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Lots 2881—2976 Found 14,467

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A pre-historic stone bowl and 'egg', Mendi Valley, Papua New Guinea, these are from a previous culture, when found in garden…
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A Batak Chieftains staff, the finial a carved horse and rider with feathered headdress, a small carved totem figure and snake…
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A Batak Shaman's buffalo horn, at tip a figure riding a crocodile, totem figure finial with a goat hair tuft on head held by…
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Four Papua New Guinea Kap Kaps, each with tortoise shell fretwork, 12.5 cm diameter
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A Malaita, Solomon Island club, mother-of-pearl inlay both sides, 58 cm long
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A striking dark stone disk, Tanimbar Islands, Tenggarah Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia, on custom steel stand. Provenance:…
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A monumental wooden door with ancestral figure carved in relief, Nias Island, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on custom…
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Contact period Maori stone pendant. a frosted milky light green coloured stone. Length 5.5 cm
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20th century Maori whalebone Haircomb (Heru Iwi). Carved Mania figure with paua shell eye. Length 18.5 cm
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Ulos Ragidup, Important ritual cloth 129 x 197 cm. Toba-Batak people, North Sumatra, Indonesia
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A Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace, early 20th century, 75 cm long
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Mahe Stone Sinker. White stone/quartz with rope following carved groove in stone. Rope attached both ends. Inscribed in black:…
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Aboriginal bark painting. Groote Eylandt. Natural earth pigments. Notation chalked on the reverse, 'Big fish chasing small…
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Aboriginal bark painting. Groote Eylandt. Natural earth pigments. Notation chalked on the reverse, 'Man Making Fire In Shade Of…
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Three (3) hunting boomerangs. Central Australian. All with linear desert country fluting and remains of ochre. 71 cm, 72 cm and…
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Parrying shield. Kimberley region. Elongated curved ovoid form, richly incised linear decoration to the front, the reverse…
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A collection of boomerangs or part boomerangs. Mostly damaged in one way or another. Late 19th and early 20th century examples.…
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Two (2) wooden artefacts. Consisting of a nulla nulla (club) and unusual long, narrow chisel shaped implement. 70 and 92 cm
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Two (2) Tapa cloth beaters. Samoa. Used to beat bark into tapa cloth for traditional clothing, sails and so on. 35 and 36 cm
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Club. Fiji. Rifle stock shaped club. Pecked inner edge, woven fibre bound shaft and mushroom grip. 95 cm
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Samoan double edged sword shaped throwing club, serrated and terminating in a sharp tip
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A rare Charles Troughton Clark portrait photo of Jean Batten, the image taken during a visit to Rotorua in the 1930s. Jean…
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A large and decorative African ivory coast wall hanging, hand painted with abstract figures and animals, 210 x 125 cm
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An Australian Aboriginal central Desert shield Australian Aboriginal large and impressive Wunda shield, softwood with ricketts…
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A green stone Maori patu, New Zealand, height 30 cm, width 10 cm
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A large vintage Maori carved gable mask, in deep relief with lineal and notch detail, double spirals to the cheeks, tongue…
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Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of straight form with tapering point. 16 cm length
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Aboriginal Message stick. Early 20th century. Annular & straight markings to each side. Ex Tyrells collection, thence Bungan…
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Aboriginal Breastplate. Brass crescent engraved 'Birabil' Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Width 17 cm
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A Santa Cruz chest ornament (tema), the shell disc with pierced central aperture decorated with openwork turtle shell frame to…
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African bronze divination pot. Tapered container on cage base; lid surmounted with bird and snake. Ghana, ivory Coast.…
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A 19th century kiwi feather kete muka Y18260, woven in double-pai twining with dark brown dyed aho. Rolled upper edge with muka…
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A carved Central Australian boomerang, 99 cm length
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A rainforest shield with painted finish, Queensland origin, early 20th century. 64 x 18 cm
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A 19th century Tauihu (canoe prow), with carved head in high relief. The top section broken and missing. Provenance: Wagner…
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An important Haus Tamburan finial, finial from a large Haus Tamburan with large abstract eagle type bird form at top with…
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Fine Kuru Pounamu ear adornment, long fine ovoid form. Incisioned hour glass suspension hole for muka cord. Nephrite of…
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Tokotoko, finely carved triple lined h'h' and dragon tooth notching in complex interlocking patterns. Mania in mid section.…
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tokotoko - Maori orator's staff, softly carved complex interlocking triple h'h' style with dragon tooth notching throughout.…
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Taiaha, a small 19th century fighting staff century, the carved upoko and arero with finely carved with rauponga spirals…
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Mahi Kahatu, worked stone, a carved stone of slightly flattened spherical shape, with parallel notched ridges around the…
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Ekoi headdress, in the form of a head with raised facial features, inset bone eyes and mouth, two tapering horns to top.…
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A late 18th century stone hand club (patu Onewa), of greywacke. Smooth patina with a ridges butt and hourglass hole. Also…
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Geringsing recent small piece, silk Balinese ritual Ikat large piece with bird pattern, silk Balinese ritnal Ikat wedding piece…
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Quantity of aboriginal stone artefacts, most with place of origin written on including 3 carved ceremonial stones (16 cm and 8…
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Two old dogs teeth wealth ornaments, Ramu area, a fine head band with numerous dogs teeth and nassa shell trim, together with a…
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A historic Maori carved patu, with uncommon notch cut to blade. Embossed Waitangi 1840 to handle. Length 38.5 cm. Framed with…
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A Balinese carved figure of the winged Demon Wilmana, 19th century, modelled as standing winged figure, with rothful demonic…
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A pounamu hei tiki in Kahurangi stone, Orthodox form with hands clasped to thighs. Suspension hole with oven lanyard. Height 8…
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An old 19th/20th century Maori carved male figured post ex. Whakarewarewa Village later red paint finish with hands clasped to…
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Beautiful small greenstone tiki, contact period of good colour and condition. Length 6.2 cm
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Early 19th century very good quality stone adze in mint condition. Length 17.5 cm
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Group of Massim lime Spatulas (3) three finely carved spatulas with various delicate designs. Traces of lime infill evident.…
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Partially formed toki pounamu and Whao chisel Bisected by a Lapidary scarf, Kawakawa variety stone. Polished with sharp cutting…
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Large handled Ta Whakairo (bowl), lug handles to each end, Provenance: Wagner Museum collection. Northland, 65 cm length.
