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Decorative Arts, Day 2 — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:779
Sale Title:Decorative Arts, Day 2Lots with images:710
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:698
Date:7-Nov-2021
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An early swordfish rostrum ornament with clay and shell face decoration and earth pigment finish, north coast Papua New Guinea, circa 1950, 39 cm high
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Two early bamboo lime containers with incised decoration, together with two carved wooden spatulas, Sawos, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, circa 1950, (4 items), the larger 37 cm high
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Two wooden lime spatulas, carved wooden mortar and a gourd container, Massim region, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century, (4 items), the largest 19 cm long
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Five assorted stone adze blades, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, the largest 14 cm long
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A carved stone pineapple war club head; together with a stone tapa beater, Highlands region, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, 10 cm and 16 cm long
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Two bird of paradise tail plumes, Papua New Guinea, circa 1940. Collected by an Australian soldier during World War II. With accompanying note. 38 cm long
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An early and well used cook pot, fired clay, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, 28 cm high, 30 cm wide
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A helmet mask, carved wood, natural fibre and clay with earth pigments, Vanuatu, early to mid 20th century, 37 cm high
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A large basketry mask, woven fibre, clay and earth pigments, Yenchen, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 135 cm high
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A baby carrier, woven cane and fibre, North American Indian, 19th century, 63 cm high. Provenance: The black Museum collection.
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Breast plate body armour, woven cane, Cuirass, Highlands, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 53 cm high
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Early Kwai mask, carved wood, boar tusk, shell, clay and natural earth pigments, Korogo village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century. 55 cm high
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Canoe bailer, canoe splash board, canoe bow and stern attachments, carved wood, Massim Region, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, (4 items), the bailer 41 cm long
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A dance ornament in the form of a bird's head, carved wood with remains of ochre and piped clay, lower Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, circa 1950, 48 cm high
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A cassowary bone dagger with shell clay and hair decoration, Yuat river, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century, 34 cm long
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A head ornament, fired clay, Yuat river, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 22 cm high
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Six beadwork body ornaments and a flute, Zulu, South Africa, mid 20th century, (7 items)
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Four assorted artefacts including man's apron with shell attachments (Simbu Province), head cap with shell attachments (Sepik River), and two shell necklaces (upper Sepik), early to mid 20th century.
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Asmat bone dagger; together with three fishnet weaving shuttles, Solomon Islands, the dagger 37 cm long
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Rare ceremonial flute mask, Biwat or Yuat river, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 105 cm high
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A ridge finial, fired clay with painted decoration, Aibom village, Cambri lake, middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 39 cm high
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Two figural ridge tile finials, fired clay, Aibom Village, ChambriLake, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, the larger 44 cm high
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Headdress and body ornaments, cassowary feather and fibre, Torres Strait and south coast of Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century, (4 items)
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Three stone headed war clubs, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century, the largest 93 cm long
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A rifle stock war club, carved wood, Fiji, 19th century, 104 cm long
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A tribal war club, incised carved wood and hair, Vanuatu, late 19th century, 111 cm high
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An early drum, stone cut hardwood, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, 85 cm long
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A sword club, carved palmwood, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century, 122 cm long
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A paddle shaped war club, carved hardwood, Solomon Islands, 19th/20th century, 116 cm long
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A war club, carved hardwood, Solomon Islands, 19th/20th century, a€‹106 cm long
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A basket hook, carved wood and shell, Kanganaman village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 113 cm high
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Two early spear throwers, carved wood, bamboo and natural fibre, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century, the larger 105 cm long
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A woven cane salt carrier, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, 165 cm high
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A large model outrigger canoe, carved wood and natural fibre with remains of piped clay, Samoa, mid 20th century, 167 cm long
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An impressive sago pot, decorated and fired clay with woven basket stand, Aibom village, Chambri lakes, Papua New Guinea, circa 1960, 66 cm high overall
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Two fighting picks, carved wood and woven cane with remains of ochre decoration, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, the larger 90 cm high
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Two fishing nets, northern coast Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, the larger 96 cm wide
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Two fishing nets, northern coast Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, the larger 96 cm wide
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165 cm high rare Tumbuan woven body shroud with attached wooden mask, Minimbit village, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 135 cm high
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Canoe prow shield, carved wood, fibre and bark with ochre finish, Tambanum village, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, circa 1960, 98 cm high, 85 cm wide
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A spirit mask, carved wood, feather and fibre with earth pigments, Missingi village, middle Ramu, Papua New Guinea, 89 cm high
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An ancestral mask, carved wood, shell, fibre and earth pigments, Tanbanum village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 80 cm high
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A male ancestral figure, carved wood, feather, fibre and shell with earth pigments, Mindimbit village, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, 140 cm high
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A female ancestral figure, carved wood, feather, fibre and shell with earth pigments, Mindimbit village, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, a€‹125 cm high
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Mwai mask, carved wood, tusk, shell, hair and fibre with earth pigments, Korongo village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 92 cm high
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Mwai mask, carved wood, tusk, shell and hair with earth pigments, Korongo village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, a€‹88 cm high
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An impressive figural food hook, carved wood, feather, shell and fibre with remains of earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 177 cm high
