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Lots 3841—3936 Found 14,467

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Fijian ula club iula tavatava, finely carved, close-combat or throwing-type club. Hardwood. Rich, brown patina. Length 38 cm.…
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A Fine Baule Sculpture, c. early 20th century, of wood in female form, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, 113 x 28 cm
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A rare West African terracotta sculpture, in esoteric female form with elongated neck, 99 x 33 cm
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Pa kahawai (trolling lure), the two piece hook with paua shell shank and bone barb with muka lashing, 10 cm length.
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Ipu (wooden bowl), flat bottomed elliptical shaped bowl with one end terminating to a point, Provenance: Wagner Museum…
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Bob Bilinyard Circumcision Ceremony c1968 natural earth pigments on Eucalyptus bark Region Western Australia 79 x 34.5 cm…
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A fine Fijian tapa cloth, early 19th century example decorated with complex geometric patterns in alternating bands of black,…
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Pounamu Hei tiki, late 19th century, modeled with head slightly angled chin to left. Countersunk suspension hole and with hands…
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A clay jar (olla) from the Amazon Shipibo people (Peru), decorated with two faces, unglazed but waterproofed with tree resins,…
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A pre- European Maori stone sinker, with carved incipient head, Y16342. Provenance: Found on a beach in Tauranga in the 1920s.
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A middle Sepik River ancestral Figure-Mask, Papua New Guinea. Squatting figure raised on a curvilinear triangle, elbows resting…
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African 200 year old rain mask
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Quantity of aboriginal ceremonial stone artefacts, most with place of origin written, including Bourke 23 cm, Hungerford Qld 28…
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A rare and tiny whalebone Patu club with metal inlaid diamonds, spades, heart, clubs and dice on both sides, see photo. One…
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Matau-fishing hook, a small fine fish-hook fashioned from shell with attached fibre binding. Length 3 cm. Width 2.1 cm. Hook…
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Fine fishing hook, a superb fish-hook of classic form fashioned from whalebone with a smooth warm aged patina. Length 7 cm.…
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Early Chatham Island bone hook, a Moriori bone hook of flattened cylindrical form tapering to a point at one end and traces of…
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A South African carved hardwood rhinoceros. Height 52 cm. Length 26 cm
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An African carved elephant ivory tusk. Carved in the form of a vase with a woman's coiffured head supporting an elephant in…
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An old Aboriginal didgeridoo, traditionally carved from one piece of wood. Most paint remains in a fine diamond panelled…
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Six early Solomon Islands fish hooks. Hooks formed from fire-bent turtle shell lashed to mother of pearl shanks. Two different…
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Southeast Australian club, possibly Victoria, the early and incised club of hardwood with bulbous head and tapering carved…
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A 19th century or earlier pounamu whao (nephrite chisel), long tapered form with mildly curved blade, the butt end tapering to…
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A Tongan tapa, exceptionally high quality. Made from the inner bark of the u'a paper mulberry tree. 2400 x 400 cm
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A pre-European Maori pounamu kuru pendant, auhunga variety, with hourglass suspension hole. [Sold at auction c.1997 Sloane's…
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Rare Fijian headrest constructed of wood with three carved legs and raised decoration to top, dry mid brown patina, height 14…
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A finely fluted hardwood coolomon, Central Australia, 17 x 70 cm
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Ian McMillan Maori carved wakahuia, formed as an ancient find, with adzed finish and stylised figure to each end, burnt and…
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An excellent wood carved and painted Maori figure of a poi dancer clutching wood carved poi suspended on vegetable fibre, the…
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A 19th century Maori carved taiaha, plain traditional carved head and tapered shaft. Good dark patina, length 155 cm.
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A contemporary Maori carved pounamu hei tiki, ' B ' type, head turned to left shoulder, three finger hand to chest and thigh.…
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A Maori Greywacke stone toki adze duff type 1D, the green greywacke/chipwacke with light and dark inclusions, polished on all…
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Rare ceremonial club, Western Australia. Club with an elliptical shaped head and tapering to form an elongated handle.…
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Three glass and 2 stone spearheads from the Kimberly. One spearhead is mounted. Serrated spearheads from the Kimberley Region…
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A Western Australian hardwood Aboriginal shield with incised Design, interlocking fine incised design to verso and fine…
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Samoan Club. Pole club with triangular decoration inlaid with lime. Rich brown patina. Length 94 cm. Width 4 cm. Provenance: T.…
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20th century greenstone Peka Peka with serrated paua shell eyes. Carved by Charlie Wilson, good quality. Length 6.5 cm
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Pa kahawai - fishing lure, fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell flashing, inlay to in-curve; whale bone barb…
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Ceremonial Aprons - Kilts (2), superb and fine examples with small cowrie shell decoration. Red, white and black decoration.…
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A Chris Charteris pounamu disc, the polished disc with central opening and channel, in metal stand. Diameter 12 cm.
