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Lots 1249—1344 Found 14,467

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A 19th century or earlier Maori whalebone patu, traditional spatulate blade tapering to the edges, the reduced tapered grip…
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Fijian priest's ritual oil dish (Dari Ni Waiwai Ni Bete), early 19th century, classical spade form, raised on three tapering…
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A Luzon Island 'Bulul' wooden rice guardian figure, Ifugao people, Philippines, early 20th century, carved as a seated male…
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A superb ivory Benin mask, the convex visage in classic form, Nigeria, 29 x 12 cm
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A mid 20th century hardwood Lunet friction drum, New Ireland. Provenance: Private Collection, Victoria, height 51 cm, length 18…
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A large pounamu river worn boulder, natural flattened circular form, pale rind exterior. Approx. 75kgs. 50 cm x 45 cm x 24 cm…
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19th century Maori tekoteko figure, with a patu held in the right hand, open mouth displaying block form teeth and male…
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A superb Ramu river shield, a stone carved, of flat oval form, and pierced on either side, the front decorated with an abstract…
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Late 19th century/early 20th century greenstone mere, of relatively crude form. Five ridges to butt off centre suspension hole.…
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Fiji flying duck 'Ibubburau Ni Bete' style kava Yaqona bowl c.1960s, 9.5 cm x 41.5 cm x 23 cm
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A good Charlie Wilson carved nephrite hei tiki, finely detailed in the traditional manner, with ears and pointed chin to the…
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19th century Maori carved whalebone kotiate, the traditional blade of double lobed form with carved notches to either side, the…
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A rare early contact period small Maori stone patu. Possibly used by a chief's Son in the Art of warfare. Has a pre-European…
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Whalebone patu, extremely large example fashioned from whale bone flattened ovoid form tapering to handle with a pierced hole.…
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Kahu huruhuru cloak, a very beautiful cloak, muka backing four vertical kiwi feather rows flanked by vertical rows of peacock…
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An early 20th century Maori carved figure supported bowl, the domed lid and spherical body with fine curvilinear and notched…
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Victorian coastal Banksia Leangle club, with incised carving to grip and beehive end
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A large carved Maori pou post, the upper section carved with a full tiki figure, the figure depicted with topknot, moko, paua…
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Vanuatu Club. Paddle shaped head with raised decoration, woven binding tied to end. Rich red-brown patina. Ambrym Island.…
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Early Aboriginal stone carved and ochre shield, length 88 cm
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A large Wunda shield, early 20th century Western Australia carved hardwood incised with earth classic fluting and lineal bands…
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Rainforest sword club, Northeast Queensland. Elongated ovoid form, small cut handle of oval section, old shiny patina. Carved…
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Admiralty Islands spear, pre 1910, carved with a figural motif with obsidian spear, on metal stand, length 135 cm. Provenance:…
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A shield, Mendi Valley Southern Highlands 124 cm
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Three Australian Aboriginal boomerangs (Queensland) early 20th century, carved and incised hardwood, Sizes: length 69 cm, 71 cm…
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A Dayak funerary post, hampatong, carved as a pair of male and female figures back to back, their arms entwined, circular base.…
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A large central Highlands shield Mt. Hagen area, Papua New Guinea possibly Mengen, of bowed rectangular form, boldly painted…
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Hei tiki pounamu large and important tiki, translucent stone with head tilting to the right, large dominant chest and arms…
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18th century or earlier Maori pounamu pendant (kuru) of slender faceted form. Hour glass form suspension hole. Length 14 cm
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19th century Polynesian dance ornament/staff head, possibly Vanuatu origin
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Superb wahaika, of classic form with a rounded blade; a masterfully carved manaia form sitting to the incurve, and another fine…
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A pa kahawai fishing hook, Aotearoa. A contact period pakahawai (trawling lure) with fine twisted muka rope and binding. Paua…
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Late 18th century Maori composite hook. Wooden shank limb with a large serrated barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line.…
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Bobby Barrdjaray Nganjmira, crocodile rainbow serpent skeleton of Ngalyod long Yams and round Yams, natural earth pigments of…
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matau bronze - bronze shark hook, superior example with triple barb. Robust muka spiced into very heavy trace line. Bronze…
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19th century Aboriginal Paroo sword. Long hardwood curved stick with edge to three quarters of length. Small old losses. Use…
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Papua New Guinea figure & mask. Small carved male ancestor figure; & deeply carved mask. Age splits. Height 48 cm
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Maori contact period 19th century wooden long club (Toki Kakauroa) with steel axe head, (axe head has manufacturers stamp on it…
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Carved Maori wooden long club (toki Kakauroa) Steel axe head (rusty), the shaft beautifully carved all over with 8 tiki figures…
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Shield, south East Australian, of unusual design on ovoid body with fishtail ends, incised semi-circular pattern surrounding a…
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Head rest. Huon, Papua New Guinea. Unusual figurative headrest with pipe clay highlights. Canoe prow profile under support. 16…
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Head rest, African, Yoruba tribe, West African, carved timber with curved head rest, triangular and linear decoration to the…
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Solomon Island comb, early comb with inlaid mother of pearl. Length 16 cm. Width 6 cm
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A rare spearthrower (womera), coastal New South Wales (nineteenth century), carved wood, 68.7 cm. Provenance: Private…
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A neckrest (kali hahapo), Tonga, Polynesia (late nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 51.2 x 13.5 x 12.5 cm. Provenance:…
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Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri 1926-1998, women from Putji-Die at Ngutjulwga 1979. Synthetic polymer paint on board Mick Namarari…
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Rare fishtail fighting club, Port Essington, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory. Carved hardwood and natural pigment. Cf.…
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A good Pre-European pounamu toki (nephrite adze), Flatted tapering quadrangular shape with mottled brown inclusions in the…
