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Tribal Art | Chinese, Japanese and Southeast Asian — Aalders Auctions

Auction House:Aalders AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:506
Sale Title:Tribal Art | Chinese, Japanese and Southeast AsianLots with images:504
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:351
Date:8-Oct-2023
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River ancestral figure, of handsome proportions, depicting a standing female figure, with bird at feet and one perched on back of headdress, painted in natural tones pigments of mustard, black and ochre, height 96 cm
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River house mask, of lozenge form, in the form of elongated mask with animal nose, accented with cowrie shells and natural fibre, in tones of natural white, black and ochre pigments, height 73 cm
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Ndebele Married Woman's apron (Mapoto), South Africa, in leather, heavily beaded with house and geometric motifs, in tones of black, purple, blue, green and white, with beaded tassels, 57 cm x 44.5 cm
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Xhosa Woman's under apron (Inkciyo), South Africa with hide waistband, beaded tassels in red, blue, white and black, and brass rings, width 31 cm. Other notes: the Inkciyo is an apron-like garment specifically made for girls who have reached their initiation to womanhood.
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Early Australian Aboriginal beanwood coolaman/ pitchi, central Desert Region, of oval form, decorated with natural pigments of ochre, white and yellow, length 58 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Rare Australian Aboriginal taap saw knife, the wooden shaft set with chips of quartz and chert mounted in resin, length 57 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Fine Aboriginal Australian fighting/throwing club, south eastern Australia, of natural form with fluted shaft and notched handle, lovely patina, length 48 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal club, Queensland, with pineapple head and point, tapering body with fluting, with cross hatched and bound handle, good patina, length 65.5 cm. Provenance: Francesco Villicich, then private collection, Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, Murray River, with facetted diamond end and knop handle, length 47 cm. Provenance: Guan Lim, then private collection, Queensland
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Good 19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, of curved flattened form, adze cuts to each side, excellent patina, length 65 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal fine pointed Leangle, with curved end, cylindrical body and knop handle, length 79 cm
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Australian Aboriginal engraved pearl shell, with hair cord, engraved with Greek key pattern, evidence of natural pigment, length 49 cm (including cord). Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal engraved pearl shell, with hair cord, the shell engraved with repeating star motif, evidence of natural pigment, length 54 cm (including cord). Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal wunda shield, Western Australia, of narrow oval form, with grooved sides and diagonal patterning to centre and line work verso, a/f, length 70 cm. Provenance: Francesco Villicich, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River ancestral figure, depicting a standing male, with two birds perched above his head facing outwards, in natural pigment tones of white, yellow, black and ochre, height 94 cm
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Papua New Guinea lower Sepik River ancestral figure, depicting a standing figure with headdress, with beak nose and arms by side, on oval foot, height 40 cm
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River cassowary bone dagger of tapering form, engraved with a panel of geometric motifs, together with two other Sepik items (3)
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Zulu Izikoti (wedding cape), South Africa, comprised of fourteen overlapping cloth panels with beaded edges, 114 cm x 77 cm
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Ndebele tribe puberty apron (pepetu), South Africa of rectangular form, beaded with geometric house motif, in tones of black, blue, white and green, 32 x 42 cm. Other notes: worn by young unmarried women. By wearing the apron it means she is ready to be married.
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Xhosa people Ingqosha (bead collar), South Africa, together with a beaded necklace (2)
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Xhosa Woman's under apron (inkciyo), South Africa with woven textile waistband, beaded tassels in white, black, blue,red and green and brass rings with cotton rope, width 42 cm. Other notes: the Inkciyo is an apron-like garment specifically made for girls who have reached their initiation to womanhood.
