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Auction House:
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** A Keram river ancestral figure, in classic form with elongated nose joining genitals, mounted on wooden stand, Sepik region PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 7 cm ***
*** A Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 67 cm ***
*** A West Papuan ancestral figure in the form of a korwar from the islands off the north west coast of New Guinea . Provenance: Private Collection of a former Australian Diplomat, West Papua ***
*** An Asmat figure in the form of a stylised praying mantis. West Papua. Height 34 cm ***
*** A West Timor ancestral figure, in hard dark wood, Atoni people, West Timor, Indonesia. Provenance: Collect in situ by Louis McWhinnie in the late 1970's, height 53.5 cm ***
*** A Sepik ancestral figure of palm wood in classic form 58 cm ***
*** An Abelam ancestor sculpture of wood with polychrome pigments 58 cm ***
*** A red black and gold Kalimantan tribal mask early 20th century A/F ***
*** A red, black and blue Kalimantan tribal mask early 20th century ***
*** A Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 57 cm ***
*** David Milaybuma (1938-1983) Noworan: rock python ochres on bark Language: Eastern Kun Winijku dated certificate verso Maningrada arts, March 1982 painted: Maningrada Region, Central Arnhem Land in near perfect condition Provenance: Collected by Dr George… ***
*** A Dayak stool, Indonesia 49 cm high, 26 cm diameter ***
*** Ten old carved wooden spoons, most with ancestor figure finial, the two larger spoons with bird finials, most from Northern Luzon Island, Philippines, length 18 - 36 cm ***
*** A metal mask with bulging eyes and open mouth, Indonesia, 19th/20th century, hair in a top knot and held back with patterned head band, height 19 cm ***
*** An Overmodelled pig's skull, shell encrusted, pig tusks retained, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 36 x 18 x 22 cm ***
*** A Moka Kina Pearlshell set in resin, valuable trade and wealth item, Wahgi Valley, Papua New Guinea Highlands, 66 x 40 cm ***
*** A food bowl, Santa Cruz Island, inscribed in Roman numerals IV-XII [April 1912]. Provenance: bill Evans, length 51.5 cm ***
*** Two Lumi shell wealth Mats (poli), [2], Lumi area, Wape Culture, Torricelli Mountains, West Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, These important wealth objects were used as a currency during bride payments, they consist of hundreds of tiny nassa shells… ***
*** An Underarm shield, Mendi Valley Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea 71 cm x 27 cm ***
*** A ceremonial lime gourd, with woven fbre and shell stopper, Ramu river, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, length 42 cm, diameter 6 cm ***
*** Three body ornaments, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea 69 cm, 57 cm, 64 cm ***
*** A Talipun Bride Price, Boiken 45 cm ***
*** A Dafi shell necklace, Malaita, Solomon Islands 22 cm x 9 cm ***
*** An old middle Sepik basket hook finely carved with two opposing ancestral faces, mounted on steel stand. Length 61 cm ***
*** A very large food plate, Boiken people, Prince Alexander Mountains, East Sepik. Engraved motifs to base. Diameter 78 cm ***
*** Two food plates, Boiken people, Prince Alexander Mountains, East Sepik. Engraved to both bases. Diameter 33 cm & 35 cm ***
*** An ancient stone axe, Southern Highlands, New Guinea, 19th century; ancient glossy patina and original hard green stone. Collected by Todd Barlin. 'In 1985 I walked with medical patrol from lake Kopiago in the Southern Highlands to the Hewa people (they… ***
*** A bronze Penis, Indonesia 58 cm ***
*** Abelam lintel fragment (with three carved faces), a partial cult house lintel from an old Abelam cult house, collected in the Maprik area in the early 1970's. Provenance: Collected by the well known New Guinea field collector Barry Hoare in the 1970s /… ***
*** A large Indonesian figural carved house post modelled as a male father figure with child 161 cm long ***
*** Lower Sepik canoe prow with a short nosed spirit figure. Ex-Christensen collection 'CC 61589'. Height 79.5 cm ***
*** Lower Sepik canoe prow with typical long nosed spirit figure. Ex-Christiansen Collection (cc61588). Height 79.5 cm ***
*** An Alafolo fighting club, Malaita, the Solomon