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Fine Tribal, Oceanic Art & Antiquities - Lillian Hoffman Estate — Guy Earl-Smith & Antiquity

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Auction House:Guy Earl-Smith & AntiquityNumber of lots recorded:690
Sale Title:Fine Tribal, Oceanic Art & Antiquities - Lillian Hoffman EstateLots with images:687
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:657
Date:1-Aug-2010
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Ceremonial Malekula fishing spear, the wooden shaft above an ancestor visage, with three palm wood prongs, polychrome pigments, 204 cm. Provenance: Purchased from New Guinea arts, mid 1998 note: This lot is sold with the purchase receipt
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Two New Hebrides ancestor sculptures, of stone, with classic ancestor visage in relief, Vanuatu, 10-22 cm (2)
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A New Ireland ancestor sculpture, of wood with remnant polychrome pigment, Bismarck Archipelago, 115 cm
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A New Ireland ancestor sculpture, of wood with shell inset eyes, polychrome pigments, Bismarck Archipelago, 134 cm
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Three chest ornaments (tabua), of whale tooth, with pierced terminals, glossy patina, Fiji, 13-16 cm (3)
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Two chest ornaments (tabua), of whale tooth, with pierced terminals, one with rope cord attached, glossy patina, Fiji, 12-17 cm (2)
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A Santa Cruz chest ornament (tema), the shell disc with pierced central aperture decorated with openwork turtle shell frame to the anterior, secured with woven sennit cord, 20 cm note: cf. Meyer, Oceanic Art vol 1, p.597
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A Santa Cruz chest ornament (tema), the shell disc with pierced central aperture decorated with openwork turtle shell frame to the anterior, secured with woven sennit cord, 14 cm
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A Fine Chest Ornament (kapkap), the pearl shell disc with pierced central aperture with openwork nutshell frame to anterior, secured with shell-threaded woven sennit cord, 10 cm Note: cf. See Meyer, Oceanic Art, vol 1, p. 597
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A Fine Chest Ornament (kapkap), the pearl shell disc with pierced central aperture with openwork nutshell frame to anterior, secured with shell-threaded woven sennit cord, 8 cm
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A Malaita Island chest ornament (dafi), the pearl shell crescent sculpted with frigate bird motif at terminals, the anterior with incised fish and circular motifs infilled with black pigment, adorned with openwork turtle shell frigate bird attached with polychrome shell-threaded sennit fibre, Solomon Islands, 15.5 x 5 cm
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Three Solomon Islands fish Lures, turtle shell hook, mother-of-pearl, fastened with twine, surmounted by beads and wool tassel 10-11 cm (3)
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Three Solomon Islands artefacts, of wood and shell, including a taper, a small amulet visage and a bowl, 11-35 cm (3)
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A collection of Solomon Islands body ornaments, shark teeth, stingray mandibles, glass beads and shell amulet, 5.5-39 cm
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Five Currency discs, of giant clam shell sections, Solomon Islands, 7-15 cm (5)
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Five Currency discs and three wrist ornaments, of giant clam shell sections, Solomon Islands, 7-16 cm (8)
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Four Currency discs, of giant clam shell sections, Solomon Islands, 10.5-15 cm (4)
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Two Massim shell ornaments, one a bangle, the other a pendant, Trobriand Islands, 9-10 cm (2)
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Two Solomon Islands chest ornaments, of shell, mother of pearl, dog teeth, boar tusk, seeds, and coconut discs, 60-81 cm (2)
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Two Solomon Islands chest ornaments, of shell, dog teeth, boar tusk, seeds, and coconut discs, 55-71 cm (2)
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Two Malaita Island necklaces, the woven sennit band threaded with polychrome discs, the shell spacers and dog teeth, 42-82 cm (2)
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A Solomon Island Weatlh ornament, of multi-strand threaded polychrome shell discs, 200 cm
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Two Solomon Island Weatlh ornaments, the multi-strand threaded polychrome shell discs with wooden spacers, one strand damaged, each 208 cm (2)
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Three Massim artefacts, a finger drum, a lintel ornament, and a spatula, shell, wood, glass beads, seeds fibre, Trobriand Islands, 21-43 cm (3)
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A Massim canoe Bailer and a lime gourd, of wood, the lime gourd with polychrome orchid stem binding and tusk stopper, Papua New Guinea, 24-40 cm (2)
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A Massim bowl, of wood, incised motifs to outer rim, Trobriand Islands, 10 x 51 cm
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A Massim bowl, of wood, incised motifs to outer rim, Trobriand Islands, 10 x 54 cm
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A Solomon Island sculpture, of wood in form of a crayfish, decorated with inset mother of pearl shell, 10 x 40 cm
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Massim canoe prow, of wood, in classic slender section, Trobriand Islands, 41 x 57 cm
