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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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*** Papua New Guinea spear thrower, carved chicken and crocodile motifs surmounting a bamboo shaft. 143 cm length ***
*** South African large early 20th century walnut presentation gavel, silver plaque named to B.Owen Jones Esq laying the foundation stone Presbyterian church Boksburg 25.11.16 ***
*** A large wooden Trobriand Island feast bowl, with incised pattern and metal work, 37 cm diameter ***
*** Old Bapende axe from the Democratic Republic of Congo ***
*** Carved wooden Polynesian bowl, 44 cm length ***
*** Luba bow holder, 94 cm length ***
*** A Papua New Guinea carved bust with cowrie shell eyes, 37 cm height ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Sepik River standing figure, blackened wood with shell eyes, raised on a circular plinth, 82 cm height ***
*** Double sided African head sculpture, carved painted wood, 41 cm height ***
*** Standing Papua New Guinea figure, with shells and boar tusk embellishment, 67 cm height ***
*** A Ramu River mask and cassowary bone Dagger ***
*** Papua New Guinea Sepik River figure, the standing figure with over modeled clay face with orange painted pigment decoration, adorned with shell and plaited raffia, 48 cm height ***
*** Sepik River carved wood water vessel, Papua New Guinea, 36 cm height ***
*** Two 18th/19th century large Maori stone toki (adzes). Length 17 cm. Length 18.5 cm. ***
*** Worked Obsidian stone two other worked stones used for sharpening toki and a toki. ***
*** An ivory handled whip. Broken off at bottom. Together with two Pacific Island spears, one with broken tip ***
*** Pre-European toki (argillite), heavily flaked, smooth bevel and sharp intact cutting edge. L 10.5 cm ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, 96 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A Papua New Guinea pale green Chloromelanite adze, tear drop shape. Considerable Chipping to poll and blade edge, 25 cm length ***
*** Papua New Guinea body adornment, incised wood with coloured pigments, 29 cm at widest point ***
*** A Papua New Guinea suspension hook figure, 103 cm height ***
*** Crocodile bowl from the Buin Province Papua New Guinea, 59 cm length ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Ramu River Mask ***
*** Possible Miri Maori Lands mother and child composition head on rag body with flax skirt and cotton cape 23 cm ***
*** A Pre-European toki (argillite). Found in Papatoetoe in the 1960s. Length 8 cm. ***
*** Worked pounamu. Kawakawa variety stone. Scarf markings along the edges. Found in a shop in the 1940s. Length 10 cm. ***
*** A Pre-European toki (argillite). Tapering rectangular form. Rounded poll and sharp cutting edge. Small chip to the blade. Length 12 cm. ***
*** A patu muka (fern root pounder). Circular cross-section with reducing grip to handle base. Old losses to butt end and lower impact section. Length 21 cm. ***
*** Papua New Guinea woven fibre bag ***
*** A long slender Fijian spear. Length 229 cm ***
*** A long slender Fijian spear. Length 217 cm ***
*** Sago pudding knife from Vanuatu, ebonised wood. 37 cm length ***
*** Large greywacke rough-out, 25 cm length. ***
*** Three 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes). Length 14 cm. Length 12.5 cm. Length 12.5 cm. ***
*** Four 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes). Length 12.5 cm. Length 12 cm. Length 13.5 cm. Length 13.5 cm. ***
*** African mask, some surface degradation, 30 cm height ***
*** Pacific Islands spoon with a mother of pearl scoop decorated with a flower and foliate. Mother of pearl insets decorate a horn handle. Handle and scoop bound by a soft metal. Length 31 cm ***
*** Aboriginal bark painting, natural pigments, 34 cm height ***
*** Small Pre-European toki (argillite), Flaked and pecked. L 6 cm ***
*** Pre-European toki (argillite), Quadrangular form, heavily flaked. L 18 cm ***
*** A large Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, 220 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, with traditional fine woven flax cord. 122 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A raku fired elliptical food bowl from Papua New Guinea, with incised decoration and avian handles. Some losses, 26 cm at widest point ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Ramu River house board and mask, carved wood figures from the Madang Province. Some losses. Collected in 1972, 80 cm, 75 cm height ***
*** Seven small Papua New Guinea Ramu River standing figures, carved wood mythological spirit figures. Madang Province. ***
*** Seven small Papua New Guinea Ramu River standing figures, carved wood mythological spirit figures. Madang Province. ***
*** A Papua New Guinea mask and figure, a carved wood Ramu River flute mask with painted black, red and Kaolin pigments, and a Romkun figure, 39 cm, 40 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea cut shell Currency, bound together with platted fiber on a wooden spike, 34 cm length ***
*** Impressive hardwood grain pounder, Democratic Republic of Congo, surmounted by a female fertility figure, rich dark surface patina. Luba tribe, 115 cm length ***
*** Makonde double headed 'Lipiko' helmet mask, from Southern Tanzania and Northeast Mozambique, 30 cm height ***
*** Mangbetu tribe ceremonial knife, Congo, steel knife with eloborate blade with bird and smaller blades