Islands. Provenance: Ex Chris Boylan collection, length 91 cm ***
*** A ceremonial Massim finely engraved greenstone axe, Louisiade Archipelego, Papua New Guinea, one side only. Provenance: Ex-David Baker collection, Sydney, 74 x 44 cm ***
*** An old Temes black Nambugi head only, Novembur Society, Malekula, Vanuatu, commonly called Temes puppets, made for the funerary ceremonies of the Novembur Society. Provenance: Ex Judith wood collection, height 54 cm ***
*** A Wuvulu Island breadfruit splitter axe, ' Tigo' Manus Island. Province New Guinea. Height 27 cm. Turtle carapace and wood ***
*** A Malangan Kulepmu figure by Mamau Piris, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, c. Early 1990s, with polychrome natural earth pigments and shell eyes, height 119 cm ***
*** A pair of bronze Dyak earrings, Borneo, Indonesia, on custom steel stands. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 6-6.5 cm ***
*** A carved wooden wall panel with distinctive ancestral figure featuring an elaborate headdress, Nias Islands, Indonesia, swirling incised design to each side. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, 50 x 35 cm ***
*** A Culacula fighting paddle club, Fiji, dark patina. Provenance: Dunbar Sloane, New Zealand, 2008, length 93 cm ***
*** An Aboriginal mimi figure, Arnhem land, Northern Territory, with cross hatch design in natural earth pigments, height 107 cm ***
*** A woven Helmut mask, Baba, Abelam people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, painted in strong red and white colours, with red stripes. Used during the yam fertility ceremonies and other rituals. It represents spirits, often birds. Cassowary spike… ***
*** North Queensland Biconial basket 41 cm ***
*** An Australian Aboriginal wooden shield incised decoration front and back. Length 74 cm ***
*** Two African elephant carved ivory lidded tusk boxes ***
*** Three ancestor figures, lower Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, these are protective figures to keep evil influences away. Painted in orange earth ochres, 30 x 9, 28 x 8, 28 x 9 cm ***
*** A shield, Ramu River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, height 108 cm, width 39 cm ***
*** An old Mortlock Islands ancestral figure, height 46 cm, width 12.5 cm ***
*** A war shield, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea, condition: crack to end, height 133 cm, width 38 cm ***
*** Two large gope boards, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, height 132 cm to 135 cm, width 29 cm to 33 cm ***
*** Two didgeridoos, length 95 cm and 137 cm ***
*** Club, 'Alofolo', Malaita, Solomon Islands. 99 cm ***
*** A pair of mounted stone adze blades. Baliena Valley, West Papua. 27 &. 28 cm ***
*** A New Guinea war shield, with central spine to face decorated with white and red ochre, Mendi region, highlands, Papua New Guinea, height 130 cm ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Highlands shield, with striking cross design over black background, Western highlands region, Papua New Guinea, height 154 cm ***
*** A flute stopper wood with shell, dog teeth and fibre decoration. Yuat river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea ***
*** A Fibre ancestral figure, Vanuatu, 171 cm ***
*** An ancestral mask, weathered appearance, wear marks to forehead, signs of insect damage and of use, Tambanum village, Sepik river PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 87 cm ***
*** Seven old shell wealth and body ornaments, New Guinea . 11 cm, 13 cm, 17 cm, 23 cm, 37 cm, 44 cm, 58 cm (7) ***
*** A New Ireland Malangan figure by Lappin A/F, 81 cm ***
*** Three Malekula ceremonial figures, 96 cm each ***
*** An Aboriginal stone axe with old original binding and spinifex resin mount painted with ceremonial design. Central Australia. Length 38 cm ***
*** Two bamboo smoking pipes, Southern Highlands,Papua New Guinea, both in the form of an anteater, this anthropomorphic association with Anteaters goes back to Prehistoric times as seen in ancient stone pieces like the Ambun stone at the National Gallery of… ***
*** An ancestral figure, on custom metal stand, of weathered appearance, profusely carved facial extrusions, Ramu river, Sepik region PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 72 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure, 128 cm ***
*** A box of bark cloth, Tapa, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. ***
*** An Aboriginal hollow log coffin, Arnhem Land. