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Tribal

Lots 3937—4032 Found 14,467

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Two early Maori pounamu kuru, one of flattened ovoid form with tapered and soft rounded suspension hole, the other of tapered…
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Woomera (spear thrower). South East Australian, 19th century, incised decoration to the front of the body and distal end. 60 cm
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New Guinea war club. Carved stone pineapple head with woven fibre at head of shaft and pointed conical tipped handle. 106 cm
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Two (2) Tabuas. Fiji. Chieftain's whale tooth pendants, of two sizes. (no cords.) 13 and 8 cm
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Paddle club. Tahiti. Intricately decorated with bands of incised parallel lines. Shaft damaged and repaired. 112 cm
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Two (2) spears. Papua New Guinea, one adorned with fibre, feather and shell decoration, the other with a stylised barbed tip…
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Aboriginal bark painting. 'Sivri, the Seagull, and Nyungu, the Torres Strait Pigeon'. Label verso telling the dreamtime story…
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A late 19th century/early-20th century muka kete/tea cosy, banded with looped and wavy woven designs, long tasselled fringe…
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A 20th century patu onewa, Greywacke short-handled club featuring a flat elongated blade with sharp striking edge. Smooth…
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A pair of shell armbands, Solomon Islands, early 20th century, 19 x 11 cm each
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A carved tribal sculpture, in the form of a chair, with man and child, 84 x 30 x 37 cm
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Aboriginal throwing club, curved and slender throwing stick with fine fluting over the entiresurface. Longitudinal incised…
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Aboriginal throwing club, large centre weighted throwing stick terminating softly at each end. Dark hardwood patina with…
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A pre-European black basalt toki (adze), rounded and reduced pecked tang, the polished body of tapered swollen rectangular…
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Pounamu chisel, Quadrangular shape, green grey nephrite with yellow inclusions evident in the stone, hour glass suspension hole…
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Taiaha (fighting staff), 20th century example with carved tongue with haehae notching and with inset paua shell eyes, chicken…
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Three tattooing chisels, museum registered. Uhi puru or uhi matarau used to insert pigment and made from fine albatross bone,…
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Contact period Maori shark hook. Metal 'U' shaped point lashed with flax fibre snood and line. Length 17 cm (excluding line)
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Maori folk art lamp stand with four tikis back to back acting as the pillar. Height 67 cm
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An Australian aboriginal bark painting by Tommy Gondorra Steele, c.1976, depicting Ganawurla Niya Clan Totems, including…
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Early 20th century Maori woven flax Tatua (belt). Dyed geometric decoration. Provenance: Ex Archibald Robertson collection. L76…
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A pre 19th century Maori bone matau (fish hook). Possible remnants of weku mask to snood knob. Provenance: Webster collection…
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A hardwood carved, Papua New Guinea ceremonial paddle, used in PNG Independence Day performances Sept 16, 1975, on stage with…
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Two Ramu River paddles from Papua New Guinea, displaying stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment to one side of the…
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Beautiful giant clamshell ring, Prince Alexander Mountains, Sepik area, Papua New Guinea, very large and very beautiful ring,…
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Six fine old beaded armbands, one pair from Admiralty Islands, three from Eastern Highlands, a shell and woven armband from…
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A bride price shell money ring ground clam shell with partial incised design on rim. Kwimbu village, Maprik area, Papua New…
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A New Ireland Malangan figure by Edward Sale. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 90 cm
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A fine Highlands men's ceremonial wig, beautifully woven and decorated with feathers, on custom made stand. 55 cm
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Early bulbous club, Murray River Region, New South Wales. Club with biconical head, probably from the Murray River region.…
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19th/20th century whale bone tiki, beautifully carved with shell eyes, on metal stand, height 12 cm. Provenance: Purchased…
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Aboriginal artists unknown, Decorated Coolamons' (3), Early-mid 20thc, one of beanwood, painted with natural earth pigments.,…
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Outstanding old Senufo Kpelie mask, topped with a human figure and ram's horns, ivory Coast, Senufo kplelie masks are ritually…
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A collection of three rare bone Aboriginal implements (yulo), central and north Western Victoria. Yulo used by medicine man to…
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Bali, handle, ivory modelled in the form of a naked demonic figure with hands at sides atop decorative pedestal, 11.5 cm height…
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A box of body ornaments, Oro province, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection.
