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Auction House:
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** An impressive figural food hook, carved wood, feather, shell and fibre with remains of earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 177 cm high ***
*** An impressive Massim canoe shaped bowl, carved wood with remains of piped clay, East Papua New Guinea, 112.5 cm wide ***
*** Chi Wara headress carved wood, metal, fibre and hair Bamana tribe, Mali, 96 cm high ***
*** Esther Ngala Kennedy Hermannsburg school 'Scarlet Robin' hand-painted pottery lidded vase, signed 'E. K. 163', 20 cm high ***
*** An antique New Zealand greenstone and yellow gold paper knife, 19th century, 22 cm long ***
*** An African carved wooden offering statue, 19th/20th century, 20 cm high ***
*** Darios Chikumbirike: Shona carved verdite bust, signed by artist on base, 55 cm ***
*** 1968 Scanlens 'Nswrl Club Mascots', almost complete set [11/12]. Fair condition (each card with small puncture at top) ***
*** An African face mask, carved wood with patinated finish, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, 28 cm high ***
*** A mariner shell bead necklace with gold clasp, early 20th century, 76 cm long ***
*** Norman Mangawila (1933-1991), Daygurrgurr Gupapuynu clan, bark and earth pigment, Remington Art & Craft label verso, No. 10BI 1083/3 56 x 32 cm ***
*** A fine African double sided face mask, carved wood, natural woven fibre, shell and beads, Lele tribe, Democratic Republic of Congo, with stand, 57 cm high ***
*** Oscar Namatjira painting on woomera (spear thrower) faded but still very attractive. Length 56 cm. Typical Namatjira family landscape. Also painted on reverse with beginnings of emu. Scarce. ***
*** A tribal mask, carved wood, Sepik River region, Papua New Guinea 46 cm high ***
*** A Samoan war club with lozenge-shaped head and finely carved with incised geometric patterns, highlighted with lime, late 19th/early 20th century, 65 cm long. ***
*** A set of ten carved African ivory place name holders, 19th/20th century, 6 cm high ***
*** Porpianong bird totem, carved wood with paint and earth pigment, Senufo tribe, Ivory Coast, 90 cm high ***
*** A Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace, 20th century, 170 cm long ***
*** A Tasmanian mariner shell double strand necklace with gold clasp, 50 cm long ***
*** A Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace with triple strand and silver clasp, 52 cm long ***
*** A tribal statue, carved wood, West African, 91 cm high ***
*** Two Kuba copper currency rings, West African origin, 23 cm wide ***
*** A tribal chair of female form, carved wood, African origin, 103 cm high ***
*** Three tribal masks, carved wood with blacken patinated finish and remains of paint, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 26 cm high ***
*** Five lime spatulas, carved wood, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 59 cm long ***
*** Chi Wara headress carved wood, metal, fibre and hair Bamana tribe, Mali, 102 cm high ***
*** A cedar Chiffonier c1870; the base comprising of two doors with shield-shaped door fronts, surmounted by a three drawer section. Low back ***
*** Wunda shield, West Australia; plus hunting boomerang (with repair), WA. (2 items) ***
*** An Aboriginal throwing club, Queensland origin, late 19th century 69 cm long ***
*** New Zealand kauri gum carving of a Maori warrior, 19th century, 9 cm high ***
*** A mask with stylized top knot, carved wood with red and black painted finish, Guru tribe, Ivory Coast, 40 cm high ***
*** A Yoruba carved wooden funerary vessel, Nigeria, 19th/20th century, 37.5 cm high ***
*** A Marka African tribal mask, carved wood, Mali 51 cm high ***
*** Edward Salle (born c.1939, Madar people, Tabar Islands, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea), a finely painted wooden Malagan pole. Wood, shell fibre lime, natural red, black and yellow pigments, circa 1990s. 135 cm high. ***
*** A Canadian Inuit greenstone carving in the form of a walrus, signed and numbered to the base, 20th century, 12 cm long ***
*** A Dogon sculpture of a horse and rider, carved wood, Mali, West Africa, an impressive 175 cm high ***
*** A Dogon sculpture of a horse and rider, carved wood, Mali, West Africa, 130 cm high ***
*** A headdress mask, carved wood, metal, fibre and beads, Marka tribe, Northwest Mali, 45 cm high ***
*** Ci Wara antelope headdress, carved wood, leather, fur and fibre, Bamana tribe, Southern Mali, 130 cm high ***
*** African plank doll, carved wood and beads with iron hoop adornments, Ndamji tribe, Cameroon, 49 cm high ***
*** A rare tribal mask, carved wood with painted finish Punu tribe, Gabon, 29 cm high ***
*** A Maori miniature canoe, carved wood and paua shell, New Zealand, 20th century, 101 cm long ***
*** Behinemo Garra hook, carved wood with earth pigment decoration, Hunstein mountains region, Papua New Guinea, 135 cm high ***
*** A tribal Dogon granary door, made of carved wood and metal, 54 cm long, 50 cm wide ***
*** Three chieftain's walking sticks, carved wood with piped clay decoration, Trobriand Islands and Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea, the largest  ***
*** African ivory tusk carved image c1900, tip end of elephant ivory tusk with image of African male carved to one side, the tusk is beautifully coloured in medium orange with evidence of natural usage to tip. 31 cm long in stunning condition ***
*** An ebonized wooden