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Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art & International Antiquities — Guy Earl-Smith & Antiquity

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Auction House:Guy Earl-Smith & AntiquityNumber of lots recorded:341
Sale Title:Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art & International AntiquitiesLots with images:340
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:84
Date:28-Mar-2010
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An Ethnographic Mendi Valley archer's Shield, of wood, with scalloped apex, the anterior decorated with a figurative motif in relief, red and white pigment infill, pierced with rope grip to rear, usewear evident,Papua New Guinea, 65 x 32 cm
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A Southern Highlands War Shield (mendi), of wood, the anterior with raised medial ridge decorated with incised geometric motifs and polychrome pigments, pierced with rope grip to rear, old repair at base usewear evident,Papua New Guinea, 114 x 33 cm
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A Southern Highlands War Shield (mendi), of wood in classic ovoid form, the anterior decorated with curvilinear and stippled motifs in polychrome pigments, pierced with rope grip to rear,Papua New Guinea, 132 x 42 cm
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A Southern Highlands War Shield (mendi), of wood in ovoid form, the anterior decorated with incised geometric motif infilled with red pigment, pierced with fibre grip to rear,Papua New Guinea, 111 x 45 cm
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A Southern Highlands War Shield (mendi), of wood in ovoid form, the anterior decorated with incised geometric motif infilled with red pigment, pierced with fibre grip to rear,Papua New Guinea, 112 x 40 cm
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A Southern Highlands war shield (mendi), of wood in ovoid form, the anterior with abstract relief, pierced with fibre grip to rear, Papua New Guinea, 123 x 46 cm
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A Southern Highlands war shield (mendi), of wood the anterior with raise medial ridge, decorated with incised and stippled motifs, polychrome pigments, pierced with rope grip to rear, weathered, Papua New Guinea, 114 x 32 cm
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A Southern Highlands War Shield (mendi), of wood, the anterior with raised medial ridge, decorated with incised geometric motifs, polychrome pigments, pierced with rope grip to rear,Papua New Guinea, 135 x 43 cm
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A Southern Highlands war shield (mendi), of wood, the anterior with medial ridge in relief, decorated with geometric motifs in polychrome pigments, pierced with rope grip to rear, Papua New Guinea, 140 x 42 cm
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A Fine Wahgi Valley Battle Shield, of wood in robust rectangular form, the convex anterior decorated with polychrome pigments and stippled motifs, pierced with wire, cane and fibre grip to rear, wood and wire attachments, inscribed with white paint
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A Rare Prince Alexander Mountains Ceremonial Mask (sassoya), the woven cane frame, with projecting eyes above a large pendulous pierced nose and protruding ovoid mouth, earth encrusted, decorated with polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 100 x 48 cm
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A rare Vokeo Island ceremonial headdress, the wood ancestor mask in classic stylised form, below a tapering woven cane frame with detachable apex decorated with projecting dog tooth ornaments, earth overmold, polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 90 x 44 cm
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An Ethnographic Boiken Mask, of wood, in ovoid form, the visage with pierced eyes and mouth, heavy brow ridge with projecting spike nose, decorated with polychrome pigments, usewear evident,Papua New Guinea, 35 x 17 cm
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A Fine Abelam Ceremonial Mask (baba), of tightly woven openwork cane in abstract yam ancestor form, earth encrusted, decorated with polychrome pigment, feathered tassels projecting at apex, weathered patina,Papua New Guinea, 48 x 48 cm
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A Fine Abelam Ceremonial Yam Mask, of tightly woven openwork cane, the anterior earth encrusted and decorated with polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 42 x 27 cm
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A Fine Abelam Ceremonial Mask (baba), in helmet form, the tightly woven openwork cane earth encrusted and decorated with polychrome pigments, projecting feather tassel at apex,Papua New Guinea, 32 x 30 cm
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An Ethnographic Murik Lakes Mask, of wood, the stylised visage decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, pierced outer rim, Mendam,Papua New Guinea, 57 x 20 cm Note: this mask has been attributed the personal name Yangaron
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A fine lower Sepik ancestor mask, of wood, the diminutive visage with pierced eyes and mouth, pendulous stylised nose, decorated with red pigment, Papua New Guinea, 47 x 8 cm
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An Ethnographic Washkuk Ceremonial Mask, of wood in diminutive form, the convex visage with pierced eyes and mouth, prominent brow above projecting nose with pierced septum, incised with curvilinear motifs, remnant polychromes pigments below old patina
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A Fine Vokeo Island Mask, of wood, the outer rim pierced with woven cane frame attached, the visage with classic stylised features, pierced eyes and mouth, remnant polychrome pigment, old encrustaceans, the rear with bite stick intact
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A Lower Ramu Ancestor Mask, of wood, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments, crocodile motif in relief at apex,Papua New Guinea, 70 x 26 cm