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Biwat shield, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea. Though this war shield is probably more recent than some examples, related shields…
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Fine female ancestral figure, Kanganomon village, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. A very rare totemic carving by a…
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Bali, figure of Padmapani, possibly 12th century, bronze Bodhisattva with parasol seated on a round throne incised with…
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A middle Sepik River flute stopper figure, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx. length 37 cm
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Two ethnographic Massim Lime Spatulas, of wood in classic slender section, the apex decorated with openwork figurative ancestor…
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Pelican figurine in natural earth pigments 1960's- 1970's. Attributed Stanislaus Puruntatameri 1906-87 on carved ironwood and…
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A Keram mask, Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea 41 cm
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An ancestral mask, Murik Lakes Region on stand. Lower Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Length 41 cm
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A shield Asmat, Causerinen Coast, West Papua, a rare type of shield with figurative motifs on the front, collected by Todd…
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A fine Ethnographic Central Australian boomerang, of wood, in ovoid section and classic asymmetrical form the anterior…
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Two yam masks, woven fibre decorated with natural ochres, Abelam region, Papua New Guinea, 19 x 23 cm - 27 x 20 cm
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A fighting shield, Mendi Valley, Papua New Guinea, 150 x 37 cm
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An ancestor figure, Central Asmat, sensitively carved by a master caver or wow ipitsj, Todd Barlin purchased this figure from…
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Old Solomon Islands fishing hook. Early 20th century hook from mother of pearl, barb lashes with rustic twine and incorporates…
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A fighting shield, post-colonial period, Wahgi Valley, Papua New Guinea, 138 xx 52 cm
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A Maori folk art pipe, in the form of a Maori warrior smoking a pipe with full facial tattoos and pearl shell inset eyes. The…
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An old food Stirrer, huon Gulf, with a finely carved stylized human figure, together with a Sepik River food stirrer with fine…
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A pair of Javanese Loro Blonyo figures, 19th century, wood carved male and female figures, polished wood and with painted…
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Two fine old Abelam bird carvings, one a long beaked bird with fine ochre painted designs on a custom stand, the other made…
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Aboriginal shield, WA. Le Grange Bay. Incised geometric stoneworked decoration. Natural earth pigment, length 75 cm
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New Guinea Sepik ancestral figure. Angoram village carved ancestor surmounted by a bat. Woven cane, shell and feather attached…
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Two Papua New Guinea Torricelli mountains masks. Early 20th century similar style with, reticulated noses and eye holes.…
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4 old bone daggers. Sepik river, Papua New Guinea. Collected 1965, length 39 cm (longest)
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Early 20th century hooked boomerang. With stone worked grooves and red ochre finish. Length 83 cm
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New Hebrides club. Late 19th century long stone headed shaft. Well finished, granite spheroidal head cane bound to tapering…
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Four West African Slingshots, carved and painted wood of various forms, each retains paper label to base (4), tallest height 19…
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Two Fon wrought iron altar Staffs, Benin or Nigeria, the circular top with sheet metal cut out figures supported on a spike (2)…
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Two Papua New Guinea masks, on stands, together with a red painted mask. Provenance: The Estate of John Wareing, Queensland
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Early 20th century Tahiti bowl. Finely hollowed wood bowl with notched edge trim. Also similar period souvenir book from the…
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Eight African spears, six with slender lenticular blades, one with broad blade, and one with tapering square section head, 140…
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19th century Fijian tabua with inscription
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A large sinuous cult hook, Karawari river, Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea, height 166 cm
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A giant clamshell ring, Yua Yangoru, Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea, diameter21 cm
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Two Solomon Islands shell body ornaments and a Boiken village Papua New Guinea shell money disc,
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A Mendi village, Southern Highlands, shoulder shield, a repair by native owner 149.5 x 48 cm
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A Fijian Ula throwing club, bulbous head, handle has partial carved zig-zag motif, 45 cm long
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An Aboriginal lonka lonka, Kimberley region, engraved pearl shell with two spirit figures
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A monumental set of rice house steps in hard wood with prominent squatting figure to apex, Tanimbar Islands, Maluku, Indonesia.…
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A mid/late-20th century quality Maori carved stylised figure, the fine incised tattoo type decoration highlighted with blue,…
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Scott Parker pounamu manaia pendant, carved in inanga variety stone. Sliver eyes circular and serrated. Attached binding and…
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Pre-European toki pounamu (kokopu), kokopu pounamu is a pale speckled variety. Quadrangular scarf marks down the right side of…
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A 20th century ceremonial paddle, carved with a figure with wheku head and manaia. 76 cm length
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A stone Minnow lure and bone fish hook with fragments
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Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone with pale mottled inclusions. Well defined bevel and sharp cutting edge.…
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A Fijian tabua (ceremonial marine ivory tooth), with suspension holes. 15 cm length
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Woman's sarong South Maluku Indonesia
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Kisar sarong South Maluku, Indonesia
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Womans ceremonial sarong of the highest rank Ngada people, Flores, Indonesia
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A New Guinea highland shield, black painted decorated red, white decoration
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A mariner shell bead necklace, Tasmanian origin, early 20th century 166 cm long
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Two New Guinean tribal masks, a New Guinean rope and shell decoration, an Indonesian carving and other items
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A mariner shell bead necklace with pink stain, 164 cm long
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An Inuit carved walrus tusk ornament with dog sled team, early to mid 20th century, 32 cm long
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A figural food hook, carved wood, fibre, shell and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 86 cm high
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Ula Tavatava (throwing club), carved wood, Fijian origin, 20th century, 50 cm long
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A war club, carved wood, Vanuatu origin, 19th century, 102 cm long
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Long nose Tumbuan mask, woven cane, feather and fibre with remains of earth pigment decoration, Blackwater river, Papua New…
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An impressive tribal mask, tortoiseshell, feather, tusk, shell, fibre and clay with earth pigments, coastal Papua New Guinea,…
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Seven assorted bone daggers, some with carved decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 31 cm long
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An early headrest, carved wood with faint remains of painted finish, Shona tribe, Zimbabwe/Mozambique, 19th century, 13 cm high…