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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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*** A Pre-European toki, hammer dressed, uneven underside, incipient tang, 22 cm length. ***
*** Ta Whakairo (mallet), 54 cm length. ***
*** A Solomon Islands ceremonial offering bowl, the blackened oblong bowl carved with a figure in relief with outstretched arms to each side. The underside carved with a mask in low relief. Traces of white pigment across the surface of the bowl. 45 cm length ***
*** Large Indonesian statue figure seated with large protruding tongue, adorned with various carved animals, light mid-brown patina, height 136 cm ***
*** Papua New Guinea orators stool flattened rectangular back with circular seat resting upon three carved masks on a circular base, height 110 cm ***
*** Pair of poi 19th century/early 20th century flax poi, twisted flax cordage, height 5 cm each ***
*** Fine Cook Island bowl of circular hollowed form, three raised heart shaped legs to base with rich light brown patina, diameter37 cm ***
*** Lega mask an elongated oval face with pierced features, decorated surface of inscised crosses and divots, rich mid-brown patina with traces of kaolin, height 15 cm (mask only) ***
*** A patu aruhe (wooden pounder). Found at Kaipara harbour 1948 length 23.3 cm. ***
*** Ten assorted Maori stone artefacts. 3 x grinding stones, 1 x pecking stone, 4 x roughouts, 1 x toki, 1 x flake. Found in Opito coromandel in the 1940s. ***
*** A contemporary hei tiki. Carved in Kawakawa variety stone with marsden inclusion running down the left side of the face and body. Lugged suspension hole to the top of the head. Height 8 cm ***
*** Cook Islands carved wooden God figure with three smaller figures on the abdomen. H. 76 cm ***
*** Massim Carved Staff. Tubular shaft leading to a carved top. Blackened patina. Length 97 cm. Width 5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Mask. Of hollowed, ovoid form with intricate incised and raised decoration to face, shell eyes. Coloured with red, black and white natural pigments. Dry patina. Papua New Guinea. Length 49 cm. Width 17 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Vanuatu Food Bowl. Good early example hollowed form with flattened tapering handles to ends and inset carved design to ends. Length 66 cm. Width 20 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Papuan Gulf Club. Black patinated palm wood club with fine openwork carving with red and white pigment and traces of lime. Length 102 cm. Width 6 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection ***
*** An African wooden male figure 'Luba Hemba', with hands on belly ***
*** Carved Pitcairn Island fish on stand miro wood, impressed 'Thinking of You from Pitcairn Island. Made by Gifford Christian', length 32 cm ***
*** A 19th century Maori flax kete bag. Height 29 cm. Width 22 cm ***
*** Four 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) length 10.5 cm. Length 10.5 cm. Length 13 cm. Length 14 cm. ***
*** Two 18th/19th century Maori stone sinkers length 7 cm. Length 11.5 cm. ***
*** A whalebone one-piece 'U' shaped fish hook (matau) length 3.5 cm ***
*** 20th century Maori greenstone scraper. Used for scraping flax. Length 10 cm ***
*** Fijian throwing club (Ula) length 35 cm ***
*** A Pre-European toki, Flaked and hammer dressed, 22 cm length. ***
*** A Pre-European toki, hammer dressed with polished blade, 17 cm length. ***
*** Long sword with wooden scabbard and brass binding, Congo, 77 cm ***
*** Large greywacke rough-out, 23 cm length. ***
*** Pre-European toki (argillite), pecked to face and back, polished bevel and cutting edge, flaked to the poll. 13.5 cm. ***
*** Pre-European toki (argillite), rounded poll, laterals pecked, polished down to a sharp cutting edge. Paper sticker inscribed 'Tamatea'. 13 cm length. ***
*** Mahe (sinker), volcanic stone with crosssection lashing grooves. 8 cm length. Y number pending ***
*** Large Pre-European patu muka (stone pounder), Quadrangular form with rounded lateral edges. Top portion of handle broken away. 22 cm length ***
*** Three swamp recovered artefacts, a patu arahe (fern root pounder), a digging tool and top from a palisade post. Provenance: field collection ***
*** Pre-European toki (volcanic stone), Quadrangular shape, even poll, well defined lateral edges and bevel with sharp cutting edge, smooth surface. 11 cm length. Y number pending ***
*** Abraham Fornander - an account of the Polynesian race Its migrations and the ancient history of the Hawaiian people to the Times of Kamehameha I. London: Trubner & Co, Ludgate hill. 1878. Vol. I, II. ***
*** Papua New Guinean hafted adze, 48 cm length ***
*** A Bougainville Island spear with bone Barbs, carved decoration to the top section. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 281 cm length ***
*** Solomon Islands bow with nine fish arrows, palmwood, bark string, palm leaf arrows. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 153 cm length ***
*** Bakongo figure, finely carved, heavily bound stanging figure with raised facial features baring teeth, holding a knife and vessel. Mid brown patina with traces of Kaolin. Democratic Republic of Congo. 