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Auction House:
Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** Three 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) one greenstone adze, broken at one end, length 12.5 cm. Length 6.5 cm. Length 5 cm. ***
*** 19th century Pacific Island whale tooth pendant length 7 cm ***
*** Maori bone pendant hollow inside. Length 7.6 cm ***
*** Stone toki/adze, 16 cm long ***
*** Three greenstone chisel pieces and stone piece, 8.5 cm, 7 cm, 4 cm, 15 cm ***
*** Stone mahe (sinker), Coase Volcanic stone with central lashing groove, 6 cm diameter ***
*** Bone Awl, 10 cm length. ***
*** Toki (adze blade), Greywacke, tapering quadrangular shape with triangulated blade section, 13 cm length ***
*** Songye tribe Bantu ethnic group, Democratic Republic of Congo wooden shield, the oval waisted shield with small mask carved in relief and with painted and incised bands in white, red and black, 67 x 32 cm ***
*** Zande tribe Congo sickle shaped sabre knife. Ebonised wooden handle. Blade in good condition.46 cm length ***
*** Mangbetu Democratic Republic of Congo Currency knife - Trombash, early 20th century. Iron, bone, surface rust and some pitting. 38 cm length ***
*** A large Papua New Guinea breast ornament, decorated with nassa shells on woven raffia and with two attached cowrie shells, 53 x 36 cm ***
*** Papua New Guinea male ancestor totem figure with raffia adornment to the nose and painted pigment decoration to the body, Sepik River region, 85 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea Kundu drum, carved wood with reptile skin head covering, collected near Bundi in the Madang province, 740 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea Kalam war shield, carved from hardwood and decorated with clan motifs. Pierced in the center and with attached bush rope handle, collected from the Kalam people from the Simbai area of Madang Province, 114 x 60 cm ***
*** A rare Huli mans hairpiece, this rare day wig took some eighteen months to grow, collected near Tari in the Southern highlands, 51 x 26 cm ***
*** Three Papua New Guinea Sepik River cooking pots, blackened pottery of tapering conical shape. One held in a metal stand, some faults evident ***
*** A long stone club together with a stone ball. Club. Length 52 cm. ***
*** Two 18th/19th century Maori toki (adzes) toki pounamou (greenstone adze) L.11 cm. Stone toki (adze). Length 20.5 cm. ***
*** A Fijian Gadi club. Length 76 cm. ***
*** Three Pre-European toki (argillite), hammer dressed and flaked in areas with polished bevel. The lager toki displays a hammer pecked tang, 16.5 cm, 12 cm, 10 cm length. ***
*** A Pre-European toki (volcanic stone), tapering quadrangular form, rounded poll, 16 cm length. ***
*** A mahe (stone sinker), volcanic stone with lashing grooves, 9 cm length. ***
*** A Pre-European toki (argillite), traditional quadrangular form, even poll with incipient tang, double sided bevel with some chipping to the blade, 24 cm length. ***
*** A large Papua New Guinea Ramu River house board, carved wood depicting an anthropomorphic figure in relief, painted with black, red and kaolin pigments. Collected in 1972. Some losses. ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Ramu River house board, flat wood board with incised anthropomorphic figure, with painted kaolin and ochre pigments. Multiple piercings for suspension, 99 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea mask, decorated with cassowary feathers, boar tusks and cowrie shells, Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection, 55 cm height ***
*** Two ceremonial spears from Irian Jaya, carved wood spears with incised decoration and applied kaolin pigment. Cockatoo feather and shell embellishments. Cokatoo Guenum Village. ***
*** An African Maasai tribe Seme knife and a Chieftan's axe, wood, leather, iron and steel, 53 cm, 33 cm length ***
*** A Dan mask from Liberia, with woven fabric and metallic decoration, 28 cm height ***
*** Mahe (stone sinker), 6 cm length. ***
*** Worked pounamu and a small toki, 10 cm, 7 cm length. ***
*** African Punu mask, 30 cm length ***
*** Two carved pou Whakairo ***
*** A Pre-European toki (argillite), broad flat tapering quadrangular form, straight poll and a short bevel. Some fritting to the cutting edge, 17 cm length. ***
*** An assortment of toki and wood fragments and a small Punga (6 pieces) ***
*** Two Pre-European toki (argillite), Quadrangular shape, both with well defined lateral edges and insipient hammer dressed tangs. Some fritting to the cutting edges, 15 cm, 12 cm length. ***
*** Tetela ceremonial blade with Kuba knife, Congo, 46.5 cm & 43.5 cm ***
*** Early 19th century Maori stone partial fishing shank. Length 6.5 cm ***
*** Mangbetu arched harp from Congo, these harps were used to accompany the improvised songs of poets during court ceremonies boat shaped wood body is covered with hide copper wire is used to bind the figure to body and for neck decoration on figure. Length… ***
*** Papua New Guinea drum hollowed with deep carving overall ***
*** 18th century Puta muka, of the rounded form with distinct tang, length 24 cm. ***
*** A Pre-European toki. Tapering quadrangular form carved in pale brown stone. Polished throughout with sharply defined lateral edges, smooth bevel and sharp cutting edge. Minor fritting to the blade and small darkened flake to the face. Found in a house in… ***
*** An 18th century mahe (stone sinker). Coarse volcanic stone with lashing grooves. Old paper sticker affixed '11/4/03' Blackhead. Length 10 cm ***
*** Yoruba presentation figure with bowl of typical form on later base, figure height 32 cm ***
*** Papua New Guinea cassowary claw tipped highland fighting pick 61 cm handle length ***
*** 19th century Maori bird trough, well worn. Length 150 cm ***
*** Three 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) tanged adze, length 17.5 cm. Length 18 cm. Length 20 cm. ***
*** Four 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) length 12.5 cm. Length 14.5 cm. Length 14.5 cm, length 13.5 cm. ***
*** Three 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) length 15 cm. Length 8.5 cm. Length 8.5 cm. ***
*** Three pieces of 18th/19th century worked Pounamu (greenstone) comprising of two adzes and an adze shaped pendant with an hourglass hole. Length 7 cm. Length 7.5 cm. Length 5 cm. ***
*** A 19th century bone fish hook with serrated edge together with a broken piece of greenstone adze. Adze length 10 cm. ***
*** Pre-European toki (greywacke), 18 cm length. ***
*** Pre-European toki (argillite), rounded poll and well defined edges. 