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Tribal Art — Aalders Auctions

Auction House:Aalders AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:353
Sale Title:Tribal ArtLots with images:353
Auction Location:Sydney 
Date:19-Nov-2024 
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Large Massim Trobriand Islands lime spatula, carved with head to finial, above a panel with carved interlocking scrolls, above an elongated blade, length 40 cm
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Australian Aboriginal woomera, of tapering form, incised to the concave side with vertical rows of horizontal bands, incised verso with depiction of emu and snake on a crosshatch ground, with resin encrusted grip, length 81 cm x width 12.5 cm
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Australian Aboriginal school, Walkabout sculpture signed Japanungka and titled below 43 cm x 18 cm
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Australian Aboriginal school, untitled, Goanna's sculpture 43 cm x 37 cm
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Ndebele Married Woman's apron, South Africa, of rectangular form, with lower hanging panels, with geometric motifs in tones of orange, green, blue, red and white, 41 cm x 35 cm
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Australian Aboriginal digging stick, in hardwood, with tapering ends and cut groove marks to end, length 123 cm
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Pair of Australian Aboriginal fishing spears, in mulga wood, with natural binding, length 280 cm (2)
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Early Australian Aboriginal throwing club, in hardwood, with rounded end, very slight curve, fluting to body and knop handle, length 67 cm. Provenance: Ashoka Arts, UK, then Private Collection, Queensland.
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19th century Australian Aboriginal club, Victorian, with large knop end and rounded body, length 57 cm. Provenance: tribal ancient, then Private Collection, Queensland.
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Zuni carved stone fetish necklace, set with seventeen carved stone birds and tortoises, length 66 cm
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Madang, New Guinea, tree climbing kangaroo teeth necklace, set with a series of teeth, set within woven fibre cord, with old collection label, length 22 cm (doubled)
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Three Solomon Island necklaces, two made from flying fox teeth alternating with seeds, the other in natural fibre and mother of pearl, together with a bead anklet (4)
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Solomon Islands money bead necklace, made from spondylus, clam and coconut shell beads, in tones of orange/red, black and white, length 85 cm (doubled)
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Native American sterling silver turquoise cuff, double stamped sterling, set with central oval cut polished green turquoise stone, on a stylised pierced scroll design cuff, band width 5 cm, total weight 87gm
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Native American Zuni turquoise and silver fetish ring, unmarked, the setting featuring two carved turquoise frogs in serrated bezel settings, in a rounded rectangular rope twist surround, above a thick and heavy sterling silver band with symbols to the shoulders, total weight 40gm, size Y/Z
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Navajo sterling and turquoise signed cuff, stamped 'M.Spencer', sterling, the cuff featuring a rounded triangular shaped turquoise stone in blue to green tones with bronzed inclusions, flanked by engraved foliate designs on a uniting four prong frame, total weight 78gm, setting 5.2 cm
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Native American coral and turquoise sterling cuff, stamped for maker 'NT' above a broken arrow, the setting containing five alternating coral and turquoise stones above a band engraved with radiating borders, total weight 43gm, band width 2.7 cm
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Native American sterling silver buckle, of contoured rectangular form and inlaid with turquoise and coral mosaic designs, total weight 42gm, 7 cm x 5 cm
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Native American signed sterling silver cuff watch, stamped S/Tc, the cuff featuring coral and turquoise chip inlaid designs of tipi and peyote bird amongst stars and crescent moons, with vintage 'Caravello' ladies watch designed into the bracelet, manual wind movement, currently winding
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Native American silver and agate cuff, unmarked (tested silver), featuring an oval polished agate stone in interesting natural inclusions mimicking a desert landscape, stone 4 cm x 2.8 cm, total weight 39.19gm
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Four Zulu bead Chokers/Rope necklaces, South Africa, comprising a pair of multi-strand chokers, length 39 cm, twin strand rope necklace, length 62 cm and a rope choker (4)
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Xhosa people Woman's under apron (Inkciyo), South Africa, with hide waistband, beaded tassels in red, blue, white and black, a/f (missing rings, some loss to beads), width 35 cm catalogue note: the Inkciyo is an apron-like
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Maasai people beaded collar, Kenya/Tanzania, in colourful tones, diameter 23 cm