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A Ramu River Ancestor Mask, of wood, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments and resin shell set eyes, the rear with pierced outer rim and bite stick attached with cane binding,Papua New Guinea, 56 x 23 cm
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A Fine Huon Gulf Bowl, of wood in classic ovoid form, the exterior decorated with figurative motifs in relief, polychrome pigments beneath smooth glossy patina,Papua New Guinea, 45 x 13 cm
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A fine Abelam spoon, the coconut shell section decorated with ancestor visage in relief below a stylised bird terminal, red pigment infill, smooth patina, Papua New Guinea, 16 x 10 cm
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A Manam Island Ladle, of wood, the coconut shell sectioned spoon below a projecting grip sculpted with ancestor heads in super position attached with cane bindings,Papua New Guinea, 46 x 12 cm
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A fine Tami Island ladle, c.early 20th century, of wood, the figurative openwork apex above a circular section shaft with ancestor visage in relief above a rectangular scoop, usewear evident, smooth glossy patina, Papua New Guinea, 67 x 10 cm
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An Ethnographic Geelvink Bay Ancestor Sculpture (korwar), c.early 20th Century, of wood in classic robust openwork form, weathered, Irian Jaya, 42 x 15 cm, acquired during 1985
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A Lower Sepik Ancestor Sculpture, of wood, in female form, standing with arms raised, decorated with remnant red pigment, smooth patina,Papua New Guinea, 66 x 9 cm
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A Fine Abelam Tamberan Ornament, of wood in the form of a stylised bird decorated with polychrome pigment below weathered patina,Papua New Guinea, 14 x 50 cm
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An Early Boiken Ancestor Sculpture, of wood in the form of a stylised female with truncated legs, weathered,Papua New Guinea, 32 x 12 cm
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A Murik Lakes Ancestor Sculpture, of wood in diminutive abstract male form, remnant red pigment,Papua New Guinea, 27 x 7 cm
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A Washkuk Hills Ceramic Ornament, of baked clay in the form of an ancestor visage with projecting pierced apex, decorated with polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 30 x 14 cm
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A Papuan Gulf ancestor sculpture (imunu), of wood, in abstract anthropomorphic form, decorated with polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 60 x 70 cm
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A Papuan Gulf Ancestor Sculpture (imunu), of wood in abstract female form, decorated with figurative motifs in relief, polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 108 x 56 cm
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A Papuan Gulf Ancestor Sculpture (kakame), of wood, in abstract zoomorphic form, decorated with polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 80 x 52 cm
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A Kwoma Ancestor Sculpture (nogwi), of wood in classic abstract female form decorated with polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 120 x 18 cm
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A Kwoma Ancestor Sculpture (nogwi), of wood in classic male form decorated with polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 156 x 25 cm
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A Middle Sepik Ancestor Sculpture, of wood, decorated with shell set eyes, polychrome pigments and fibre tassels,Papua New Guinea, 135 x 25 cm
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An Iatmul Ancestor Sculpture, of wood decorated with polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, bone, shell and fibre ornaments,Papua New Guinea, 140 x 21 cm
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A Middle Sepik Orator Sculpture, of wood in male ancestor form decorated with polychrome pigments and shell set eyes,Papua New Guinea, 104 x 23 cm
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A Papuan Gulf bull Roarer, of wood, in ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with incised ancestor motifs at apex, infilled with white pigment, pierced outer rim, smooth patina, Papua New Guinea, 36 x 6 cm
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A Papuan Gulf Bull Roarer, of wood, in ovoid form and slender section, with waisted apex, the anterior decorated in relief with classic ancestor visage, white pigment infill, smooth patina,Papua New Guinea, 42 x 5.5 cm
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A Papuan Gulf bull Roarer, of wood, in ovoid form and slender section, with waisted apex, the anterior incised with classic ancestor visage, white pigment infill, smooth patina, Papua New Guinea, 38 x 5 cm
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A collection of three north Coast body ornament, of turtle shell, the anterior decorated with incised geometric motifs, infilled with white pigment, smooth patina, Papua New Guinea, 4-11 cm (3)
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A Fine Maprik Body Ornament (karahut), of shell embroided woven fibre with boar tusk ornaments, earth encrusted, decorated with polychrome pigments and feather tassels,Papua New Guinea, 48 x 14 cm
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An Ethnographic Papuan Gulf Belt, of bark fibre decorated with incised ancestor motifs, infilled with remnant polychrome pigment,Papua New Guinea, 6 x 158 cm
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A West Sepik Bride Price (wafu), of shell embroided woven fibre and cane, the rear with old repair,Papua New Guinea, 80 x 20 cm
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Two highland body ornaments, the pearl shell in crescent form with pierced terminals, threaded seed necklace attached, and threaded dog tooth necklace, Papua New Guinea, 6-35 cm (2)
