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- Aboriginal - Art (308)
- Aboriginal - Artefacts (2118)
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- New Guinean (3970)
- New Zealand Maori (4094)
- S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific (1926)
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Lots 6721—6816 Found 14,467
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Abelam figural Status axe. Ceremonially used as a body decoration and placed over the shoulder, with the blade pointing…
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Small Hemba male ancestor figure or Singiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Hemba sculptural tradition is devoted mainly…
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Sepik River ancestor mask middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Often refer to ancestor or clan spirits…
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An ancestral figure, in hunched form, base weathered, Astrolabe Bay, PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu…
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A pair of primitive style drums on stands, possibly African, in muted red, green and yellow colours with hide skins and…
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Australian Aboriginal throwing club, in mulga wood, with baluster rounded end and tapering body, paper label 43, numbered no.87…
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A roof finial figure, of a male figure with upswept arms and bird crouched on back, portion of arm and cross missing, of…
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A Ramu river ancestral figure, in classic form with protrusions on face, mounted on custom steel stand, repair to top…
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Two Sentani Paddles, both with profuse geometric spiralling designs, Sentani Lakes, West Papua. Provenance: The Dr George…
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A Central Australian shield, made from beanwood and fluted on both sides, painted with red ochre, some wear from use to centre…
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A ceremonial Initiation pot, used to serve yam soup to initiates, traditionally mixed with human flesh/bone gratings, Nukuma…
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Mendi valley war shield (Worrumbi), Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, oval form shield with central ridge, decorated with…
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A fighting shield, yellow and white abstract motifs, 'Worrumbi', Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 129 x 36 cm
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An Asmat ritual costume, in woven fibre, decorated with ochre and grass tassels, mounted in a wooden perspex box, Pupis village…
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A Highlands cooking pot, old ceramic cooking pot with incised design and missile form, chips to rim A/F, on perspex mount,…
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An eye mask and a yam mask, the eye mask from Sassoya, Prince Alexander mountains, the yam mask from Wosera, Southern Abelam,…
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New Guinea large dance shield. Sepik River face carved tall shield with cane, double handle. Height 235 cm
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A crocodile head, in good condition with teeth and fitted eyes, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, 37 x 10 x 15 cm
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A crocodile head, in good condition with teeth and glass eyes, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, 38 x 11 x 14 cm
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An Abelam house lintel, profusely carved with four ancestral busts, birds and other figures, decorated with natural ochres,…
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Curly Bardagadapu (Attributed) (circa 1924-1987), Untitled (Moon Man & Crocodiles) (circa 1970), natural earth pigments on…
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A Ceremonial Priests Spoon, Bontoc, Philippines, (late nineteenth century), carved wood, 30.5 cm long. Provenance: Thorpe…
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Tasmanian Marineer shell necklace, early 20th century, Indigenous, set with small shells, in tones of cream and brown, (2)
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Australian Aboriginal light club combination digging stick, pointed end and club to other end, length 62 cm. Provenance:…
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Admiralty Islands spear head, 19th century, with obsidian head, with carved decoration, on mount, height 31 cm (spear head).…
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Six Rice Spoons, Toraja Highlands, Sulawesi, Indonesia, (early twentieth century), carved wood, 13.2 cm; 14. 5 cm; 12.4 cm;, 14…
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Slender, early Spear-thrower, NT. Together with a large spear-thrower, N W Australia. Early 20th century. Provenance: ex Jim…
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A Mask, Mollo Village, North Timor, Indonesia, (early twentieth century), carved wood with hair, 21 cm high
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Fine Portland club, Victoria. With pinecone handle, & bulbous head, early 20th century. Rare artifact. Provenance: ex Jim…
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Paua New Guinea fighting shield, Southern Highlands, with a central ridge for strength, painted bright red - so the warrior in…
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An old fighting shield, Pora Pora river, lower Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, large central face, flying foxes top and bottom,…
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Galja (elephant) temple mask, Bali, Indonesia. Carved and engraved pule wood and gold paint, length 42 x 28 cm. Provenance: Ex…
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Rare spear thrower (woomera), Elcho Island, Northern Australia, carved wood, spinifex resin and natural pigment (with custom…
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Three Aboriginal engraving tools. Materials including. Wallaby jaw, incisor tooth; kangaroo sinew; & triodia resin, Western…
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A wooden Dyak calendar surmounted by an ancestral figure, Borneo, Indonesia, on custom stand. Provenance: The Andrew Korda &…
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An old bowl, Wuvulu (Matty) Island, Papua New Guinea, carved from traditional hardwood, shows usage over time, 49 x 25 cm
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A woven Helmut mask, Baba, Abelam people, Papua New Guinea, this is a simple but very strong mask, tightly woven, the details…
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Three African wooden female figures, one with child, probably Baule 52 cm high, 82 cm high, and 55 cm high, respectively
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Large Pre-European toki (argillite), Quadrangular shape reducing to the pole section, polished and pecked finish, chips to the…
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Toki, adze [2x], small stone toki with flake scars over the entire surface, surface smooth & worn, 11 cm, adze / toki with…
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An old Maori carved ivory 'Possibly Killer Whale' Aurei (cloak pin), tapered curved form with stylised carved face and flared…
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An old Fijian tabua (whale's tooth pendant) with an orange/brown traditional stained finish, complete with a decorative plaited…
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A small 19th century greenstone tiki, of a slightly translucent greenstone. Red wax seal eyes, half of wax missing in one eye.…
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A quality Folk Art Maori stem post, carved in traditional style with incised facial tattoo, hands across the belly, bent knee…
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A circa 1900 carved kauri gum bust of a Maori chief, wearing a cloak, a patu held to his chest, painted moko and hair, height…
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A wooden Maori box with embossed sterling silver lid, the lid displays a wheku figure, fern, and kiwi framing a central photo…
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