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Maasai people bead choker, Kenya/Tanzania, width 21 cm
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Early Australian Aboriginal club, Queensland, with point and pineapple head end, above tapering handle, with evidence of fine fluting, length 78 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private
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Australian Aboriginal throwing club, in mulga, of solid form, with rounded ends, length 75 cm
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Rare Australian Aboriginal Jinki message stick, Western Australia, with carved dotted decoration, length 26.5 cm
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Australian Aboriginal carved boomerang, beautifully carved with animal tracks decorated to face, great patina from use, length 47 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Early Australian Aboriginal coolamon, Central Australian, of deep carved form, with incised decoration, 42.5 cm x 12 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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18th/19th century Maori wood wahaika, with carved tiki mask finial, above a square carved lanyard hole, above the handle carved with mythical creature, above a shaped blade, excellent patina, length 40 cm
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Maori ceremonial wood wahaika, with carved mask handle and carved figure, the blade carved with repeating motifs and inlaid with shell, length 39 cm
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Massim Trobriand Islands lime spatula, carved with figural finial, above a stylised bird head leading to blade, length 24 cm
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Massim Trobriand Islands lime spatula, carved with twin heads to the body, decorated with scroll work, above blade, length 30.5 cm
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Solomon Islands carved mythical figure, in the form of man and fish, accented with inlaid mother of pearl, height 25 cm
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19th century Maori pounamu kapeu pendant, the curved ear pendant with countersunk suspension hole to top, curving towards the base, length 6.4 cm
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Large 19th century Maori pounamu kapeu pendant, of elongated form with countersunk hole to top, curving to a small foot towards the base, in translucent mid-green tones with dark spotted inclusions, length 16.7gm
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Ironwood Amplalang, (traditional Genital Penis Piercing), of domed form, this rite of passage had to be performed with the utmost precision by a shaman, it was not uncommon for young men to die as a result of this procedure, height 5 cm
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Large African carved wooden figure, depicting a standing figure holding a rifle in one hand and spear in the other, on a circular foot, height 66 cm
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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
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19th century Aboriginal war club, c.1,850, 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
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Australian Aboriginal painted coolamon, central Desert, decorated in painted earth tones to face, 36 cm x 11 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Two rare Bentinck Island Torres Strait spear throwers, carved with hooked ends, length 74 cm and 79 cm (2)
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Australian Aboriginal pineapple pandanus head battle club, South Eastern Australia, with stabbing point at each end of the shaft, all nodules intact, with excellent patina, length 69 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal early Status club, of unusual shape with four sides, with bulbous end and slender grip, decorated with beautifully carved man and dog tracks, with beautiful patina, length 63 cm
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Three Xhosa People/Mfengu bead belts, South Africa, length 81 cm, 83 cm and 86 cm (3)
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Tsonga bead apron, Zimbabwe, with geometric decoration, in tones of blue, white, red and yellow, 17 cm x 23 cm
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Five Maasai people bead ear flaps, Kenya/Tanzania, the beaded and metal decoration sewn on to leather, worn hanging in front of the ears, length 18 cm-20 cm (5)
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Massai people beaded Necklace/Ornament, Kenya/|Tanzania, in colourful tones, with central disc flanked by elliptical panels, length 37 cm and width 17 cm
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19th century New Zealand pounamu (greenstone) adze, of tapering rectangular form, with fine edge to end, length 17 cm
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Trobriand Island lime spatula, carved with a bird perched on a pierced circle, with incised zig-zag decoration, the blade carved with snakes, length 35 cm
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Large Maori pounamu Karu pendant, of elongated form, the rounded top with countersunk pendant hole, in mid-green translucent tones with black spotted inclusions, with rounded base, length 22.6 cm x width 2.5 cm