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Ndebele Girl's apron, South Africa, with white, yellow and blue beadwork, with tassels, 9.5 cm x 11 cm
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Heavy Australian Aboriginal lacerator club, Monto Region, Queensland, with incised decoration to the shaft, the club head set with glass shard and mounted in spinifex resin, length 53 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal woomera/spear thrower, Ooldea, Western Desert, South Australia, of flat tapering form, the shaft incised with decoration, spinifex resin to the handle, length 84 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal woomera/spear thrower, East Kimberley Region, WA, with spreading shaft, short cylindrical hand grip and paddle form terminal, overall decorated with natural white pigments of large dot form, (some lose of pigments), length 122 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Western Queensland, of unusual shape, with incised decoration to both sides, in filled with ochre, length 76 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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19th century Aboriginal fighting club, Western Australian, with fluting to body, good patina, length 67 cm. Provenance: J & a Saussehrd, then private collection, Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Queensland, curved form, incised with line running along the length of the body, good patina, length 59 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, then private collection Queensland
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Large 19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang lake Eyre, South Australia, of large heavy form, incised with bands of decoration running along each side, length 103 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Wunda shield, Western Australia, in hardwood, of elongated oval form, the front incised and coloured with zig zag pattern, slight repair to handle, length 75 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Early Australian Aboriginal shield, Le Grange bay, Western Australia, of elongated oval form, with plain front, incised with key and diagonal motifs verso, good patina, length 80 cm. Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Rare painted one arm point shield, Bardi, Western Australian, of curved tapering form, painted with bands of red, green and blue, with three decorative motifs to centre, length 61 cm. Provenance; Marc Pinto, then private collection Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal parrying shield south East Australian, of curved almond form, with incised cross hatched motifs, length 64 cm. Provenance: Grant Husband, 2006, then private collection Queensland
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Central Australian Beanwood shield, of oval form, carved with fluting and decorated with natural pigments in traditional designs, back with slight inward curve and lug handle, length 63 cm. Provenance: Keith Hofmaier collection (collector and author) gathered during his 1948 tour of Central Australia, at Bond Springs near Alice Springs, then private collection, Queensland
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Central Australian Beanwood shield, of oval form, decorated with natural pigments in tones of white and ochre, back with lug handle and curved and folded edge, length 69 cm. Provenance: Keith Hofmaier collection (collector and author) gathered during his 1948 tour of Central Australia, at Bond Springs near Alice Springs, then private collection, Queensland
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River ancestral figure, carved in mask form, set with cowrie shell eyes, resting upon two mask shaped supports, both sides carved, in natural pigments of black, white and ochre, height 81 cm
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River house/gable mask, in the form of elongated head, set with cowrie shell eyes, flanked by ears, with elongated beak, with oval shaped back, in natural tones of black and white, height 40 cm
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River chest ornament, of mask form, set with cowrie shells, boars tusk and natural fibre, height 26 cm (not including robe)
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River house panels, carved in the form of figure standing with two canoe prows, with two birds perched above his head, in natural tones of ochre, white, black and yellow, height 116 cm
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Kirdi people, cache Sexe beaded apron, Cameroon, in coloured beads, plant fiber and cowrie shells, a/f, 26 cm x 48 cm
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Kirdi people, cache Sexe beaded apron, Cameroon, in coloured beads, plant fiber, brass bell and cowrie shells, a/f, 30 cm x 40 cm
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Xhosa Woman's under apron (Inkciyo), South Africa with woven textile waistband, beaded tassels in blue, white and black, and brass rings with cotton rope and twine, width 42 cm. Other notes: the Inkciyo is an apron-like garment specifically made for girls who have reached their initiation to womanhood.
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Xhosa people beaded skirt, South Africa, with black beads and borders, a/f, waistband 36 cm and length 57 cm, together with another textile 39 cm x 73 cm (2)
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Bushman Yei beaded apron, Botswana, with leather waistband and beaded panel with geometric motifs, in tones of white, blue, yellow and red, 24 cm x 23 cm
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Pedi people, bead dancing skirt, South Africa, with five triangular panels, in tones of red, white and blue, width 72 cm, together with a small beaded apron with similar beaded motif, width 16 cm and a beaded belt, width 74 cm (3)