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Two Sepik Body Ornaments, a crescent pearl shell with woven sennit attached and a shell embroided woven fibre band with seed and shell ornaments attached,Papua New Guinea 4-90 cm (2)
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Two Sepik Body Ornaments, the multi-strand woven sennit threaded shell disc and dog tooth necklace with a shell embroided woven fibre pendant,Papua New Guinea, 72-92 cm (2)
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Two Highland Body Ornaments, a shell embroided woven fibre abelam headband and a bailer shell phallocrypt,Papua New Guinea, 9-43 cm (2)
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Two Highland Bone Daggers, the anterior decorated with geometric motifs tapering to pointed terminals, one with bird motif at apex, smooth patina,Papua New Guinea, 32-40 cm (2)
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Sawos Bone Daggers, the anterior decorated with incised geometric motifs, one with cane binding,Papua New Guinea, 27-30 cm (3)
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Two Sepik Bone Daggers, the anterior of one decorated with incised motifs, the other with sectioned terminal, both tapering to a fine distal point, smooth patina,Papua New Guinea, 28-36 cm (2)
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Two Blackwater River Bone Daggers, the anterior decorated with incised motifs, tapering to pointed terminals, one with cane binding at apex,Papua New Guinea, 32-40 cm (2)
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A fine Asmat canoe prow, of wood, in openwork form sculpted with various seated ancestors within a complex frame, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, Irian Jaya, 127 x 36 cm
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A Fine Manum Island Steering Paddle, of wood in large robust form, the ovoid leaf blade incised with classic curvilinear motifs to the anterior below a tapering shaft sculpted with a figurative terminal, old encrustations, weathered,Papua New Guinea, 218 x 20 cm
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A Lake Sentani Canoe Section, of wood, the trunkated bow decorated with classic incised motifs, weathered, Irian Jaya, 96 x 42 cm
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A middle Sepik canoe shield, the cane frame with bark sheets and central ancestor mask, decorated with polychrome pigments, shell set eyes and feather tassels, Papua New Guinea, 118 x 112 cm
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A Ramu River Canoe Prow, of wood with projecting ancestor visage at terminal,Papua New Guinea, 136 x 23 cm
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A Superb Ramu Manam Island Drum (garamut), of wood in classic robust monumental form with rectangular central cavity, decorated with projecting openwork ancestors at terminals, geometric motifs in relief to outer panels,Papua New Guinea, 210 x 51 cm
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A coastal Sepik drum (kundu), of wood in classic hourglass form, decorated with incised figurative motifs, with ancestor mask in relief to central grip, polychrome pigments, fibre and cane attached, Papua New Guinea, 72 x 19 cm
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A Middle Sepik Hook, of wood in male ancestor form decorated with shell set eyes and polychrome, raised lug to rear at apex,Papua New Guinea, 133 x 40 cm
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A Murik Lakes Basket Hook, of wood, sculpted with a central ancestor within projecting hook spikes, remnant polychrome pigments, applied resin,Papua New Guinea, 34 x 17 cm
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A Middle Sepik Hook, of wood in female ancestor form decorated with resin set shell, polychrome pigments and feather tassels,Papua New Guinea, 123 x 38 cm
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A Kwoma Ancestor Sculpture (yina), of wood the robust abstract visage with projecting spike base, decorated with polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 114 x 32 cm
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A Kwoma ancestor sculpture (mindja), of wood in ovoid form, the recessed visage with pierced eyes and mouth, heavy brow reach with projecting spike nose above openwork undulating ridge, polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 194 x 39 cm
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A Kwoma Ancestor Sculpture (mindja), of wood in classic robust form, the scalloped visage with pierced eyes and mouth, heavy brow and projecting spike nose, decorated with polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 185 x 27 cm
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A Papuan Gulf ancestor board (gope), of wood in ovoid form, decorated with classic motifs and central ancestor visage in relief, polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 161 x 26 cm
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A Middle Sepik Gable Mask, of wood, in ovoid form, the anterior with polychrome pigments, raised lug projection at apex to rear,Papua New Guinea, 111 x 32 cm
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A Gaoribi Ceremonial Costume, the cane frame in the form of superpositioned ancestor masks, earth encrusted decorated with polychrome pigments and fibre tassels,Papua New Guinea, 154 x 44 cm
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A Kwoma Architectural Element, of wood, the lintel sculpted with three ancestor heads, decorated with polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 210 x 26 cm
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A Middle Sepik Gable Ornament, the cane frame with bark sheets and ancestor mask at apex, decorated with polychrome pigments, shell set eyes and feather tassels,Papua New Guinea, 125 x 84 cm
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A Kwoma Ancestor Sculpture (mindja), of wood in ovoid form, the recessed visage with pierced eyes and mouth, heavy brow reach with projecting spike nose above openwork undulating ridge, polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 187 x 25 cm
