Title:The Joseph Greenberg CollectionLots with images:418
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:463
Date:9-May-2021
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A dance mask, carved wood with red, white and black painted finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 35 cm high
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Obgoni Society elder rattle, cast bronze, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 53 cm high
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A figural architectural finial, carved wood with pokerwork highlights, Kuyu tribe, Gabon, 55 cm high
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A seated female figure, carved wood with remains of painted decoration, Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast, 58 cm high
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A male standing figure, carved wood with remains of red finish, Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast, 38 cm high
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A seated female figure, carved wood with remains of black finish, Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast, 39.5 cm high
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A standing female figure, carved wood with black finish, Mendi tribe, Sierra Leone, 32 cm high
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A standing male figure of elongated form, carved wood with black encrusted finish, Dogon tribe, Mali, on later wooden base, 49 cm high
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Eshu kneeling figure, carved and patinated wood, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 38 cm high
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Two standing figures, carved wood with black painted finishes, Dogon and Malinke tribes, Mali, 28 cm and 29 cm high
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Bunda mask, carved and patinated wood, Mendi tribe, Sierra Leone, 42 cm high.
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Tellem figure with upraised arms, carved wood with remains of painted finish, Dogon tribe, Mali, 45 cm high
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Kneeling female figure with divination bowl, carved wood with remains of polychrome finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 20 cm high
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Ibegi female standing nude figure, carved wood and trade beads with blue painted hair, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 25 cm high
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Ibegi female standing nude figure, carved wood, metal earring, trade beads with blue painted hair, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 23 cm high
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A male fetish figure, carved wood, Basongye tribe, Congo, 15 cm high
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A ceremonial mask, carved and painted wood with metal eyes and teeth, Dan tribe, Ivory coast, 19 cm high
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Gelede society mask, ornately carved wood with polychrome finish in the form of an entwined leopard and female figure, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 49 cm high
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A Bundu mask, carved and patinated wood, Mendi tribe, Sierra Leone, 44 cm high
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A standing figure (torso and head), carved wood, Dogon tribe, Mali, 59 cm high
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A figural staff dance wand, carved and patinated wood, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, 73 cm high
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A horned mask with female figure, carved wood, Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast, 65 cm high
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A ceremonial drum with eight standing figures, carved wood and hide, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 90 cm high
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Three painted terracotta statues, Dahomey, Benin, the largest 22.5 cm high
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Kneeling figure with begging bowl in the long face style, carved wood, Baluba tribe, Congo, 62 cm high
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Ikenga figure with horned head dress, carved wood with earth pigments, Ibo tribe, Nigeria, on later wooden base, 58 cm high
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Female mask, carved wood, hair, shell and fibre, Kaluena/Bajokwe group, Angola, 31 cm high
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A mask, carved wood with metal teeth and eyes, Dan tribe, Ivory Coast, 23 cm high
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A ceremonial mask, carved wood, Dan tribe, Ivory Coast, 23 cm high
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Reliquary figure, carved wood and brass, Bakota tribe, Gabon, 53 cm high
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Ointment jar with female figure on lid, carved wood with metal decoration, Bambara tribe, Mali, 53 cm high
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Three Ibegi figures, carved wood with paint and ochre finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 30 cm, 28 cm and 26 cm high
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Three Ibegi figures, carved wood with paint and ochre finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 27 cm, 26 cm and 24 cm high
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Two Ibegi figures, carved wood with remains of painted finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 33.5 cm and 25 cm high
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Two female standing figures, carved and patinated wood, Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast, 24 cm high
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Three figures, carved wood with remains of ochre, Yoruba, Baluba and Bakongo tribes, Nigeria and Congo, 24 cm, 13 cm and 11 cm high
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Two oracle figures (male and female), carved and patinated wood, Mendi tribe, Sierra Leone, 55 cm and 56 cm high
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Two tribal face masks, cast bronze, West African, 18 cm high
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A standing figure with bead necklace, carved wood with polychrome finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 51 cm high
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A standing female figure, carved wood with polychrome finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 44 cm high
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A double headed female seated figure, carved wood, cloth aand remains of painted finish, Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast, 54 cm high
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Shango staff with kneeling figure, carved wood with remains of polychrome finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, later wooden stand, 49 cm high
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Eshu statue, carved wood with polychrome finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 43 cm high
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A standing female figure with braided hair, carved wood with black and polychrome finish, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, 41 cm high
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Seated male figure holdings his beard, carved wood and trade bead with remains of painted finish, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, 53 cm high