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Australian Aboriginal Stabbing fighting club, south East Australian, lower Murray River Region, of waisted and tapering form, length 61 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal dance Whisk, Arnhem land Region, NT, emu feathers, wood and resin, length 71 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Central Australian Beanwood shield, of oval form, decorated with natural pigments of white and yellow, back flat with lug handle, wear to handle and edge of shield, length 59 cm. Provenance: Keith Hofmaier collection (collector and author) gathered during his 1948 tour of Central Australia, at Bond Springs near Alice Springs, then private collection, Queensland
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Central Australian Beanwood shield, of oval form, decorated with natural pigments of black, ochre and white, to front and back, curved sides and lug handle to back, length 67 cm. Provenance: Keith Hofmaier collection (collector and author) gathered during his 1948 tour of Central Australia, at Bond Springs near Alice Springs, then private collection, Queensland
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Rare Central Australia beanwood coolamon/pitchi, of oval form with curved and folded sides, natural pigments of ochre, length 58 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Good 19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, Upper Murchison, Western Australia, of wide leaf form, with incised chevron design, length 59 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private collection, Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, South Australian, of narrow leaf form, with slight incised motif, length 72 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Old rare Australian Aboriginal Leangle, North/Central Victorian, with curved end and knop hatched handle, length 66 cm. Provenance: Oceania, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal hardwood shield, of oval form, with incised line and wave motifs to both sides, cross hatched handle, length 63 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Wunda shield, Western Australian, of wide oval form, finely incised with grooved zig zag motifs to the front and line work verso, length 78 cm. Provenance: mark Pinto, then private collection Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal shield, possibly Queensland, in softwood, of thick oval form, with incised decoration with coloured white and yellow decoration, length 55 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private collection, Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, c.1880, Darling River Region, of slight curved form, incised with fine fluting to both sides, length 85 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Central Australian Aboriginal stone axe heads, with ground edges, the smaller with extant pencil cataloguing marks and paper label, length 10.5 cm and 13 cm (2)
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Central Australian Aboriginal digging stones, with ground edges, length 15 cm and 16.5 cm (2)
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Indonesian Belu Atoni cow skull mask, Timor, Belu province, Atoni peoples, the cow skull pierced with two elliptical eyes and mouth, with a carved nose, above a lower half incised with two anthropomorphic figures and geometric motifs, height 24.5 cm. Other notes: the Atoni people from Timor practice agriculture rather than fishing. Masks like this one are used as part of rituals relating to the planting and harvest cycle.
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Dogon people, Dama ancestral mask, Mali, the oval face with incised eyes and carved with an elongated nose and geometric decoration, height 28 cm together with a custom stand, total height 52 cm (including stand)
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Large carved African mask, carved with elephant head to top, above a carved head, surrounded with smaller heads, height 97 cm
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Carved African mask, of almond form, depicted wearing headdress, a/f, height 29 cm
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Five Xhosa beaded blanket pins, South Africa, Hershel District, Eastern cape, a/f, 17 cm-29 cm (5)
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Xhosa people Mans bead belt, South Africa, with cotton waistband, with extensive beadwork in tones of white, blue and black, length 80 cm, together with a pair of Xhosa armbands and two other armbands (5)
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Four Xhosa people bead belts, South Africa, comprising large dancing belt in blue and white beads, 19 cm x 72 cm, belt in pink, white and blue beads, 12 cm x 77 cm, belt in pink, blue and spherical white beads, 9 cm x 81 cm and a slender belt in white, blue, red and orange beads, 4.5 cm x 71 cm (4)
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Six Xhosa people beaded items, South Africa, comprising leather and beaded belt, 20 cm x 44 cm, dancing arm band, two beaded pins, necklace with teaspoon and a belt (probably teenagers), width 30 cm (6)
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Two Xhosa people dancing sticks, South Africa, together with an itshoba (3)
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Four Tsonga bead Aprons, Southern Africa, with geometric bead decoration, in tones of blue white, red, green and yellow, 9 cm x 12 cm, 22 cm x 23 cm, 24 cm x 26 cm and 17 cm x 23 cm, together with a Zulu people bead necklace (5). Other notes: decorated with a triad of blue, red and white beads in a checkerboard design, these aprons exemplifies how Tsonga women of the Zambezi valley combined these three colours - each colour relates to a different aspect of Tsonga life and culture. The colour white - widely…
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Five Xhosa people bead Necklets, South Africa, together with a love letter, probably Mpondomise tribe (6)
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Five Xhosa people bead items, South Africa, including a tie, bead necklace with purse, dancing tail to button onto another necklace (colours for old man/woman) and three bead letters (5)
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Heavy Australian Aboriginal coolamon/pitchi, Papunya, of oval form, heavily decorated in acrylic paints, in tones of black, brown, yellow, green, blue, pink and white, length 52 cm