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Large hardwood boomerang with a series of metal tip diamond pattern markings to the back, and circular and horseshoe…
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A group of three antique and vintage Zulu Assegai and Iklwa, Southern Africa, throwing and stabbing spears each with a wooden…
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Papua New Guinea Sepik river hook finial, carved wood with a bird standing on top of a man, with shell eye decoration, 170 cm…
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A Pig Mask, East Bhutan, (early-mid twentieth century), carved wood and pigment, 29.5 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection.…
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Fine early throwing club, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. The curving shaft of circular section terminating in bulbous…
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Broad shield, Western District, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood with cane handle. Approx length 43 x 14 cm. Provenance:…
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Ceremonial shield, Western Australia, carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment (with custom stand) of elongated ovoid…
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Bulbous club, Condah Lakes, Victoria, carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand) the curving shaft of circular section…
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Fine early throwing club, Victoria, carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand) the curving shaft of circular section…
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A rare collection of Aboriginal stone implements, New South Wales. Carved stone. Item identification and collection history…
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Three large pandanus dilly bags, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, woven plant fibre (no custom stands) a dilly bag (burlupurr…
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Baboon mask, Dogon tribe, Central Plateau Mali
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A Shona stone sculpture of a spirit animal, Zimbabwe, in the form of a standing mythical spirit animal with hands held to its…
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Comprehensive collection of Aboriginal and contemporary prints (one framed), including Florrie Watson Napangardi, Tanyinki,…
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Pair of Papua New Guinean woven male and female figures, from the Sepik River region, decorated in natural pigments, 97 cm, 62…
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A large and impressive bowl, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, carved from a single piece of wood. The bowl has a wide flat…
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Superb toki of classic form with pecked butt, terminating into very fine cutting edge designed to maximise power of cutting…
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Whalebone hei tiki late 19th century/early 20th century, right hand to mouth and left arm to thigh, height 9 cm
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Fine Samoan war club of tapering form with flared end, fine decoration to shaft inlaid with white pigment, length 98.5 cm
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Papua New Guinea ceremonial dance Wand superb form with carving to the head and shaft, length 59 cm, middle Sepki, New Guinea.…
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Nias Island coconut grater carved as zoomorphic kneeling figure, elaborately carved head leading to a reclining male figure…
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Aboriginal Tjuringa of classic form with detailed design and reg pigment evident, Western Australia, length 82 cm. Provenance:…
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A large kauri gum boulder, semi-translucent, one side polished, the other in rough natural state. 6.4kgs.
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A New Zealand Land Wars historical tomahawk souvenired by William Birss together with von Tempsky and Birss photographs, the…
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An old Maori carved pounamu pendant, uncommon bird beak form. tapered suspension hole. Length 7.5 cm. Being assessed for…
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A good 20th century New Zealand pounamu hei tiki, serrated paua inset ring eyes, chin to left shoulder, hands to thighs,…
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Hei tiki pounamu greenstone pendant in human form, head tilting to right with arms on thighs and pierced hole for suspension,…
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Very rare Taniko Tatua extremely rare woven belt in excellent condition, with notched zig zag pattern (tukemata) flanked by…
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Very rare Taniko Tatua woven belt in excellent condition, with horizontal zig zag pattern (aramoana) flanked by triangular…
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A 19th century pa kahawai (trolling lure). With carved wood and paua shell shank. Whale bone hook bound with muka fiber. Length…
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African leopard mask. Carved wood zoomorphic mask with articulated jaw. Red pigments with pale spots and fibers to the muzzle,…
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A Kundu drum, with water lizard skin intact, striking design to base in the form of myriad ancestral faces, incised and…
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A New Ireland Malangan figure by Matthew Sale. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 122 cm
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A South East Australian Leangle club in hardwood with knob to base of handle. Length 59 cm
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Early Tiwi throwing club, Tiwi group, Melville and Bathurst Islands, Northern Territory. With longitudinal fluted design with…
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A female Asmat ancestral figure, in squatting form on wooden base, with exaggerated feet and hand to chin, painted with white…
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An ancestral figure, of two entwined male figures, residual white ochre, minor cracks A/F, Asmat region, West Papua. Provenance…
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Aboriginal artist unknown, 'Aboriginal Message Stone,' polished and worked river stone of blue/grey colour, reddened and carved…
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Bali, offering box, wood carved in the form of a horse with detachable head, with white, red, black and gilt highlights, 49 cm…
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Green river war shield, some age green river, Papua New Guinea shield. Wood with brown, white and rust pigments, handle on back…
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Phillipines (20th century) fertility figure mixed media, wood