14 cm height ***
*** Stone patu muka aruhe (pounder), 12 cm long ***
*** Late 19th century carved Maori wooden tiki face. H. 45 cm ***
*** 19th century Maori digging stick (shaped). Length 177 cm ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, 150 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** Unknown sculptor, gilded plaster bust of a Maori wahine ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Sepik River yam mask, woven fiber, 46 cm height ***
*** Four Papua New Guinea Ramu River elliptical feast bowls, Madang Province. ***
*** A Polynesian fishhook with wooden Shank and bone barb, 14 cm length ***
*** A Papua New Guinean food bowl with carved handles, 50 cm length ***
*** Stone Container, Pumice Sharpener and two stone adzes stone container to hold either ink for tattooing or oil for lighting. D. 9 cm x 7 cm. Pumice sharpener with groove for blade. Length 9.5 cm. (no Y No. Allocated for above two items). adzes length 11.7… ***
*** A Pre-European toki pounamu (blade end only). Inanga variety stone, minor frits to the blade. Found in the 1940s. Length 6 cm. ***
*** A Maori stone sinker (mahe), with flattened ovoid form and lashing groove around the long axis. Length 10 cm ***
*** A long Fijian spear, with spiked tip and twine wrapping. Length 238 cm ***
*** A long slender Fijian spear. Length 217.5 cm ***
*** A long slender Fijian spear. Length 220 cm ***
*** An Ethiopian headrest. Height 13 cm. Together with a Dan mask. height 24 cm ***
*** A Dogon/Bamana door Lock, with lightening bolt-shaped carving to top. height 41 cm. Width 48 cm ***
*** A large Papua New Guinean mask, with face painted in bright earth tones and fibre attached around lower half. Height 77 cm ***
*** African club with copper banding decoration ***
*** Small Maori folk art wooden wahaika with a hand painted Maori chief ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Sepik River Mask ***
*** Wooden Maori God figure standing 18 cm tall, 20th century ***
*** 20th century stone Maori canoe anchor. Large and heavy, with groove around the centre for rope. D. 26 cm ***
*** Mangbetu Democratic Republic of Congo Currency knife - Trombash, early 20th century. Iron, bone. Heavy rust and pitting. Early replacement of handle in bone with strapping. 45 cm long ***
*** A Maori round flax kete bag. Width 29 cm ***
*** A pre 19th century Maori matau (fish hook) point. Provenance: Webster collection no.1266. Length 8 cm ***
*** Stone shank from a pa kahawai (trolling hook) with hourglass hole. Length 5.5 cm. ***
*** Late 18th century greenstone kuru (pendant/small adze) bevelled edge. Length 4 cm. ***
*** Three 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes). Length 9 cm. Length 7 cm. Length 6.5 cm. ***
*** Large Maori stone toki (adze). Flaked cutting edge, steep bevelled edge. Length 33 cm. ***
*** A 18th/19th century large Maori stone toki (adze). Length 20 cm. ***
*** Two 19th century stone toki (adzes) one is greywacke stone with a good cutting edge. Length 16 cm. Length 6.5 cm. ***
*** Four 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) length 11.5 cm. Length 13 cm. Length 12 cm. Length 8 cm. ***
*** Four 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) largest adze has a chipped edge, length 17 cm. Length 13 cm. Length 13.5 cm. Length 15.5 cm. ***
*** Three 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) length 17 cm. Length 16 cm. Length 18.5 cm. ***
*** Three contact period stone toki (adzes). Length 13 cm, length 8 cm, length 8 cm ***
*** Five Pacific Islands adzes 23 cm. 8.5 cm. 7.5 cm. 12 cm. 21 cm. ***
*** A Samoan club. Length 100 cm. ***
*** A Papua New Guinea flax woven kete with bird feathers. Century 1920. Height 29 cm. Width 23 cm. ***
*** A chalice from Papua New Guinea, raku fired clay with janus faces in high relief, painted with black and kaolin pigments. Aibom village, Chambri lakes. Some surface losses, 12 cm height ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, 115 cm length ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Sepik River crocodile totem drum, 67 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea Sepik River mask wall hanging with cassowary feathers, 49 cm height ***
*** Two contact period stone adzes both have sharp cutting edges. Length 15 cm, 13 cm ***
*** Two contact period stone adzes length 9 cm, length 7.5 cm ***
*** Two stone adzes length 12 cm, length 10.5 cm ***
*** Three small stone adzes length 10.5 cm, 8.5 cm, 6 cm ***
*** A Trobriand Islands hand drum. Carved and decorated with two birds on top, no resonator. Length 32 cm ***
*** Solomon Islands whales tooth necklace. This necklace would have been worn by chiefs ***
*** Two Pre-European toki (argillite). Flaked and hammer dressed. Length 15 cm, 11 cm. ***
*** 18th century Bookplate print of waka huia (treasure boxes), plate 15 from John Hawkesworths an Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of his Present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere ***
*** Maori flute, carved from bone and with criss-cross decoration. Two holes, small piece missing from body. Length 7.5 cm ***
*** Toki of classic form. Length 16.5 cm. Width 6 cm. Y Reg pending ***
*** Stunning late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea necklace. Made of shell and seed pods with six tassels on the bottom. Length 31 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s ***
*** South Pacific flax woven bag. Length 60 cm. ***
*** Pre-European toki (greywacke), well defined edges and bevel with sharp blade. Polished stone. 7 cm length, Y number pending ***
*** Carved tekoteko figure, inlaid paua eyes with protruding tongue and three-fingered hands held to the belly. 12 cm height ***