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Pre 19th century Marori carved wooden matau (fish hook). Of large proportion with lashing grooves to shank and opposing barbs…
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Late 19th century carved wooden tobacco/ tattooing pot, the two carved seated figures holding a pot which has been carved with…
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Pre-European patu onewa (argillite club), pecked and polished tapering to a base with four concentric grooves and a countersunk…
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19th century hoe (paddle), traditional form with long cylindrical shaft terminating in a ridged handle. The back of the blade…
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Large Pre-European pounamu toki, Kawakawa variety stone, tapering quadrangular shape, polished surface with small hammer pecked…
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A late 18th century greenstone tiki, of lovely proportion and even colour. Two wear holes on back, bridge broken. height 7.5 cm…
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A late 19th century Maori wooden hand club (wahaika), with carved tiki figure above handgrip and carved butt. Length 40 cm
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A finely carved 19th century Maori tewhatewha. Carved with spirals, fern shapes, criss cross etc. Two paua shell inlays (80%…
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Fine tokotoko, by Jacob William Heberley (1849-1906) Te Ati AWA Wellington descent, the gentle tapering shaft carved with a…
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Late 18th century period Maori composite shark hook. Wooden shank limb with serrated bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length…
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A patu paraoa (whalebone club), of spatula shape with flattened butt knob with small flanges, pierced by a square chiseled hole…
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Kaitaka Aronui, mid 19th century of classic traditional style woven from muka [fine flax] with narrow side borders and deeper…
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Fine elegant boomerang, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Boomerang with characteristic fine tooling, from the Darling…
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A fine old Wunda shield, early 20th century Western Australia carved hardwood shield incised with classic fluting and lineal…
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Fourteen Kesa shell money, Western Solomon Islands, 18th - 19th century; 'Kesa' is a cylindrical shell wealth that came in…
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A Cape York woomera an exceptional early spear thrower of wood, resin and shell. Aurukun people, Queensland. Length 83 cm
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Early Kimberley shield, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom.…
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Masawa Kula canoe lagim (splashboard). Collected Amphlette Islands, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Jutta Malnic…
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East Indonesia, Moko, kettle drum, possibly 18th or 19th century, bronze, hourglass shape with four handles, decorated with…
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Bali, 210-day calendar (Tika), ink and pigments on cloth, 90 x 190 cm. Other Notes: a visual representation of the Balinese…
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Benin (20th century) two African masks painted wood (2)
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A wicker shield, Solomon Islands, 19th century; finely woven with intricate clan designs. Provenance: Tost & Rohu collection: (…
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Kamasan, Bali, Demon General, flag (Kober), early 20th century, pigment on European cotton cloth, 82 x 36 cm
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Sumbawa, Indonesia, Sarong, supplementary weft weave. Cotton plaid with silver yarns forming supplementary weft patterns in the…
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Sumbawa, Indonesia, tube sarong in cotton plaid (tembe), supplementary weft weave. Constructed of two woven panels, joined and…
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Four old Fijian throwing clubs (ula), 19th century; one with extensive vertical notches along shaft. Provenance: Robert Henry…
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Three old Solomon Island's clubs, 19th century; These are the three main types of clubs made and used on Malaita Island. Left:…
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Three old Marapai charms, Papuan Gulf 19th century, [3], all finely incised with anthropomorphic faces and infill lime…
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A Rennel Island carved wooden club, 40.5 cm long
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A Cook Islands ceremonial adze, Mangaia Island, handle carved in four square stems joint at top and bottom, carved with typical…
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An early/mid 20th century waka huia treasure box, carved with two seated stylised figures each supporting the box in their…
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A 19th century pa kahawai (trolling lure), unusually large size with wood and paua shell shank and bone hook with muka lashing.…
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A Pre-European kuru handle section. The stone pounder broken with the lower section absent. Carved with a wheku head in high…
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Pa kahawai (trolling lure), the two piece hook with paua shell affixed to the wooden shank and bone barb with muka lashing, 10…
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A Maori carved whalebone patiti (hatchet) by Charlie Raponi Wilson, the traditionally carved handle with stylised mask to the…
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An old Maori carved pounamu (bowenite) kuru pendant, flattened oval cylinder type form, both ends tapered, single hour-glass…
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An early 19th century Patu Paraoa crafted from dense whale bone, possibly sperm whale, in spatula form with grip terminating as…
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A fine early 19th century Tongan leaf shaped kava bowl, raised on four tapered legs with a double pierced suspension lug. On…
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A hand-chiselled pou by master carver Mel Manu. Carved from a single piece of wood and stained a light brown. A rectangular…
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Carved architectural element-whakaw', an old carved timber lintel piece with three standing figures with hands in various…
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A large and impressive pounamu boulder, with cut base, river worn 'floater', polished showing good green tone.
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Patu paraoa - whale bone patu of classic traditional form, the soft patina pierced with hole for attachment, length 38.5 cm
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An Ethnographic Dayak baby carrier, (modang), of wood sculpted with ancestor motifs in openwork form, weathered, Borneo, 31 x…
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A pounamu adze blade, quadrangular tapering shape with lapidary scarfs to each side. Provenance: Ex Athol Webster Collection…
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Large ceremonial dance helmet, Sassopya Region, Prince Alexander Mountains, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea for a similar…
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An early 20th century Maori carved kumete (food bowl). Both ends supported by figures, the more deeply carved figure in a rear…
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Green stone mere, finely worked with sharp edges, ridged butt handle, 34.5 cm length
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Patu paraoa, early whale bone hand club with a broad flared blade tapering to the handle section, faint inscription to the…