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18/19th century Maori pounamu hei tiki, carved with head tilted to the left and both arms resting on thighs, with extant red sealing wax to the eyes, height 8 cm x width 5.7 cm
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Australian Aboriginal club, in hardwood, with knop end and tapering pointed handle, good patina, length 49.5 cm
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Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with pointed end and tapering body, fluting to body, length 63 cm
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Lisu Minority ceremonial headband, Myanmar/Yunnan. Province, South-West china, with circular shell discs above red bead strands and silent bells, height 15 cm and width 23 cm
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Yoruba bead and cowrie shell Ornament/Canteen, Nigeria/West Africa, length 22 cm
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Quantity of African beaded Calabash/Gourd snuff containers, including Zulu, Xhosa and Pedi examples, some with attached beaded necklaces to wear around the neck, height 7 cm-61 cm (quantity)
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Native American sterling silver & turquoise signed ring, stamped 'PM Sterling', set with a large bean shaped turquoise stone in a serrated bezel setting, bordered in scroll designs, above a wide tapering silver band with engraved designs, total weight 13gm, size Y
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Native American sterling silver bracelet, stamped 'R', 'Sterling', decorated with various symbols in relief, total weight 50.69gm, band width 1.8 cm
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Navajo sterling silver gem set ring, stamped 'Sterling' with broken arrow stamp, the setting containing turquoise and coral stones, plus inset claw, set amongst clusters of graduated silver balls, on a wide tapering foliate shoulder, total weight 21.84gm, size V/W
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Navajo sterling silver belt by Mary Rita Padilla, marked sterling, set with sterling silver hearts, with incised garlands, on a black leather strap, total length 98.5 cm
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Native American turquoise and coral watch, set with Timex movement with a white enamel dial containing Arabic numerals, the bracelet shoulders of scalloped form, set with coral and turquoise with foliage in relief, signed E.Begaye, case diameter 25 mm
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Australian Aboriginal carved ceremonial boomerang, with beautifully carved decoration to face and grip area, length 68 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Rare Australian Aboriginal Jinki message stick, Western Australia, decorated with carved concentric circles and curved lines, length 22 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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19th century Australian Aboriginal singing stick, with wide body, slender grip and circular end, length 60.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Rare late 19th century Australian Aboriginal Bi-Valve woomera, with thin shaft and weighted Melo shell grip, length 77 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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New Zealand greenstone patu, of flat, teardrop form with drilled hole and three carved rings to handle, length 18 cm
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Massiam Trobriand Islands lime spatula, the finial carved in the form of a clapper, with carved decoration to the end, above a narrow blade, a/f, length 29 cm
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Papua New Guinea spear, together with a woven bird and painted tribal pole (3)
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Large Maori pounamu Karu pendant, of polished elongated form, the rounded top with countersunk pendant hole, in mid-green translucent tones, with rounded base, length 19.7 cm x width 1.85 cm
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New Zealand pounamu and ivory paper knife, the handle beautifully carved in pounamu in the form of a manaia, in mid-green translucent tones with black spotted inclusions, with ivory tapering blade separated by an unmarked silver collar, total length 28 cm and handle width 3 cm
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19th century Maori carved whalebone hei tiki, well carved with head tilted to the right and both arms resting on the thighs, height 11.1 cm x width 6 cm
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Victorian sterling silver and pounamu paper knife, the handle with maker's mark of Adie & Lovekin Ltd, 1891, other marks rubbed, with fluted swirl designs above a ribbed ground, the blade of polished pounamu in mid-green translucent tones, total length 23.3 cm and blade width 2.6 cm
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19th century Maori carved bone hei tiki, carved with upright head and both hands resting at the waist, the face with open mouth and extended tongue, with interesting swirl motifs to the shoulder and hip joints, height 7 cm x width 3.8 cm
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Two Maori pounamu toki axe heads, the larger measuring 7.5 cm x 5.2 cm, the smaller measuring 4.7 cm x 3.7 cm, each with old ink partially rubbed inscription reading 'N.Zealand' (2)