13 cm length. Y number pending ***
*** Two patu aruhe (fernroot beaters), some losses and considerable degradation. 31 cm, 28 cm. ***
*** Pre European toki (argillite), Quadrangular form. Chipped to blade edge. 12.5 cm length. Y number pending ***
*** Small Pre-European toki (argillite), sharp cutting edge, pecked and flaked. Smooth face surface. 8 cm length. ***
*** Calabash with woven Sennit casing from Rennell Islands, Solomon Islands. 23 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea Sepik River Slit drum, with a projecting crocodile head to one end. The drum body with incised curvilinear designs in orange and white painted pigment. 110 cm width ***
*** Solomon Islands bowl, ebonised wood with inlaid mother of pearl. Surmounted by two birds. 20 cm height ***
*** Samoan cricket bat, presented to New Zealand Diplomat Rys Richards. Provenance: Owen Mapp Collectionn, 90 cm length ***
*** Contact period Maori greenstone adze. This greenstone has milky green and golden shades. Length 9.5 cm ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, 120 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** Two Pre-European toki (argillite), 15 cm, 11 cm length. ***
*** A small toki pounamu, Inanga stone, broken away poll, 5 cm length. ***
*** An African axe, three notches to the handle, 64 cm length ***
*** A box of pounamu Offcuts ***
*** Four 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) length 16.5 cm. Length 16 cm. Length 10 cm. Length 12.5 cm. ***
*** Stone patu muka aruhe (pounder), 26.5 cm long ***
*** Stone toki/adze, 18 cm long ***
*** A section of a two piece bone fish hook, 7.5 cm length. ***
*** West African mask, pierced oval eyes highlighted in white pigment and with carved incised lineal carving to the coiffure ***
*** Papua New Guinea male ancestor figure, the carved standing figure with elliptical eyes and distended nose and with his hands placed on his legs, from the Ramu River area of Morobe Province. Collected near the Usino river where it had been reputedly… ***
*** Two Papua New Guinea shields, incised with clan totem designs. Pieced at the center to hold the bush rope handle ***
*** Papua New Guinea blackened pottery feast bowl, decorated with sea horse heads in high relief, 24 cm diameter ***
*** Quantity New Zealand kauri gum, large and medium natural nuggets ***
*** A pre 19th century Maori stone mahe (sinker). Suspension hole unfinished to knob. Height 9.5 cm ***
*** A pre 19th century Maori stone mahe (sinker). Suspension hole to raised knob. Width 9 cm. '211' in white ink to side ***
*** A pre 19th century Maori stone mahe (sinker). Large suspension hole to tapering top. Lashing groove to underside. '206 Wainui Bay' in white ink to side. Width 24 cm ***
*** Australian boomerang with band of decoration ***
*** Piupiu 56 x 42 cm (folded) ***
*** Punga (anchor stone), smooth stone with large hole close to the edge, length 16 cm. ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Sago storage jar from the Aibom Vllage, raku fired coiled clay vessel with flared rim, decorated with zoomorphic relief depictions of mythological spirits painted with kaolin pigments. Woven rattan base ***
*** Solomon Island hardwood carved head figure, all inlaid with mother of pearl 29 cm high ***
*** Five elliptical Ramu River food bowls, collection of John Perkins ***
*** Four elliptical Ramu River food bowls, collection of John Perkins ***
*** Large volcanic stone Punga (anchor stone), 18 cm at widest point. ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth Necklace ***
*** A Ramu River Kundu drum from Papua New Guinea, decorated with incised geometric patterns and painted with red and silver pigment. Collected in 1972. Skin missing (likely removed at New Zealand customs), 56 cm height ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Ramu River house board, carved wood ancestral spirit face carved in high relief, with applied red, ochre, and kaolin pigments. Broken suspension hole, 126 cm height ***
*** A mythological figure from, Papua New Guinea, raku fired sitting figure surmounted by a cassowary bird. Black and Kaolin pigments. Aibom village, Chambri lakes. Damaged and repaired, 35 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea middle Sepik River Latmul Mei mask, 20th century Mei mask. Wood, pigments, cowry shells, boar tusk, hair and clay, Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection, 76 cm height ***
*** An Aboriginal spear thrower, 59 cm length ***
*** An Aboriginal Woomara (spear thrower), a woomera is a wooden Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device. It serves as an extension of the human arm enabling a spear to travel at a greater speed and force. ***
*** An African dagger shaped knife, Congo, steel blade with carved wood handle displaying opposing male and female faces. Surface rust and heavy pitting. Collected in Nairobi, Kenya in the early 2000s, 56 cm length ***
*** Luba head rest, the rectangular support raised on a carved mask with distended chin, 10 cm x 14 cm ***