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Massim canoe prow, of wood, in classic slender section, Trobriand Islands, 96 x 70 cm
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A Papuan Gulf Mast Stay, of wood with ancestor visage at terminal, Papua New Guinea, 126 cm
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A Maori club, of bone, the ovoid section shaft decorated with incised circular motifs with ancestor head at terminal, New Zealand, 59 cm
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A collection of three Fijian clubs, of wood, in classic robust form, 40-96 cm (3)
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An outstanding Burmese temple elephant, c.18th century, Alaunpaya Dynasty, sculpted from teak, weathered, mounted on display stand, 76 x 76 cm
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An outstanding Burmese temple elephant, c.18th century, Alaunpaya Dynasty, sculpted from teak, weathered, mounted on display stand, 76 x 78 cm
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An outstanding Burmese temple elephant, c.18th century, Alaunpaya Dynasty, sculpted from teak, weathered, mounted on display stand, 72 x 72 cm
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An outstanding Burmese temple elephant, c.18th century, Alaunpaya Dynasty, sculpted from teak, weathered, mounted on display stand, 77 x 70 cm
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A Balinese Figurehead, sculpted from wood, decorated with polychrome paints, 39 x 54 cm
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Thai Timblespirit House With Thai Royal Family Dolls, early 19th century, of wood with a collection of ceramic and metal figures, 21 x 21 cm (24)
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Three Malaccan Puppets, of wood with articulated limbs, one with inset bone eyes, with projecting human hair topknot, 10-40 cm (3)
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An Indonesian Puppet, of wood with articulated arms, remnant paints, 88 cm
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A Rare Myanmar Marionette, c. 19th century of teak, sculpted in the form of a gentleman, decorated with polychrome paints complete with traditional dress and strings, Burma, 66 x 25 cm
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A Rare Myanmar Marionette, c. 19th century of teak, sculpted in the form of a merchant, decorated with polychrome paints complete with traditional dress and strings, Burma, 68 x 27 cm
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A Rare Myanmar Marionette, c. 19th century of teak, sculpted in the form of a deity decorated with polychrome paints complete with traditional brocade dress and strings, Burma, 19 x 61 cm
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A Fine Samal Boat Prow (Sea Gypsies), of wood in the form of an openwork mythical dragon, Sulu Archipelago, 133 x 38 cm
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A Samal Mast Stay (Sea Gypsies), of wood with openwork terminals, Sulu Archipelago, 107 x 25 cm
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Two Vietnamese Water Puppets, of wood and leather, in the form of a water buffalo and a farmer, with remnant polychrome paints, the buffalo with styrofoam base and articulated head, rejoined 62-48 cm (2)
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Symbolic Dayak coffin, of wood with two ancestor motifs at terminals holding the coffin, the lid with zoomorphic sculpture in relief with an internal ancestor in relief, 80 x 23 cm
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Dayak Drinking Vessel, of bamboo with woven cane binding and grip, 21 x 8 cm
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Two Dayak toy Shields, of wood in diminutive form, with ancestor heads at apex, metal bells and glass bead ornaments, 21-30 cm (2)
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Two Malacca Artefacts, an inscribed turtle plastron with incised inscription and a bird of paradise beak, 14-19 cm (2)
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Two Dayak body ornaments, of bird of paradise beak sculpted with openwork and ancestor motifs in relief, 9-11 cm (2)
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Two Dayak body ornaments, of bird of paradise beak sculpted with openwork and ancestor motifs in relief, 11-12 cm (2)
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Two Dayak body ornaments, of bird of paradise beak sculpted with openwork and ancestor motifs in relief, 11-12 cm (2)
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Two Dayak body ornaments, of bird of paradise beak sculpted with openwork and ancestor motifs, 16-17 cm (2)
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Three Dayak pig hunting Charms (tun tun), of wood with ancestor motif at apex, one with bone terminal, 37-49 cm (3)
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Dayak charm, of openwork wood with woven cane cord with suspended ancestor sculptures attached, 34 x 17 cm
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Two Borneo Ancestor Skulls, one complete with lower jaw and remnant teeth, the other the top section of the cranium, incised with classic ancestor motifs, 16-20 cm (2)
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Two Borneo Ancestor Skulls, one complete with lower jaw and remnant teeth, the other missing lower jaw decorated incised ancestor motifs, 20 cm (2)
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Two Borneo body ornaments, a shaman's necklace strung with glass, metal, seed, shell beads and boar tusk ornaments, the other a polychrome glass bead-embroidered bag, 22-104 cm (2)
