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Australian & Historical — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:1,250
Sale Title:Australian & HistoricalLots with images:1,232
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:1,148
Date:25-May-2024
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Food bowl, carved wood with remains of remains of piped clay, Papua new guinea origin, 55 cm wide
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Two food hooks, carved wood, one with shell eyes and painted decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, 58 cm and 38 cm high
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Assorted tribal artifacts including small drum, food carrier, ornaments, etc, the largest 40 cm long
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Five assorted tribal carved stone club heads, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 17 cm wide
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Sago pot, carved wood, Papua New Guinea origin, 44 cm high
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Two tribal masks and a woven ornament, carved wood, fibre, feather and painted finish, Papua New Guinea origin, (3 items), the largest 33 cm high
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Three food bowls, carved wood, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 39 cm wide
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Four canoe prows, carved wood, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 61 cm high
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Three canoe prows, carved wood, one with painted decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 83 cm high
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Three chieftain's walking sticks, carved wood with piped clay decoration, Trobriand Islands and Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea, the largest 
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Assorted carved coconut tribal food bowls and water container, together with a group of nut beads, Papua New Guinea origin, (9 items), the water container 12 cm high
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Four lime gourds and a woven mat, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 62 cm long
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Six lime gourds and a woven mat, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 17 cm high
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A tribal axe, woven cane, wood and stone, mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea, 90 cm high
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Three earthenware cooking bowls with incised decoration, two with remains of painted finish, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 16 cm high
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An earthenware cooking bowl with incised decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, 21 cm high
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Five earthenware cooking bowl with incised decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 25 cm high
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Three earthen ware food bowls with incised decoration, one with remains of painted finish, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 15 cm high
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Two tribal adzes, kina shell and steel blades, both mounted on wooden hafts, Papua New Guinea origin, 39 cm and 47 cm long
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Duk Duk figure, carved wood and natural fibre with painted finish, New Ireland origin, 47 cm high
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Three tribal masks, carved wood, shell and fibre with remains of painted finish, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 53 cm high
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Carved board, dance wand, two figural pedestal bowls, carved wooden stool top and an axe haft, Papua New Guinea origin, (6 items), the largest 60 cm long
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Three woven carrier baskets with handles, natural fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 40 cm high
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Three tribal woven baskets with lids, natural fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 55 cm high
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Two tribal woven baskets, natural fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, the larger 72 cm high
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Two tribal woven baskets and two fish traps, natural fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, (4 items), the the largest 80 cm high
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Three assorted sago bark paintings with remains of polychrome earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 142 cm high
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Three fishing hooks, kina shell tortoise shell and woven fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 10.5 cm long
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Three tribal waist bands, woven cotton and trade bead, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 82 cm long
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Three tribal waist bands, woven cotton and trade bead, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 82 cm long
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A Sepik shell and fibre money bag, together with a woven fibre and shell ringed necklace and a breast ornament adorned with boar tusks and shells, Papua New Guinea origin, (3 items), the breast ornament 30 cm high
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Four tribal headdresses, shell, fibre and cloth, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 50 cm wide
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Eight assorted tribal necklaces including shell money, seed pod and kauri shell, the largest 95 cm long
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Assorted Kina shell money rings, pearl shell adornments, kauri shell amulet, boar tusk chest adornment etc., Papua New Guinea origin, (14 items)
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Four dilly bags, woven fibre and shell with coloured decoration, Papua New Guinea origin
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Two tapa cloths with hand-painted decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, the larger 160 x 100 cm
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Five stone axe heads, including mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 24 cm long
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Eleven assorted stone axe heads, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 25 cm long
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Ten assorted stone axe heads, grinders, tapa beaters, hammer stones etc., Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 25 cm long
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Natural history group of mineral specimens, megalodon fossil tooth, horn bill specimen, crystals etc., (12 items), the megalodon tooth 9 cm high
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Remains of collection assorted items from Papua New Guinea comprising butterfly display, woven jewellery and adornments including woven fibre, trade bead and shell, tortoiseshell and others, plus a carved wooden adze handle and a brightly coloured grass skirt, (11 items)
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Three metal money slave rings, unknown age and origin, the largest 8 cm high
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Malaria Eradication, Papua New Guinea board of Health twelve assorted posters, varying sizes, approximately 70 x 52 cm
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'Picturesque New Britain : Snaps from a Missionary's camera by John H. Margetts', with a hand-written dedication dated May 1921. Although rather dilapidated, this album contains fifty postcard-size silver gelatin photographs laid down on the album pages. The images are in very good condition and all have been titled in the plate. Titles include 'Entrance to Wharf - Rabaul', 'Wild Natives - Nakanai', 'Woman & child - Sth. New Ireland', 'Village Natives', 'Kokomo Dance', etc......
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Three earthenware cooking bowls with incised decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 25 cm high
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Assorted tribal bowls, place mats, ornaments, etc, mostly Papua New Guinea origin, (17 items), the largest 40 cm wide
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An original hand-written ten-page letter headed 'Kokopo 1st June 1937' (after the Rabaul earthquake) and a seven-page typed letter on government letterhead, headed 'Kokopo 5th June 1937' with later pages dated 9th June (after the Rabaul volcanic eruptions), both of which provide graphic first hand reports of what was happening during the emergencies; accompanied by some photos of the writer and her family and of some ceremonies they witnessed.
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Maori greenstone patu, 19th century. Adorned with 19th century paper labels plus 19th century staple repair. 30.5 cm long
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A Maori patu, carved wood with paua shell decoration, New Zealand origin, 20th century, 40.5 cm long
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Maori tiki statue, cast bronze with paua shell eyes, New Zealand origin, 20th century, 36 cm high
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