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Aboriginal — Artefacts - Tribal - Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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Aboriginal - Artefacts
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| *** | A rainforest shield, Mareeba, North Queensland (circa 1900), natural earth pigments on carved figwood, 97 cm high. This shield is historically significant; it was collected by John Atherton (1837-1913), the grazier and overlander after whom the tablelands… | *** |  |
| *** | An early and exceptional narrow parrying shield, Darling River Region, New South Wales (early-mid nineteenth century), carved hardwood and natural pigments, 84.8 cm high. A fine, early stone-carved parrying shield of diamond shaped cross-section and… | *** |  |
| *** | An exceptional and dynamically carved narrow shield, Darling River Region, New South Wales (nineteenth century), carved hardwood and natural earth pigments, 68 cm high. This exceptional stone-carved example still retains strong remnants of its original… | *** |  |
| *** | A dynamic parrying shield, South East Australia (late nineteenth century), carved hardwood and natural pigments, 72.7 cm high. Provenance: Mrs Edgell Hunt, New Zealand (1898). The Pitt-Rivers Collection, United Kingdom. Primitive Works of Art, Sotheby's,… | *** |  |
| *** | An important and rare ceremonial boomerang / club (lil-lil), North Queensland (circa 1900), carved hardwood, 80.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Victoria, This extraordinary and large ceremonial boomerang-club is carved of hardwood with an… | *** |  |
| *** | An early parrying shield, South East Australia (early nineteenth century), carved hardwood and natural pigments, 89.2 cm high. This fine and early example shows evidence of stone tooling and the intricate designs incised into the face of the shield have… | *** |  |
| *** | A boomerang made and used by the King of Murrumbidgee, Murrumbidgee, New South Wales (mid nineteenth century), carved hardwood and sterling silver, 88 cm long. A fighting boomerang that carries a sterling silver plaque identifying it as having been 'made… | *** |  |
| *** | An exceptional club, South East Australia (early nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 63 cm high. For a related example see: Robert Brough Smyth, The Aborigines of Victoria: with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and… | *** |  |
| *** | A large sword club, Far North Queensland (nineteenth century), carved hardwood and resin, 151.6 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney. The commanding presence of this sword club belies its traditional use. It is one of the widest and largest… | *** |  |
| *** | A large parrying shield, South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, red and white natural earth pigments, 92 cm high. For related examples see: Carol Cooper, Aboriginal Australia, Australian Gallery of Directors Council, New South Wales,… | *** |  |
| *** | An early shield, South East Australia (mid-late nineteenth century), carved wood and natural earth pigments, 77 cm high. This is an intricately carved and well balanced shield which shows signs of traditional tooled incisions, such as a possum tooth jaw.… | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal breast plate engraved 'Mickey Chief Of Trinkee Plains' early cast brass circa 1840s. Width 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal breast plate 'Colin King of Wallambata & Byron Plains' circa 1850s. Width 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and early club, South East Australia (early nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 71 cm high. For related examples see: Carol Cooper, Aboriginal Australia, Australian Gallery of Directors Council, New South Wales, 1981, pp.90, S51-52, illustrated,… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare spearthrower (womera), South Australia (early nineteenth century), carved wood, resin and native twine, 58 cm high. Provenance: The Major Hasson Collection, United States of America. Brunks Auctions, North Carolina, 20 July 2002. Private Collection… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare wooden shovel, New South Wales (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 77 cm high. For an extensive discussion and illustrations of related examples in the collections of national and state museums see Massola, A., The Wooden Shovels of the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Gulmari shield, South West Queensland (nineteenth century), carved wood and natural pigments, 45.1 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, United States of America. Exhibited: The Past and Present Art of the Australian Aborigine, Pacific Asia Museum,… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine and rare club (bendi), Central Queensland (nineteenth century), carved hardwood. An exceptionally fine and rare form of club, (of which we have two in this sale); this example appears to be stone carved., 80.7 cm high. Provenance: Private… | *** |  |
| *** | An early and engraved club, Murray River Region, South East Australia, (early nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 65 cm; 67 cm high. For related examples see: Carol Cooper, Aboriginal Australia, Australian Gallery of Directors Council, New South Wales,… | *** |  |
| *** | Two clubs, South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 67 cm; 62 cm high. Provenance: James Purves Collection (1979), Berry Collection, Melbourne. Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A rare aboriginal ceremonial dance wand, Central Australia natural earth pigments, feathers and natural fibres 87 x 60 cm | *** |  |
| *** | King Plate: Aboriginal breast plate or Gorget engraved 'Mulga King of the Barabinja, Bullan Plains, 1892'. Rare. 25 x 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A narrow shield, south East Victoria old shiny patina overall. Length 92 cm;. Provenance: Private Collection U.K. Sotheby's Sydney, October 20, 2008, lot 21 | *** |  |