box, carved with Maori decorations and with inlaid paua shell eyes, late 19th century, 31 cm across ***
*** A carved statue of a crouching Maori warrior with taiaha and full Ta' moko, 20th century, 20.1 cm high ***
*** An African tribal mask, carved wood, copper and iron, 69 cm high ***
*** Taiaha Maori club, carved wood and paua shell, early to mid 20th century, appears to have been cleaned back at some stage, 157 cm long. ***
*** A fighting club, carved wood, Fijian origin, 19th/20th century, 99 cm long ***
*** A female figural food hook, carved wood with shell eyes and earrings and earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 73 cm high ***
*** A pectoral chest ornament, dog's tooth, shell, trade bead, fibre, ochre and blue paint, Ramu River, Papua New Guinea, a€‹48 cm high ***
*** Two dog tooth headdresses adorned with shells and fibre, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 56 cm and 41 cm wide ***
*** Two fofana back adornments, shell and fibre with blue and red painted finish, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 35 cm and 34 cm high ***
*** A Maori patu, carved wood and paua shell, 20th century, 40 cm long ***
*** A tribal mask, carved wood, shell, beads, cloth and fibre, Kuba tribe, Central Africa, 39 cm high ***
*** A tribal dance mask, carved wood, Bambara tribe, Southern Mali origin, 80 cm high ***
*** A ram's head tribal headdress, carved wood with polychrome finish, Burkina Faso, West African, 45 cm high ***
*** Highlands headrest, carved wood, Papua New Guinea origin, 18 cm high, 35 cm wide ***
*** Easter Island sea turtle sculpture, carved basalt, rare, 11.5 cm long, Provenance: The Harold Holt collection, Joel's Auctions, Melbourne, early 1980s ***
*** Aboriginal painted sawfish snout, a highly endangered fish that lives in tropical waters, painted with traditional aboriginal decorations. ***
*** A paddle club, carved hardwood, Pacific islands, early to mid 20th century, 93 cm long ***
*** Maori face plaque, hand-finished moulded composite, stamped 'Auckland Museum', early to mid 20th century, 15.5 cm high ***
*** Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace, 176 cm long ***
*** A seated male figure, carved wood, shell, fibre and earth pigment, Papua New Guinea, on later wooden plinth, 122 cm high overall ***
*** A ceremonial mask with bird totem, carved hardwood, West African origin, 50 cm high ***
*** A female ancestral figure, carved wood, feather, fibre and shell with earth pigments, Mindimbit village, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, a€‹125 cm high ***
*** A ceremonial dance mask, bone and woven cane, Papua New Guinea, 49 cm high ***
*** An African tribal vessel with figurative carving, ivory, 19th/20th century, 24 cm high ***
*** A headdress mask, carved wood, metal fibre and beads, Marka tribe, Northwest Mali, 42 cm high ***
*** Three tribal masks, carved and painted wood, Papua New Guinea, the largest 42 cm high ***
*** Three canoe prows, carved wood, one with painted decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 83 cm high ***
*** A Maori miniature canoe, carved wood and paua shell, New Zealand, 20th century, 101 cm long ***
*** An early boomerang, central deserts, 19th century 57.5 cm long ***
*** An African carved ivory crocodile and snake ornament, early to mid 20th century, 52 cm long ***
*** Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace, 174 cm long ***
*** A tribal dagger, carved cassowary bone with inscription 'We Wekio'; together with a bamboo arrowhead, (2 items), collected by John Lean Pender, an Australian ex-pat living in New Guinea in the 1930s and 40s who returned to Australia in 1942 upon the… ***
*** A Dogon granary door, carved wood and metal, Mali, West Africa, 150 cm high, 74 cm wide ***
*** A fetish figure, carved wood with nails, horn hair, feathers and fibre, West African origin, 75 cm high ***
*** A ceremonial mask, carved wood with painted finish with fibre, Guro tribe, Ivory Coast, West Africa, 73 cm high ***
*** A figural lime spatula, carved wood, Admiralty Islands, 45 cm long ***
*** Three tribal masks, carved wood, shell, cane and feather with ochre decoration, Papua New Guinea, the largest 55 cm high ***
*** Duk Duk figure, carved wood and natural fibre with painted finish, New Ireland origin, 47 cm high ***
*** Two Australian walking sticks carved with native flora and fauna, most likely Aboriginal mission work, late 19th century, 94 cm and 87 cm high ***
*** A Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace 175 cm long ***
*** A mariner shell bead necklace, Tasmanian origin 155 cm long ***
*** A Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace, 160 cm long ***
*** A Pende tribal mask, carved wood and fibre, Congo, African origin, 122 cm high ***
*** A Dogon ornately carved wooden chair, Mali, West Africa, 88 cm high ***
*** Ashanti seated figural sculpture, carved wood, Ghana, West Africa, 90 cm high ***
*** A tribal shield, engraved hippopotamus hide, South African origin, 53 cm wide ***
*** Three tribal masks, carved wood and shell with painted finish, Papua New Guinea, the largest 47 cm high ***
*** Maori tiki statue, cast bronze with paua shell eyes, New Zealand origin, 20th century, 36 cm high ***
*** A rifle club, carved wood, Fijian origin, 20th century, 105 cm high ***
*** Aboriginal artist unknown, this my dreaming all them things, earth pigments on bark, remains of label verso (partially legible), cat. No. GG11. 26 x 60 cm ***