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 94 cm ***
*** Cameroon ancestral mask, with remnant human hair decoration around mouth. Provenance: collection number CC409347 (Christensen collection), Africa. Height 28 cm ***
*** An old Malekula wood grade figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 194 cm ***
*** A fern tree figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 210 cm ***
*** A fern tree figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 192 cm ***
*** An old Dayak paddle, with a fine incised pattern on both sides of paddle, t-junction hande with one side broken. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 122 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 92 cm ***
*** Daisy Mamybunharrawuy b.1950 - Sacred Hollow log Ceremony ochres on bark Central Arnhem Land, circa 1980 Provenance: Clive Evatt collection; Bonham's, Sydney, November 2013, Lot 247 81 x 41 cm ***
*** A Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 54 cm ***
*** A good mid 20th century carved African ivory lidded box; carved from a section of elephant tusk, depicting an elephant, and a male and female tending to the crops. Complete with fitted rosewood base and lid with ivory handle 12(14 with handle) x 13 x 11 cm ***
*** A Highway Meri, in the form of a spread-eagled woman with grass skirt and shell eyes, Yentsuamangua village, Sepik river Papua New Guinea, width 105 cm ***
*** Two engraved bone Daggers, Abelam region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, length 36 - 37 cm ***
*** Four food Paddles, lower Sepik river 60 cm ***
*** An old Conch shell, Vokeo Island, Papua New Guinea, length 36 cm ***
*** A woven Helmut mask, 'Baba', finely woven, with strong vertical profile; painted in red and blue ochres, with a cassowary feather headdress. Used in ceremonial dancing at important rituals, Southern Abelam people, Wosera, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,… ***
*** Asmat shield, coastal area, Papua New Guinea carved decoration with earth colours, 210 x 38 cm ***
*** Two well used canoe wave splitters, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, (2), length 52-26 cm ***
*** An Asmat ancestral figure, West Papua, incorporating three figures and a symbolic m'bis protrusion, height 104 cm ***
*** A shield with incised spiral design to face, Bali, Indonesia. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, 67 x 15 cm ***
*** Three fine feather ornaments, Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea, [3]. Provenance: Collected by Peter Hallinan (1938-2015). Peter was a well-known and respected field collector of New Guinea Art. (See field photo of Peter Hallinan buying feather headdress… ***
*** A ceremonial puppet head, Vanuatu, constructed with cane, spider web and fibre decorated with natural earth pigments, height 43 cm ***
*** An incised and painted black palm fighting club, probably Papua Gulf Region, Papua New Guinea, length 118 cm ***
*** Two bone lime spatulas, Trobriand Islands, a bone dagger, Maprik Region, an unusual bone hair pin and a ground shell nose piece, Papua New Guinea (5), length 13 to 36 cm ***
*** A large polychrome ancestral mask, Malekula Island, Vanuatu, height 42 cm, width 26 cm ***
*** A Massim headrest in the form of an ancestral animal and a Massim figurative carving, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (2), from the style and patination we believe these pieces to be from the early part of the twentieth century or possibly nineteenth… ***
*** Three yam masks, Abelam people, Maprik Region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, all well painted; used to decorate the freshly harvested yams at fertility ceremonies, to make sure of abundant crops for the following year, height 14 cm to 28 cm,… ***
*** An ironwood bust, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, height 50 cm ***
*** A war shield, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea, condition: damage to edge and crack a/f, height 148 cm, width 42 cm ***
*** A fine war shield, Simbai Region, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, height 103 cm, width 37 cm ***
*** A fine ancestral figure, Abelam people, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 157 cm, width 14 cm ***