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A Maori woven muka (worked flax) cape, twin ply construction, decorated with hukahuka thrums and borders of green iridescent,…
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A Sepik woven and painted mask with nose bone 60 cm high, 19 cm wide
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A Tasmanian Aboriginal mariner shell bead necklace, early 20th century, 154 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey…
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An African ivory carving in the form of a village woman carrying a basket of goods on her head, holding a small hoe in hand and…
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Three message sticks, Western Australia (early twentieth century), carved hardwood and natural earth pigments, 36.5 cm, 42 cm,…
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A Throwing or Fighting Club, South Australian origin, late 19th century, 94 cm
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A pair of carved wooden busts, Tutanekai and Hinemoa with incised and stained facial features, signed Hemi. Height 24 cm
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Gable mask, Papua New Guinea Sepik River, polychrome finish
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Aboriginal carved pearl shell, early rare form geometric design to front and nature map line marks and sail boat Art work to…
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Papua New Guinea ritual suspension hook, carved male ancestor spirit surmounted by hornbill figure. 'Mi Gavi Tar Gau Sepik,'…
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Early Indigenous artwork, 'The crocodile Gamugin and Fish' ochre pigment paint on bark, 90 x 50 cm
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Nabbari Kintore, 'Untitled' acrylic on Belgian linen, details to rear, 61 x 111 cm
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Large Matau, hook, used to harvest deep-sea fish such as hapuka, bass and bluenose, these large hooks were made from strongly…
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Pa Kahawai - fishing lure, a very well-balanced trolling lure with a subtly curved wooden shank. Bright paua shell 'Flashing'…
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Wooden bullroarer, with tightly carved, stone-tooled geometrical pattern formulating into well-defined, complex, interlocking…
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A Maori folk art box, dark stained timber, carved to the hinged lid with two figures in relief from a background of notch and…
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A Maori folk art box, dark stained timber, carved to the inset lid with a koruru mask in high relief, wheku faces and profiles…
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A large kauri gum boulder, in natural formation but clean. 4.5kg.
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A modern Maori pounamu hei tiki, the right hand to chest, left to thigh, good deep profile, dark green tone. Height 11.1 cm
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A pounamu hei tiki, modelled with head tilted and chin to left shoulder, hands clasped to thighs, the face with red sealing wax…
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A fine Washkuk yam fertility sculpture (mindja), of wood in slender ovoid form, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments…
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A fine Asmat canoe prow, of wood, in openwork form sculpted with various seated ancestors within a complex frame, decorated…
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An Abelam Lintel, of wood in classic form with ancestor heads in relief, polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 198 cm
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Three Ashanti Oyk'me orator's Staffs, of wood and gold leaf, in classic sectioned form, with animal and human motifs at…
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A 19th century Fijian ula throwing club, carved hardwood, the lobed bulbous head with age crack, the handle with finely banded…
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18th century rare Maori matau (fish hook) wooden shank that is extended to form the point limb with a short bone point. Lashed…
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An early 20th century carved Maori tokotoko (walking stick) with bone handle carved in the round with three male figures facing…
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Superb style 19th century Cook Island stool with good patina and ogee style feet. Height 9.5 cm. Width 35.5 cm.
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A Balinese Thousand-Coin temple wall hanging 'Kepeng Lamak', 19th/Early 20th century, composed of many Chinese antique coins,…
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A carved wooden Yaoure mask, early to mid 20th century, ivory coast, Africa. overall height 51 cm
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A pectoral ornament, Amanab, West Sepik, Papua New Guinea, apparently worn by men who have committed homicide. Old glossy…
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An old Mortlock Islands gable mask, Japanese period, height 36 cm, width 18 cm
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A pair of Palau figures with shell inlaid eyes, Japanese period, height 23 -24 cm, width 12 cm to 13 cm
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A fine Tatanua mask, New Ireland, height 52 cm, length 16 cm, width 37 cm
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Ian McMillan carved whalebone hei tiki, chin tilted to left shoulder, hands to abdomen, small paua shell inset eyes, suspended…
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A ceremonial African mask by the Kete People of the People's Republic of the Congo, early 20th century, 51 cm high
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An Early Throwing Boomerang, South East Queensland (early nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 60 cm long. Provenance:…
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An Early Trumpet, Chambri Lakes, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, (circa 1900), carved hardwood and cowrie shells, 43 cm…
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A Collection of Carved Stones, Vanuatu (early-mid twentieth century), stone and natural earth pigments, various sizes (8).…
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A Ceremonial Sword, Toba Batak, North Sumatra, Indonesia, (late nineteenth century), carved wood, steel, ivory and rattan, 65.7…
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Two Swords, Toraja, South Sulawesi Highlands, Indonesia, (early twentieth century), carved wood, steel, hessian and rattan, 65…
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A Mask, Modang, Bahau Dayak, Indonesia, (late nineteenth century), carved wood, 21.5 cm high. Provenance: Sulawesi Art, Bali.…
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Two Coolamons, central deserts origin, late 19th early 20th century.
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Heavy Australian Aboriginal lacerator club, Monto Region, Queensland, with incised decoration to the shaft, the club head set…
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Australian Aboriginal woomera/spear thrower, East Kimberley Region, WA, with spreading shaft, short cylindrical hand grip and…
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Oceanic war clubs: Tonga, Samoa (2) & Admiralty Islands, 19th & 20th century. Longest 72 cm
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A boomerang - Murray-Darling region, shallow curved shape, decorated with 2 lines of incised concentric oval patterns and a…
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Australian Aboriginal shield, Gulmari type, in beechwood, of curved oval form, painted with three circle and dot motifs to…
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Two Inuit carved greenstone figures of seals, Alaskan, 20th century, the largest 14 cm high, 13 cm wide (2)
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Kimberley view, 27 x 37 cm
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Two Indonesian Moko drums, the largest 62 cm high, 47 cm diameter (2)
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Fine early engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood. Of convex section,…
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Engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx length 62.5 x 5.5 cm.…
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BOBBY BARRDYARAY NGANJMIRRA (1915-1991). two Mimih Spirits and Namarodo Spirits, natural earth pigments on bark, 50 x 22 cm
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Rare ceremonial club, Western Australia. Club with an elliptical shaped head and tapering to form an elongated handle.…
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A vintage pounamu hei tiki, of kawakawa variety, traditional form with head tilted to right, red wax inlaid ring eye, hands to…