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A Kwoma Ancestor Sculpture (mindja), of wood in ovoid form, the recessed visage with pierced eyes and mouth, heavy brow reach with projecting spike nose above openwork undulating ridge, polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 147 x 17 cm
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A black water river shield, of wood, the anterior decorated with figurative motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, the rear with raised cane bound grip, Papua New Guinea, 181 x 27 cm
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A black water river shield, of wood, the anterior decorated with figurative motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, the rear with raised cane bound grip, Papua New Guinea, 206 x 28 cm
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An Early Asmat Ancestor Pole (mbis), c.1960s, of wood sculpted in classic openwork form with three superpositioned ancestors, decorated with incised scarification motifs, fibre tassels and remnant polychrome pigments, weathered, Irian Jaya, 225 x 26 cm
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An Early Kwoma Architectural Element, c. early 20th Century, of museum significance, the wood section sculpted in with classic ancestor motifs in relief, weathered with old encrustations, mounted,Papua New Guinea, 232 cm
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A Fine Admiralty Islands Hair Comb, the resin and earth terminal decorated with incised motifs and polychrome pigments above multiple projecting wood spikes, intact and stable, 30 x 12 cm
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An Ethnographic New Britain Mortar, of wood in diminutive form, sculpted with a classic ancestor visage above a sectioned pedestal, usewear evident, Bismarck Archipelago, 13 x 5 cm
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A Fine Late Ethnographic Admiralty Islands Canoe Bailer, of wood in rectangular form with projecting central grip decorated with a zoomorphic figure at terminal, old encrustaceans below weathered patina, 33 x 16 cm
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A fine Santa Cruz body ornament (tima), the circular ovoid section shell disc pierced with openwork turtle shell frame in the form of a mythical bird and fish, fibre threaded shell tassels attached, 13 cm
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A Fine Solomon Islands Body Ornament (kap kap), the circular ovoid section shell disc pierced with an openwork turtle shell frame attached with fibre threaded shell beads, 11 cm
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A Fine Solomon Islands Body Ornament (kap kap), the circular ovoid section shell disc pierced with an openwork turtle shell frame attached with fibre threaded shell beads, 11 cm
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A fine Solomon Islands body ornament (kap kap), the circular ovoid section shell disc pierced with an openwork turtle shell frame attached with fibre threaded shell beads, 11 cm
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A Fine Ethnographic Battle Club, of wood, the robust circular section shaft notched with old fibre string attached at grip below a classic beaked apex, smooth glossy patina, New Caledonia, 64 x 32 cm
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A fine Malaita Island club (supi), of wood, in classic triangular form and ovoid section with woven sennit binding a grip, smooth glossy patina, 66 x 16 cm
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A fine Malaita Island club (alofolo), of wood decorated with incised geometric motifs at apex infilled with white pigment, the ovoid section shaft tapering to a notched terminal, smooth glossy patina, 93 cm
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A Fine Malaita Island Club (alofolo), of wood decorated with incised geometric motifs at apex, the ovoid section shaft tapering to a notched terminal, 105 cm
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A Malaita Islands Ceremonial Bowl, of wood, in ovoid tapering form decorated with a raised central band incised with geometric motifs and two projecting ancestor busts at terminals, remnant white pigment infill,Papua New Guinea, 17 x 29 cm
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An Solomon Islands Ceremonial Bowl, of wood, in robust openwork form, sculpted with two opposing ancestors and fish motif in relief at rim, decorated with resin set geometric shell inlay, 55 x 27 cm
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A Solomon's Islands Bowl, of wood, in classic minimalist form, sculpted with projecting terminals, weathered, 43 x 12 cm
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A Solomon's Islands Bowl, of wood, in classic minimalist form, sculpted with openwork projecting terminals, weathered, 47 x 13 cm
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A Solomon Islands Bowl, of wood, in classic minimalist form, sculpted with projecting terminals, weathered, 42 x 15 cm
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A West New Britain ceremonial mask, of palm bark decorated with polychrome paints, Bismarck Archipelago, 84 x 36 cm
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A West New Britain ceremonial mask, the cane frame with stretched canvass cover decorated with polychrome paints, Bismarck Archipelago, 86 x 40 cm
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Two Massim Architectural Ornaments, of wood, the yam house ornaments, decorated with polychrome figurative motifs in relief, Trobriand Island, 184-11 cm (2)
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A Rare Massim Ceremonial Axe, of wood in classic large format, weathered, Trobriand Islands, 95 x 40 cm
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An Ethnographic Massim Lime Spatula, of wood in slender section, the apex with classic opposing ancestor motifs, remnant white pigment infill, usewear evident, smooth glossy patina, Trobriand Islands, 33 x 3 cm
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