in the shape of a tree. Carved wood handle. Collected in Nairobi, Kenya in the early 2000s, 51 cm length ***
*** Saka tribe knife, Congo, steel with a wood handle and original wooden scabbard. Collected in Nairobi, Kenya in the early 2000s, 58 cm length (knife) ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Morter and pestle, wooden with carved decoration, 25 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea Sepik River figure, pigment painted and carved in low relief, 56 cm length ***
*** A Fijian war club, 108 cm height ***
*** A Pre-European toki (argillite). Found in Kaipara harbour in 1948. Significant losses to the face. Length 14 cm. 22680 ***
*** Large Toki. Large, quad angulated form tapering to fine chipped blade. Length 19 cm. Width 5.5 cm ***
*** Set of 4 modern coloured bird prints African bird studies after Rena ***
*** Pre-European toki (argillite), pecking to both laterals, stone smooth and polished from half way down the face to the cutting edge, large flake to the left side of bevel. 15 cm length. ***
*** African stone spear head, from Mossel bay (SA). Attached tag with 'Mr Fitzsimmons, Transvaal Museum', 12 cm length ***
*** A Papua New Guinea clay on raffia painted mask, decorated with boar tusk, cowrie shell, and cassowary feathers, 31 cm height ***
*** Hatchet with sword, Congo, 34 cm & 39 cm ***
*** Two Melanesian grass skirts. Provenance: from the collection of Thomas Capel Tilly, Royal naval officer, who came to the Pacific on the HM Cordelia, later becoming the Commander of the Melanesian Mission's ship the ' Southern cross.'. Length 55 cm. Width… ***
*** Pre 19th century Maori stone mahe (sinker). No suspension hole to top knob. Width 9 cm ***
*** A large adze from Papua New Guinea, Considerable chipping to both the blade and poll. 25 cm length ***
*** Adze from Papua New Guinea, minor damage to the blade and pole. 13.5 cm length ***
*** Two small Papua New Guinea ceremonial bowls, good ageing with remnants of original ochre. 37 cm length of longest ***
*** A Ramu River mask from the Madang Province, facial features carved in high relief and painted with umber and black pigments, framed with cassowary feathers. Metal hook with fiber binding for suspension, 81 cm height ***
*** A large Ramu River feast bowl, decorated with carved stylised frigate birds, 70 cm length ***
*** A Papua New Guinea meat cooking pots, raku fired clay pot with stylised fish handles in high relief, comes with ceramic base. Zumin village, Markham valley, Morobe Province, 24 cm at widest point ***
*** Male and female figures, Papua New Guinea, raku fired clay. Dimiri village, East Sepik District, 20 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea Sepik River feast bowl with cruciform decoration, Provenance: Nigel Hillind Colllection ***
*** A Papua New Guinea middle Sepik River mask, painted carved wood. Original label affixed to reverse: 'David Jones, gable mask, Palembai, Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection, 67 cm height ***
*** An African horn container, with leather lid and handle, 30 cm length ***
*** A Papua New Guinea calabash lime container with stopper and incised decoration, 14 cm height ***
*** Mbole tribe, Democratic Republic of Congo Currency, cast copper, extra large size, 26.5 cm diameter ***
*** 19th century brass Currency/Anklet Ekonda, Kuta Kota tribes, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Cast from heavy brass, 25 cm length ***
*** Luba Divination implement, DRC ***
*** Ramu River shield from Papua New Guinea, decorated with a carved geometric pattern with two pierced holes for suspension. 99 cm height. Collection of John Perkins ***
*** Southern African Club. with a round head and long shaft. Length 69 cm. Width 8 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, NZ ***
*** Patu Handle. Upper portion of a finely crafted patu onewa. Three ridges to the reke (butt). Hourglass-shaped suspension hole. Length 17 cm. Width 7.2 cm ***
*** A small pre-European toki. Found in Kaipara harbour. Length 5 cm. ***
*** 20th century greenstone tiki paua inset eyes, 9.5 cm length, registration pending ***
*** A 20th. Century small greenstone tiki length 5 cm. ***
*** Aboriginal boomerang, incised kangaroo decoration. Provenance: Barnes collection, 67 cm length ***
*** Gibson's carvings Ltd - the manaia carved totara, no. 103 stamped to reverse, original mounting and frame, 40 x 25 cm overall ***
*** A Maori bone pendant (Rei). Hollow inside. Length 7.6 cm ***
*** Very large and unusually shaped stone adze, most likely used for tree felling ***
*** 20th century Maori white stone carved tiki head pendant length 7 cm ***
*** 18th century part of an ancient whale bone hand club (Patu Pararoa). It has probably been buried in a swamp or submerged at sea. This piece is the blade end with four holes drilled at a later stage, having probably been adapted for another use. If… ***
*** Adze from Papua New Guinea, Considerable throughout the piece. 19 cm ***
*** Three 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes). Length 13 cm. Length 9 cm. Length 7.5 cm. ***
*** Two Papua New Guinea Hodu (water bowl), raku fired clay spherical shape vessels. Boera village, central Province. The larger of the two with a ceramic base and chip to rim, 37 cm, 16 cm height ***
*** A Solomon Island paddle Club ***
*** An African spear, metal blade, decorated with beads and animal fur, 100 cm length ***
*** African headrest, probably Tsonga ***