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Maori Pounami toki adze, of elongated tapering form, with sharpened and polished edge, total length 25 cm and width at head 3.7 cm
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19th century Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, central Western Australia, of thick form, adze cut to both sides, incised line decoration to each side, length 72.5 cm. Provenance: Francesco Villicich, then private
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Two Batak people beaded betel bags, North Sumatra, with lontar plaiting interior, a/f, 15 cm x 18.5 cm and 14 cm x 17 cm (not including bead handle)(2)
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Group of Kamba people beaded items, Kenya, decorated with geometric motifs, including two belts, in tones of orange, green and yellow on a white ground, one with aluminium accents, length 75 cm and length 66 cm, and a pair of arm bands, 17 cm x 19 cm (4)
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Group of Xhosa people bead items, South Africa, including belt, length 81 cm, three panel necklace, length 26 cm and other various necklaces and belts (quantity)
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Group of Xhosa people bead items, South Africa, including young persons belt in fertility colours (green/yellow), length 67 cm, belt, length 94 cm, two chokers, length 37 cm and elaborate chest piece (quantity)
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Navajo sterling silver and turquoise bracelet by Paul Livingston, marked sterling, set with central turquoise stone in a raised oval setting, above plain decoration, total weight 33gm, interior diameter 15 cm
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Two North American rings, comprising a Mexican sterling silver ring, marked 925, sterling, with raised centre with Aztec style decoration, flanked by animal motifs to shoulders, total weight 16gm, together with a Navajo ring, decorated with central panel
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Navajo sterling silver, turquoise and coral ring, marked sterling and J, of rectangular form, set with turquoise and coral with scrolling foliage in relief, above pierced shoulders, total weight 6gm, size R
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Navajo sterling silver, turquoise and coral ring, marked sterling, of circular form with scalloped edges, set with central turquoise flanked by coral, total weight 7.5gm, size Y
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Navajo sterling silver, turquoise and coral ring, marked R8, sterling, set with turquoise and coral above a perched eagle, flanked by scalloped shoulders, total weight 24gm, size V/W
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Navajo sterling silver cuff by Shirley Plummer, marked sterling, of facetted form, decorated with incised pattern containing a bear and geometric motifs, total weight 49.5gm, interior diameter 6 cm
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West Australian Aboriginal woomera, of flattened form with resin handle, length 50.5 cm x width 15 cm
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Rare 19th century Australian Aboriginal bi-valve shell woomera, from cape York, far North Queensland, with long unusual thin shaft, with Melo shell weighted grip, length 85 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal hardwood waddy, with decorated head, length 54 cm
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19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Murray River Basin, South Australia, decorated with fine wallaby tooth carving to both sides and highlighted with white natural ochre pigment, with sharp edges on both sides and rich deep patina, length 75 cm
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Australian Aboriginal carved fighting sword, Sydney, of curved sword form, carved with circle and line work, length 77 cm
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Australian Aboriginal bird hunting boomerang, Western Australian, in mulga, with two decorative lines of cross hatching to each end, length 70 cm
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Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Queensland, of curved form, good patina, length 59 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, then Private Collection, Queensland.
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Good Australian Aboriginal boomerang, with curve to end, with fine incised fluting to both sides, excellent patina, length 64.5 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then Private Collection, Queensland.
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Group of Solomon Island woven bags and textiles, in natural fibre, set with geometric motifs (quantity)
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Carved Bamileke stool, Cameroon, with a circular top, with raised surround, carved with central leopard flanked by figures to each side, height 30 cm and diameter 30 cm
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Two carved Solomon Island bowls, both with carved geometric borders, diameter 23 cm and 13 cm (2)
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Two Solomon Islands men's combs, one decorated with mother of pearl, the other in woven fibre, one with old collection label, length 25 cm and 16 cm (2)
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New Guinea headdress, in woven fibre and set with a series of feathers
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