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Lots 3169—3264 Found 14,467
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A standing male figure, carved wood, shell, feather, fibre and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, on later wooden plinth, 165 cm…
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Bambara antelope figural group, carved wood, beaten brass leather and fibre, upper Niger origin, 115 cm high
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Artist Unknown (Aboriginal, Northern Territory), snake and artefacts, bark and natural earth pigments, 93 x 42 cm
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Edward Salle (born c.1939, Madar people, Tabar Islands, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea), a finely painted wooden…
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Stone tanged toki (adze), of elongated, deep tapering quadrangular form, with a pale grey smooth patina, finely hammer-dressed…
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A superb black Argillite Pre-European toki (adze blade), finely modelled, quadrangular shape, bevel and front section highly…
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Mende women's Society helmet mask Sierra Leone, oval face with pierced eyes, the mask surmounted by a bird carved in relief, 40…
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Rare pa kahawai - fishing lure, fine, early trolling lure with whale bone body; paua-shell flashing, inlay to in-curve; bone…
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A Papua New Guinea Bainang mask, tapa cloth over a rattan frame, painted with coloured pigments, East New Britain Province,…
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A 19th century Solomon Islands trade axe, Marovo Lagoon area, New Georgia Archipelago, with trade blade by Robert Sorby,…
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A superb Wahgi Valley battle shield, of wood in classic robust rectangular form, the convex anterior decorated with polychrome…
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A fine Bamana antelope mask (n'tono), of wood with earth-set shells, polychrome beads and glass, Mali, 61 x 20 cm
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A New Hebrides/Vanuatu iron trade axe hafted on a wooden club handle, the terminal end with 'cotton reel' finial, a hybrid form…
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Small Maori flute, (possibly 18th century) maybe whalebone, with incised band decoration at each end, 4 holes and also carved…
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A rare and early Australian spear Thrower/Woomera, South-Eastern Australia, faint incised marks on face of central section,…
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A large and superb traditional wealth belt consisting of ten strands of ground shell discs, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea,…
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Nguru, nose flute, ngati Raukawa, Aotearoa, the singing voice of Hineraukataui, the Maori goddess of music is said to be heard…
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A wunda shield, West Australian origin with incised linear decoration to the front, 63 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late…
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A Fighting Pole Club (Tjirtinpa) adorned with bands of fine stone-cut linear decoration, Central Australian origin, 19th…
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Four Boomerangs, Western Australia, Central Desert, South East Australia, carved wood and natural earth pigment, largest 72 cm
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Two heavy rifle stock clubs, Fiji, late 19th early 20th century, carved wood and woven fibre, 92 cm and 87 cm long. Provenance:…
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A Throwing or Fighting Club, Lake Eyre district, with stone cut linear motif, end with evidence of fire tending, late 19th…
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An early 20th century Maori carved large mask, distressed red paint finish, applied paua shell section eyes, the open mouth…
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A Maori pre-European patu onewa (stone hand club), traditional elongated spatulate blade, the butt broken and absent at the…
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A pre-European Maori black basalt toki (adze), rounded quadrangular form, of good size and shape. Length 22.5 cm.
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A Maori pre-European pounamu pendant, kuru type, light green tone, slightly curved form, with tapered suspension hole.…
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A very fine, large, West Australian hardwood shield likely early 1900's, the front decorated with panels of diagonal lines…
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A late 19th century large Maori pounamu hei tiki, head turned to the left, left hand to thigh, right hand to abdomen, mid dark…
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Patu onewa-stone hand club, the slender oval argillite blade reducing to the grip section, the handle with pieced hourglass…
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A Maori tekoteko figure, early 20th century, carved as standing with knees flexed, with hands placed to abdomen and with cut…
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Two New Hebrides marionette sculptures (temes nevimbure), the visage of earth, fibre and spider's web, one with pig tusk…
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Henry Gambika Nupurra, morning star pole wood, feathers, ochres, cotton, honey and wax Arnhemland 217 cm
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An 19th century or early 20th century greenstone hei tiki, red sealing wax eyes, peaked head, one hand to neck, the other to…
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A Balinese carved figure of a lion, 19th century, carved as a lion walking on a rock, wearing Royal jewels, decorated with…
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A New Guinea carved and painted Asmat shield, with all over relief carved design, decorated in ochre and white, height 186 cm,…
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A pounamu hei tiki, kawakawa variety stone, with paua ring eyes, head tilted, chin to left shoulder, tongue extended, flexed…
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Rare Tongan Kava bowl on 10 legs and in the form of a large turtle, presumed to have come from a Chief. Height 23 cm. Diameter…
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A carving of a catfish, Middle Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, circa 1975, carved by Gomara from the Middle Sepik river village…
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A breastplate, Solomon Islands, Melanesia (circa 1900), pearl shell, tortoise shell, beads and bush string, 34 x 18 cm.…
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A canoe prow ornament, Geelvink Bay, West Papua, (early-mid twentieth century), carved wood, 88.5 cm high. Provenance: Todd…
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A Sacrifical Boar's Jaw, Wujumwel Village, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, (early twentieth century), boar's bone, teeth and tusk,…
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MOLLY NAPANGARDI WORKING 1980's, Women Digging Sugar Ants Near Soakage Near Yuelamu, 1988, signed 'Molly Napangardi, dated 1988…
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Three Western Australian artifact, including finely carved Woomera, shield & club, 19th century. Average 69 cm.