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Lots 4033—4128 Found 14,467

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Early stone lure, a rare and early form of lure predating the later wood and shell lures. Triangular in cross-section with…
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Transitional lidded bowl, carved hollowed bowl seated on a fluted base guarded by four boldly carved tiki motifs. Triple h'h'…
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A 19th century African iron Songe axe, probably Ngongo tribe, Congo. Wooden handle sheathed in copper. Four heads in the iron…
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Jessie Oonark (Inuit 1906-85), 'Hands and feet like Ulut', 1981, colour screenprint, edition 25/30, signed lower right, printed…
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An early 20th century Maori carved kauri pedestal bowl the exterior carved with koruru masks and kowhaiwhai-like designs,…
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A 20th century Maori greenstone hei tiki, of good proportion and style, tongue extended, chin to right shoulder, hands clasped…
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A Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone. Poll uneven, the face and back show some natural scarring, polished bevel…
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A patu muka (fern root pounder), made in argillite stone, four concentric grooves to the handle base and bottom section, 22 cm…
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Patu Tuna (Eel club), Spatulate shaped blade tapering to the grip, Provenance: Wagner Musuem collection, Northland, 44 cm…
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A Buka Island paddle from Papua New Guinea, displaying stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment to one side of the…
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Three early 20th century Maori carved tekoteko figures by Henry Evan Lloyd, each stylised figure with one hand clasping it's…
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Ngati Tarawhai tekoteko figure with painted and incised facial tattoo, three finger hands placed to abdomen, standing on a…
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A Maori pre-European stone hogback toki (adze), rounded central ridge, hammer dressed, length 27 cm.
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Early 20th century Aboriginal woomera. Tooth-carved Eastern Australian hardwood with sinew bound tooth & resin pommel.…
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Pacific Island carved shell ornament. Two shells carved with scenes of native villages, both with a border of carved faces.…
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Papua New Guinea Highlands shield. Red, black & white natural pigments. Provenance: collected c1960 by Australian Patrol…
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Early Aboriginal ceremonial sword club. Finely hatched and incised pattern to top. Flat underside has fine linear grooves.…
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Aboriginal marineer shell necklace. Length 66 cm
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A rare New Hebrides grave ornament, of stone in the form of diminutive ancestor heads, above a fibre and earth-bound base,…
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Two chest ornaments (tabua), of whale tooth, with pierced terminals, one with rope cord attached, glossy patina, Fiji, 12-17 cm…
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A rare long bladed Masai warrior lion Killer spear, c1880, the blade edged on both sides with central ridge. The other end with…
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A neck adornment, Solomon Islands. Made from a large clam shell centred with a delicately cut tortoise shell overlay. On the…
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A rare Papua New Guinea Highlands zoomorphic wood carved head rest, the elongated and slender bodied rest carved with a lizard…
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Early 20th century greenstone rail Albert chain, gold plated bright cut mounts 35 cm length
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Modern New Zealand jeweller greenstone pendant
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A large kauri gum boulder, one side in natural state the other side semi polished, flat base, 5.5kg.
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A 19th century Fijian Kiakavo (gunstock) club, of casuarina wood, bound at the proximal end with plaited coconut fibre. Length…
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Solomon Islands club classic form with diamond shaped head and raised medial ridge tapering to a bound handle with flared end,…
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A Maori carved toki poutangata (ceremonial hafted adze), the stylised figure seated upon the greenstone adze blade support with…
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A Maori carved whale bone hei tiki, of good size and proportion, head turned with chin to right shoulder, paua ring inset eyes.…
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A Maori pre-European pounamu toki, wide tapered form, good dark green tone, the blade probably resharpened at a later date.…
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A 19th century shark hook fashioned from a bronze Nail by the Pakeha Maori, John Rutherford, Rutherford received the moko and…
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A 19th century Solomon Islands club the heavy wood with a dark patination, the leaf shaped blade with a central ridge to either…
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A 19th century Solomon Island hardwood club, the shaft of oval section terminating in a ridged blade with unusual protruding…
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Namok, Rosella (b.1979), 'Reef at old Site.' cat #RNH 17. Also signed to front. Acrylic on canvas, 81 x 106 cm
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Aboriginal kadaicha ceremonial shoes. Spun and woven hair, and feathers. Length 26 cm
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Mid 20th centuryPapua New Guinea crocodile head. Clay over skeletal head, inset with shells and totemic terminals. Electric…
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Ian McMillan carved panel, full paua shell inset eyes. Double sided, carved from a found log section. Length 100 cm.