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A spirit mask, carved wood, feather and shell with earth pigments, Kandingai village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 68 cm high
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A female figural food hook, carved wood with shell eyes and earrings and earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 73 cm high
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Noukwi yam female figure, carved wood with painted finish, Washkuk hills, upper Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 95 cm high
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A standing female figure, carved wood, hair and fibre with red painted face and seed bead adornment, Papua New Guinea, 59 cm high
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A spirit mask, carved wood, shell and fibre beard with earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 75 cm high
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A spirit mask, carved wood, shell and fibre beard with clay and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 82 cm high
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An early shield, carved wood with remains of woven fibre handle, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, 119 cm high
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A tribal drum, carved wood, lizard skin and fibre with remains of piped clay and ochre, Huon Gulf, East Papua New Guinea, 81 cm high
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Gopi spirit board, carved wood, shell and fibre with remains of painted decoration, Papua New Guinea, 112 cm high
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Long nose Tumbuan mask, woven cane, feather and fibre with remains of earth pigment decoration, Blackwater river, Papua New Guinea, 58 cm high, 105 cm long
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Long nose Tumbuan mask, woven cane, feather and fibre with remains of earth pigment decoration, Blackwater lakes, Papua New Guinea, 42 cm high, 72 cm long
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Behinemo Garra hook, carved wood with earth pigment decoration, Hunstein mountains region, Papua New Guinea, 135 cm high
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A ceremonial dance mask, bone and woven cane, Papua New Guinea, 49 cm high
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An early tribal shield, adze cut wood, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 140 cm high
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An impressive tribal mask, tortoiseshell, feather, tusk, shell, fibre and clay with earth pigments, coastal Papua New Guinea, 120 cm high
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Long nose Tambuan mask, woven cane and feather with ochre decoration, Blackwater river, Papua New Guinea, 42 cm high, 82 cm long
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A tribal dance mask, carved wood, woven cane, fibre and shell with earth pigment and clay decoration, Papua New Guinea, 32 cm high, 42 cm long
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A spirit figure, carved wood with shell eyes and earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 129 cm high
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Orator's stool, carved wood and shell with earth pigment decoration, Suap Meri village, Papua New Guinea
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An ancestral spirit mask, carved wood, feather, fibre, tusk, shell, clay and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 95 cm high
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Two tribal baskets, woven cane, nuts, seeds and string, 20th century, 31 cm and 36 cm high
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Two tribal baskets, woven fibre and coloured yarn, one with nut adornments, 36 cm and 18 cm high
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A ceremonial headdress, feather, woven cane, string and wood with earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 32 cm high
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An ancestral spirit mask, carved wood, tusk, shell and fibre with earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 55 cm high
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A ceremonial headdress, feather, woven cane and wood with earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 39 cm high
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Gable mask, woven cane, wood, feather and fibre with remains of earth pigment decoration, Kuvenmas village, Blackwater lakes, Papua New Guinea, 120 cm high
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Tumbuan body mask, woven cane, feather, fibre, shell, clay and earth pigment, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 170 cm high
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A spear thrower and a flute stopper, carved wood, bamboo, feather, shell, hair and fibre, Papua New Guinea, the larger 101 cm high
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A pectoral chest ornament, dog's tooth, shell, tusk, fibre and ochre, lower Ramu River, Papua New Guinea, 63 cm high
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A pectoral chest ornament, dog's tooth, shell, tusk, fibre and ochre, lower Ramu River, Papua New Guinea, a€‹50 cm high
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A pectoral chest ornament, dog's tooth, shell, trade bead, fibre, ochre and blue paint, Ramu River, Papua New Guinea, a€‹48 cm high
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A pectoral chest ornament, dog's tooth, shell, seeds, fibre, ochre and blue paint, Ramu River, Papua New Guinea, a€‹38 cm high
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Two dog tooth headdresses adorned with shells and fibre, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 56 cm and 41 cm wide
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Three figural necklaces, carved wood, tooth, shell, cane and fibre with painted finish, Maprik area, Papua New Guinea, the largest 34 cm high
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Two fofana back adornments, shell and fibre with blue and red painted finish, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 35 cm and 34 cm high
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Two fofana back adornments, shell and fibre with red painted finish, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 44 cm and 27 cm high
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Two bone daggers with carved decoration, Papua New Guinea, 40 cm and 33 cm long
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Two Kina shell necklaces, Melpa tribe, Papua New Guinea, 20 cm and 19 cm wide
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Four kina shell currency arm bands, Papua New Guinea, 40 cm long approximately
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Two pig tooth necklaces with fibre and string bindings, Papua New Guinea, 51 cm and 49 cm long
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Two tribal headdress pieces, dog tooth and pig's tooth with fibre, shell, cane and string, Papua New Guinea
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Three kina and wealth shell currency necklaces, Papua New Guinea, the largest 95 cm long
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A tribal necklace, dog's tooth, shell and string binding, Papua New Guinea, 63 cm long
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An earthenware cooking pot with incised decoration; together with a decorative earthenware pot, Papua New Guinea, (2 items), 28 cm and 16 cm high
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Dog's tooth arm band, shell arm band and a shell and woven fibre belt ornament, Papua New Guinea, (3 items), the belt 100 cm long
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Two tribal headdress masks, dog's tooth, shell and woven fibre with painted decoration, Papua New Guinea, 27 cm and 28 cm wide
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Four assorted tribal ornaments, boar tusk, beak, fibre and string, Papua New Guinea, the largest 22 cm wide
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Four tribal necklaces, boar tusk, shell, woven fibre, trade bead and string, Papua New Guinea, the largest 19 cm wide
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Three tribal adornments, dog tooth, tusk, shell, fibre and string with painted decoration, Papua New Guinea
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A woven cane headdress, carved wooden statue and feather dance ornament, Papua New Guinea, (3 items), 34 cm, 48 cm and 80 cm long
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Two stone headed axes and a pick, Papua New Guinea, the largest 60 cm high
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Group of eight assorted stone axe heads and tools, Papua New Guinea, the largest 26 cm long
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House steps with spirit figure top, carved wood, Blackwater lakes, Papua New Guinea, 180 cm high
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