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Central Australian beanwood shield, of heavy oval form, decorated in natural pigments in tones of mustard, ochre, white and black, large curved sides and back with lug handle, length 64 cm. Provenance: Keith Hofmaier collection (collector and author) gathered during his 1948 tour of Central Australia, at Bond Springs near Alice Springs, then private collection, Queensland
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Central Australian fluted boomerang, hunting/fighting, with slight curve decorated with natural pigments in black and white, Pintupi Luritja Region, Alice spring, length 73 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Central Australian beanwood shield, of narrow oval form, decorated with natural pigments of ochre, black and white, with fire starting grooves, the back with curved sides and lug handle, length 68 cm. Provenance: Keith Hofmaier collection (collector and author) gathered during his 1948 tour of Central Australia, at Bond Springs near Alice Springs, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal throwing club, Southern Highlands, NSW, of tapering form, with rich patina, age cracks, length 42 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Early Australian Aboriginal fighting club, south Eastern, of tapering form, good patina with cross hatched notches to end, length 75 cm
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Large and early Australian Aboriginal woomera, Warburton, Western Australia, of tapering leaf form, with incised diamond motifs, length 84 cm. Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Early Australian Aboriginal woomera, Warburton, Western Australia, incised with zig zag decoration, length 72 cm. Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Early Aboriginal Halfed boomerang, Western NSW, of slight curved form, with incised line decoration, evidence of colour to lines, cross hatched handle, length 78 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, 2007, then private collection Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, South Australian, of narrow elongated form, good patina, length 69 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Wunda shield, Western Australian, of elongated oval form, beautifully decorated with grooved line and zig zag motifs in ochre tones, a/f, length 89 cm
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Good 19th century Australian Aboriginal Wunda shield, Western Australia, of wide oval form, finely incised and painted motifs, length 61 cm. Provenance: J & A Staussehrd, then private collection, Queensland
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Large Australian Aboriginal woomera, in mulga, of narrow leaf form, with adze cuts verso, length 94 cm
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Aboriginal axe head, of oval form, made from igneous volcanic rock, with worn thumb ridge, 12.5 cm x 9.5 cm
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19th century Australian Aboriginal club, c.1850, South Eastern Australia, with bulbous head terminal and slightly tapering handle, total length 68 cm. Provenance: Ex Maitland Museum, NSW
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19th century Aboriginal war club, c.1850, south Eastern Australia, decorated continuously with repeating incised banded and swirl designs, with extant red paint work or seal wax to localised areas, length 58 cm. Provenance: Ex Maitland Museum, NSW
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Papau New Guinea wooden slit drum (garamut), with head carved to either side and carved decoration to body, height 12 cm and length 57 cm, together with a baton stick (2)
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Early 20th century Dayak mandau sword, featuring an elongated convex iron blade accented with pierced scroll work to tip and ricasso, the carved antler handle with woven rattan grip and applied dyed pig bristle and human hair tufts, complete with original wooden scabbard, sword length 76 cm, length with scabbard 78 cm
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Ashanti carved African stool, with curved rectangular top, supported by elephant on rectangular base, excellent patina, 57 cm x 59 cm
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Papua New Guinea, Sepik, canoe prow, with carved animal head, a/f (missing one shell eye), length 71 cm
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Sepik River, bamboo lime container & bone spatula New Guinea, the container of cylindrical form with carved decoration, height 22 cm, with carved bone spatula, length 35 cm (2)
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Sepik spear thrower, Papua New Guinea, with a split bamboo shaft and carved wooden ornament in the form of a stylised bird, length 95 cm
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Large Bamana crocodile puppet, Mali, with carved wooden mouth and tail, hand painted cloth body, a/f, length 140 cm
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Ndebele people, Thimba (Back-Skirt), South Africa, in goatskin with beaded waistband, height 53 cm and width 60 cm. Other notes: worn by young Ndebele women, the thimba is made of goatskin and was traditionally worn as an indicator of the woman being of a marriageable age.
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Mfengu tribe, beaded front apron, South Africa, for young girls, with geometric detail in tones of red, white, black and blue, height 12 cm and width 30 cm, together with an anklet and beaded leather belt (3)
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Two Mfengu tribe bead items, South Africa, comprising dance haltar and neck ornament (2)
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Zulu beaded apron, South Africa, with striped waistband, with suspended bead tassels, width 97 cm
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Batak beaded basket, Indonesia, decorated with geometric motif, with carry handle, a/f height 11 cm and diameter 21 cm
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Dayak beaded basket, Indonesia, with woven bead border and carry strap, a/f, height 35 cm
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