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Shango staff, carved wood, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, later wood stand, 53 cm high
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A standing male figure, carved wood with patinated finish, Ijo tribe, Nigeria, 55 cm high
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A male warrior bust with crested head dress, carved wood, Ibo tribe, Nigeria, 36 cm high
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Three Ibegi statues, carved wood, beads and metal with remains of polychrome finish, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 28 cm, 27 cm and 22 cm high
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Two female Ibegi statues, carved wood, beads and fibre with remains of painted finish, Senufo tribe Ivory Coast, 24 cm high
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Three standing figures, carved wood, bead and polychrome finish, Ashanti, Yoruba and unknown, African origin, 32 cm, 28 cm and 22 cm high
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Four Edan figures, cast bronze, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, the largest 11 cm high
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Collection of assorted gold weights, cast bronze, Ashanti tribe, Ghana, (9 items), the largest 6.5 cm high
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Eight assorted figural gold weights, cast bronze, Ashanti tribe, Ghana, the largest 6 cm high
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Fifteen assorted animal figure gold weights, cast bronze, Ashanti tribe, Ghana, the largest 7 cm long
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Five figural gold weights, cast bronze, Ashanti tribe, Ghana, the largest 7.5 cm high
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Seven assorted figural gold weights including a bird on a stool, cast bronze, Ashanti tribe, Ghana, the largest 5 cm high
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A sculpture of three seated figures, cast bronze, Ashanti tribe, Ghana, 6.5 cm high, 8 cm wide
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A figural group, carved wood with earth pigments, Yoruba tribe, Nigeria, 62 cm high
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Tribal mask, statues, spoon etc, carved wood, African origin, the mask 21 cm high
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African bronze mask, kris handle, shell jewellery and carved wooden cup, (5 items), the mask 20 cm high
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Baga Mimba goddess statue headdress, carved and patinated wood, Guinea, West Africa, early to mid 20th century, 91 cm high
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Winged spirit figure, carved wood, shell, fibre and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, mounted on later wooden plinth, 94 cm high, 104 cm high overall
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A ceremonial mask, tortoise shell, fibre, boar tusk, feather, shell and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 28 cm high
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A sword club, carved wood, piped clay and fibre, Milne Bay area, Papua New Guinea, 62 cm long
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A food hook, carved wood with remains of piped clay, Papua New Guinea, 41 cm high
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A cooking pot, terracotta and piped clay on iron stand, Upper Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century, 52 cm high, 37 cm diameter overall
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A seated male figure, carved wood, shell, fibre and earth pigment, Papua New Guinea, on later wooden plinth, 122 cm high overall
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Maori Tiki statue, carved wood and shell, New Zealand origin, 57 cm high
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A standing male figure, carved wood, shell, feather, fibre and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, on later wooden plinth, 165 cm high overall.
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Two carved boab nuts (one damaged), Western Australian origin, 20th century, 24 cm and 17 cm high
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Kanaga design mask with Lorraine cross top, carved wood and fibre with painted finish, Dogon tribe, Mali, 106 cm high
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Maori Tiki statue, carved wood with paua shell eyes (one missing), New Zealand origin, 19th century, 31 cm high
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A mask, carved wood with piped clay and ochre finish, Papua New Guinea, 86 cm high
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A figural food hook, carved wood, fibre, shell and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 86 cm high
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A food hook, carved wood and shells with earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 61 cm high
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A food hook and two mask ornaments, carved wood, shell, fibre and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 49 cm, 48 cm and 43 cm high
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Two standing figures, carved wood with yellow earth pigment, Papua New Guinea, 39 cm and 34 cm high
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A double sided bust and two standing figures, carved wood, shell and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, (3 items), 19 cm, 34 cm and 28 cm high
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A spirit figure, carved wood with shell eyes, Papua New Guinea, 50 cm high
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Didagur mask, woven cane, clay, feather and earth pigment, Papua New Guinea, 67 cm high
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A flute stopper, carved wood, feather, fibre, shell and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 139 cm high
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A figural flute stopper with bird totem, carved wood, feather, fibre, shell, hair and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 135 cm high
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A flute stopper with bird totem, carved wood, feather, fibre, shell and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 105 cm high
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Three tribal artefacts, carved wood, shell and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, the largest 64 cm high
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Pottery vessel and statue plus two carved wooden bowls, Papua New Guinea, the largest 29 cm high
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Yipwon figure, carved wood with patinated finish, Papua New Guinea, 74 cm high
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A figural staff, carved wood with earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 87 cm high
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A totemic figural sculpture, carved wood, shell, fibre and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, later wooden plinth, 112 cm high, 174 cm high overall
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A statue of a horse and rider with horn, carved wood, 20th century, 27 cm high, 21 cm wide
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Medicine horn, carved wood, buffalo horn and fibre, Batak Nias tribe, Northern Sumatra, circa 1900, 56 cm high, 53 cm wide
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An Inuit seated figure, carved stone, Arctic North America, 10 cm high
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