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A Borneo baby carrier (modang), of wood and cane decorated with polychrome glass beads and various coins, 32 x 36 cm
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A Dayak baby carrier, of wood and cane decorated with polychrome glass beads and tooth tassels, metal bells, 38 x 40 cm
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Two Borneo Staffs, of wood with tapering shafts decorated with decorated ancestor motifs, one with goat hair topknot, 132-180 cm (2)
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An ancestor sculpture, of wood with ancestor visage below a stylised bird head at terminal, Borneo, 99 cm
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A Collection of Seven Cast Metal Figures, in the form of male and female ancestors, various cultures, 6-13 cm (7)
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A collection of Nine Indonesian Ancestor Figures, of wood in diminutive form, 16-21 cm (9)
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Two Rice Gods, of wood in male and female form, with projecting hair at apex, Indonesia, 39 cm each (2)
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Pair of Ancestor Sculptures, of wood in male and female form, Indonesia, 31 cm each (2)
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Two Javanese Side Knives, of metal and horn, one with two bone chopsticks, 17-39 cm (2)
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A Woven Basket and Smoking Pipe, of woven cane, and bamboo, Indonesia, 20-46 cm (2)
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Five Indonesian Artefacts, two woven cane baskets, a wooden figure, a wooden spoon and an openwork turtle shell amulet, 8-23 cm (5)
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Four Carpenter's Planes, of wood, Lombok, 30-45 cm (4)
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Three Indonesian Chisels, of wood, bone and metal, 21-30 cm (3)
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Three Indonesian Chisels, of wood, bone and metal, 23-26 cm (3)
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Three Indonesian Chisel Terminals, of wood, bone and metal, 20-23 cm (3)
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Two Chisel Grips, and Five Containers, of wood and bone, Indonesia, 9.5-13 cm (7)
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A Collection of Four Indonesian Sculptures, of horn in figurative form, three lidded containers, one ancestor sculpture, 11-21 cm (4)
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A Collection of Nine Chisels, of wood, bone, and metal, the iron blades below figurative grips, Indonesia, 17-25 cm (9)
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An Indonesian Sculpture, of wood, in the form of standing figures, decorated with polychrome paints, 104 x 24 cm
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An Indonesian Sculpture, of wood, in the form of seated female students, decorated with polychrome paints, 67 x 26 cm
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An Indonesian Sculpture, of wood in the form of a female with mortar and pestle, 23 x 78 cm
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An Indonesian Sculpture, of wood in stylised anthropomorphic form, with inset pigments to the visage, 16 x 48 cm
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A Balinese Ceremonial Mask, of wood, woven cane, hair, polychrome paints, 67 x 27 cm Provenance: Purchased from Galerie Primitif, Sydney, 2008
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A Balinese Ceremonial Mask, of wood, and polychrome paints, 34 x 67 cm
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An Indonesian Puppet Figure, of wood with cloth cover and articulated arms, 141 cm
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An Indonesian Puppet Figure, of wood with cloth cover and articulated arms, 181 cm
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Three Religious Artefacts, a bronze Hindu cow, an Indian scroll and a Burmese sculpture of Buddha, 34.5 x 10.2 cm, 6.5 x 12.5 cm
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A Bronze Sculpture of A Pig, standing within a pig pen, India, 8.5 x 18 cm
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Two Egyptian Artefacts, a faience ushabti and stone sculpture, 7-11 cm (2)
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A Collection of Four Utensils, including a wooden container, a metal ornament, various cultures 7.5-11 cm (4)
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A Collection Tribal Art Magazines, various volumes, (10)
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A Collection of Books and Monographs, various authors and various subjects, (8)
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Two Sotheby's Catalogues and a Book of Chinese Carvings, excellent condition (3)
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A Decorated Ostrich Egg, artist unknown, with applied polychrome transfers depicting birds and flowers, 18 cm
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Three Southeast Asian Portrait Plaques, of stone including one of Ho Chi Minh, 18-30 cm (3)
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A Collection of Tribal Textiles, various cultures, 42-256 cm (9)
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A Collection of Tribal Textiles, various cultures, 182-236 cm (4)
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A Collection of Tribal Textiles, various cultures, 134-604 cm (5)
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A Collection of Tribal Textiles, various cultures, 53-180 cm (11)
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Southeast Asian Chest, of wood, decorated with figurative motifs in relief, 97 x 37 cm
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