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Auction House:
Aalders Auctions
Number of lots recorded:27
Lots with images:27
Prices available:27
Category:
S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Good Solomon Islands hafted inlaid trade axe, from rainforest hardwood, iron, shell and putty nut, length 102 cm catalogue note: professionally restored by David Said from relic condition for his private collection. ***
*** Good pair of 19th century Ifugao Bulul (Phillipines) figures, in the form of a male and female figure, standing with hands by side on double bases, height 43 cm. Provenance: Robert van der Stuhkien collection, German, then Arthur Whall 2016, then private… ***
*** Fiji flying duck 'Ibubburau Ni Bete' style kava Yaqona bowl c.1960s, 9.5 cm x 41.5 cm x 23 cm ***
*** Early Ifugao Bulul figure, Luzon, Philippines, depicted seated with hands resting upon knees on double pedestal base, height 46 cm. Provenance: Purchased: Ruddolf Kratochwill collection, then Todd Barlin collection, then Theodore Bruce Auctions, then… ***
*** Pair of Ifugao Bulul figure, Luzon, Philippines, depicted seated with arms resting on knees on rounded bases, height 41 cm. Purchased: Ruddolf Kratochwill collection, then Todd Barlin collection, then Theodore Bruce Auctions, then private collection ***
*** Vao Island (Malekula) canoe prow, of bird form, pigmentation to head and neck, length 62 cm ***
*** Vao Island (Malekula) canoe prow, of bird form, in tones of blue and red, length 51 cm ***
*** Rare and old Solomon Islands shell pectoral, worn by the man, carved with bird emblems and cowrie shell necklace,. Provenance: Aalders Auctions, then private collection Sydney ***
*** Fijian war club, with spherical knop end, with embedded tooth, above cylindrical handle, with carved and incised decoration, height 43 cm. Purchased Randwick antique, Walter & Co, 2017, the private collection, Sydney ***
*** 18th century Philippines lime/betel box and cover, c.1760, of rectangular form, inlaid with silver and bronze motifs, flanked by pair of handles, opening to four hinged covers, 6.5 cm x 13 cm. Provenance; Spink Antiques London, then Randwick Antique, 2015… ***
*** Large Ifugao Bulul figure, Luzon, Philippines, depicted standing with hands by sides, raised on a double base, height 58 cm. Provenance: Purchased Arthur Whall 2016, then private collection Sydney ***
*** Rare 19th century Ifugao Bulul shamans box and cover, Philippines, used for Punamlau ritual, of deep rectangular form, the cover carved with figures and animals, flanked by a pair of animal head handles, raised on four feet, length 62 cm ***
*** Vao Island (Malekula) canoe prow, of bird form, used and field collected, length 62 cm catalogue note: on Rono, Wala, Aatchin and Vao, just off Malekula in Vanuatu, the canoes of graded men of the Minke Society each had a prow depicting a tern, to help… ***
*** Rare & old Solomon Islands pearl shell pectoral, ceremonial pectoral worn only by men, with frigate bird emblems, and a rope of cowrie shells, 47 x 21 cm ***
*** Large Ifugao Bulul shield, Philippines, of rectangular form, with crenulated top and base, with curved body and woven natural fibre, height 105 cm. Provenance: : Theodore Bruce Auctions, then private collection Sydney ***
*** Vanuatu remnant headdress, set on stand, height 64 cm and 75 cm (including stand) ***
*** Vao Island, (Malekula), canoe prow, of bird form, painted with red and white stripes, a/f (damage to the end), length 49.5 cm ***
*** Vao Island (Malekula) canoe prow, of bird form, depicting a bird perched on a mans head, painted in tones of blue and red and white, length 56 cm ***
*** Vao Island (Malekula) canoe prow, of bird form, painted in tones of red and green, a/f to beak of bird, used and field collected, length 70 cm ***
*** Vao Island (Malekula) dance headdress, height 76 cm ***
*** Solomon Islands canoe paddle, in carved hardwood, with leaf shaped blade, evidence of pigment decoration, length 116 cm ***
*** Solomon Island net weight, figure with shark head and stone end, length 67 cm ***
*** Ifugao Bulul shield, Philippines, of rectangular form, with crenulated top and base, with woven natural fibre, height 91 cm. Provenance: Theodore Bruce Auctions, then private collection, Sydney ***
*** Small Ifugao Bulul shield, Philippines, with crenulated top and base, with curved body and natural fibre, height 80 cm. Provenance: Arthur Whall, 2018, then private collection ***
*** East Kalimantan Wahao area Modang (Kenuyah Borneo) mask, in black, pink and red, length 38 cm ***
*** Pacific Islands carved wooden figure, in the form of a monkey with carving to sides and behind, a/f (break to tail), height 15 cm ***
*** Solomon Island model canoe, accented with mother of pearl, length 91 cm ***