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Ian McMillan carved adze haft (tokipoutangata), the curving handle with full figure at the top, the sennit cord binding with…
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A Fijian carved shark hook with attached fibre snood. Length 25 cm
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A large Pre-European toki (argillite). Thick heavy tapering rectangular form with flaked and hammer dressed poll section. Well…
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A large Pre-European toki (argillite). Thick rectangular form tapering through the blade and poll sections. Incipient tang with…
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A large 19th century pa kahawai (trolling lure). Wood and paua shell shank with bone hook and muka fiber lashing. Length 16.5…
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A large Solomon Island feast bowl. Carved ebonised elliptical form with decorative side handles and intricate abalone shell…
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An early Maori shark tooth earring, the root with remains of red sealing wax, a hole through the centre top to enable a cord to…
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Early Samoan War Club. Diamondsectioned top half with pyramidal head. Serrated carving around midsection and remnants of white…
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Gope Board. Of long flattened, ovoid form with intricate incised and raised decoration, coloured with red, black and white…
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Highlands War Shield. Curved rectangular shield. Decorated with circular and figural forms. Red, black and white pigments.…
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Papuan Gulf Club. Black patinated palm wood club with fine openwork carving with red pigment and traces of lime. Length 108 cm.…
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Fijian War Club totokia. Classic form with white substance impressed into carving at head. Length 95 cm, W13 cm
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Hemba Figure. Superb abstract male figure standing on a circular base slightly bent legs and tubular torso, the ovoid head with…
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A Duala Cerimonial Paddle. Finely carved head and handle. Dark brown patina. Length 129 cm. Width 13 cm. Provenance: T.…
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Early Chatham Islands Bone Hook. A Moriori bone hook of flattened cylindrical form tapering to a point at one end; finely…
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Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. Light, wooden body and reflective paua inlay; barbed iron with muka lashing. Length 12 cm. Width 9 cm.…
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Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and…
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Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and…
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A fine 19th century kiwi feather kete with muka flax fibre handles. Feathers are long, those of a mature kiwi bird. Length 22…
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Four carved wooden shelf supports with paua inlaid eyes. Width 25.5 cm. Length 20 cm.
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A whale bone Kotiate carving to the butt. Length 34 cm.
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An old Maori carved toko toko (walking stick), the fine shaft with all over rauponga and geometric patterns, a lizard crawling…
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A Maori wooden fern root beater (patu aruhe) in good condition, dark polished wood. Length 35.5 cm. Provenance: Ex-Wagener…
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A 19th century African boundary marking male God figure. Discovered on the edge of a village in the Congo. Comes with stand.…
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A 19th century African boundary marking female God figure. Discovered on the edge of a village in the Congo. Comes with stand.…
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20th century Maori carved waka keruru (bird snare), long trough form, the exterior carved with stylised Maori masks and figures…
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An old Papua New Guinea long club, the carved stone head of star form worked to six various points with a central hole fitted…
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A New Zealand greenstone tie pin in the form of a cricket bat, 9ct gold clip; length 5 cm, early/mid 20th century.
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A Jane Brenkley kauri panel portrait of a Maori woman and child, relief carved with ink and painted details. Marked 15/- (15…
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An Omie bark cloth Njara Nari. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 172 cm x 148 cm
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A collection of New Guinea artefacts (4) including a bone dagger, a bone lime spatula, a marker and a tapa beater 31 cm - 51 cm
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An Ethnographic Massim Lime Spatula, of wood in classic slender section, the apex decorated with openwork figurative ancestor…
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A nineteenth century boomerang painted with natural ochres, Kimberley Region, North-West Western Australia. Provenance: Ex-Fred…
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Greenstone adze, long and slender 'Off-cut' with a cut mark visible on one side
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20th century greenstone Peka Peka Manaia figure with a paua shell eye
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Sperm whale tabua neck ornament, suspended from woven coconut fibre and inscribed 'Tupou A'
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A contemporary large Maori manaia carved pounamu pendant, good mid-to-pale tone, height 10.3 cm. Note: the manaia is a strong…
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Small greenstone tiki
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Carved Maori vesta match box holder with a finely carved face, paua shell eyes, a sliding lid and parallel lines inset with…
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Polished grey-green stone toki (adze), of quadrangular tapering form, rounded sides and well-defined sharp blade, good patina,…
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A good pounamu Hei Tiki by Mike Higgs, Kawakawa variety. Modelled with titled head and one three fingered hand place to the…
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A West Australian Kimberley Region hardwood woomera, mid 20th century with incised zigzag decoration to one side, length 65.5…
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A Povai, Tongan war club, made of dense wood, toa (ironwood or casuarina equisetifolia), chocolate glossy patina. Long…
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A carved post figure, Aotearoa, carved from a lightweight wood. The post features a figure standing atop of another figure that…
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A turtle-shaped tanoa kava bowl, Fiji, kava bowls are used in the preparation of yaqona (kava). Kava is prepared by pounding…
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A Bowai club, Fiji, used for both parrying and attacking in combat. Carved from a dense hardwood and highly polished. This pole…
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Burrdgadu, Arnhem land, circa 1970's, Female rock wallaby, natural earth pigments on bark. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions,…
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An Aboriginal club, 19th century, South East Australian origin, 76 cm long
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A Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace, 166 cm long
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Two Message Sticks, South East Australia, carved wood, 40 cm and 40.2 cm long
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Two rifle stock clubs, Fiji, late 19th early 20th century, carved wood and woven fibre with remains of blue and white paint,…
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A Samoan paddle-shaped club, 69 cm length
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A Boomerang, possibly Cooper Creek, incised patterned decoration, reversed with fine linear motif, late 19th century, 81 cm
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Aboriginal shield, stone tooled, surface undressed. Strong curvilinear form with integrated handle. Provenance: Zanesville…
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Fine Aboriginal ceremonial boomerang, base of ochre with strong linear parallel lines to front and back. Provenance: Julius…
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Aboriginal woomera - spear thrower, reddish brown patina, leaf-shaped flat springboard, the front entirely covered with linear…
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Aboriginal woomera - spear thrower, heavy weighted wood, reddish brown patina, flat paddle-shaped body decorated with zigzag…
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Kauri gum bust, male. Height 24 cm.