| *** | A bulbous club, South East Australia (early nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 56.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A large wunda shield, Western Australia (early twentieth century), natural earth pigments on carved hardwood, 102 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A small rainforest shield, North Queensland (circa 1900), natural earth pigments on carved figwood, 53 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | An Aboriginal Leangle club, South East Australian origin, 19th century, carved wood, 83 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | An early and incised spearthrower (womera), South East Australia, carved hardwood, 83 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual and early club, South East Australia (early nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 75 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A large parrying shield, South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood and resin, 94.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | An Aboriginal breast plate in brass, 20th century, engraved 'Major General Latouche, Tambo Barcoo, Queensland, 21 cm across | *** |  |
| *** | A finely incised and rare club, Wide Bay-Burnett Region, Queensland (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 66.7 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | A rare club (bendi), Central Queensland (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 75.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | An early club, South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 55 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A rare boomerang club, South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 63.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A shield, Upper Darling River, New South Wales, (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 74 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | Three clubs and two boomerang, Queensland (circa 1900), carved hardwood, 59.5 cm; 61.5 cm 63.5 cm; 74 cm; 40 cm (5). These three clubs and two boomerang were collected by Darcy Thompson of St Mary's, Sydney. Thompson worked on properties in Queensland… | *** |  |
| *** | An Aboriginal shield, early 20th century. With linear incised decoration. 58 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | An fine early wunda shield, Western Australia (circa 1900), natural earth pigments on carved hardwood, 77.4 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Victoria | *** |  |
| *** | An early spearthrower (womera), South East Australia (early-mid nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 75.2 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A fine boomerang, South West Queensland (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 85.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual early club, probably South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 48.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | An early fish-tailed club, Bathurst or Melville Islands, Northern Territory, (circa 1900), carved hardwood, 59.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, South Australia | *** |  |
| *** | An early club, South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 69 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A nail-headed club, Queensland (nineteenth century), carved hardwood and hob-nails, 70.7 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | A rare fishing boomerang, possibly South Australia, carved hardwood, 59.1 cm high. For two related examples see Philip Jones, boomerang;, Behind an Australian Icon, Ten speed Press, California, 1997, pp. 52-53, where he describes the illustrated examples… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine coolamon (piti), Central Australia (circa 1900), carved hardwood and natural earth pigments, 43.3 x 19.3 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | An early club, South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood and binding, 55.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | Two early beehive ended clubs, South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 64 cm; 60.5 cm high (2). Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | An early engraved boomerang, South East Australia (early nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 51.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | An early wunda shield and boomerang, Western Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood and natural earth pigments, 60.5 cm; 55.5 cm (2). Provenance: Private Collection, Victoria | *** |  |
| *** | A boomerang-club (lil-lil), New South Wales (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 63 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A fine and early boomerang, Darling River, South West Queensland, 19th century, carved hardwood, reverse decorated with fine incised linear motif, 111 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom (acquired at auction 1960s), thence by descent | *** |  |
| *** | An Aboriginal dance board, Papunya (N.T.) central deserts, 20th century, carved softwood and painted finish, reverse decorated with painted carved snakes, 59 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A large boomerang, South West Queensland (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 93.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | Three fine ceremonial clubs, Bathurst or Melville Islands, Northern Territory, (circa 1930), carved ironwood and natural earth pigments, 50.5 cm; 54 cm; 45.5 cm (3). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | A rare club, South East Australia (early nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 71 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A child's parrying shield, South East Australia (nineteenth century), natural earth pigments on carved hardwood, 43.2 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A Fighting club, north West Arnhem Land 136 cm high, 9 cm wide, 2 cm deep. Provenance: Sotheby's Sydney 20th October, 2008 Lot 261 | *** |  |
| *** | A spearthrower (womera), South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, resin and kangaroo gut, 66.8 cm high. Provenance: The Tom McCourt Collection. By descent. Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive boomerang, probably Broome, North Western Australia, (nineteenth century), carved wood and earth pigments, 67 cm high. For two related examples see, Philip Jones, boomerang; Behind an Australian Icon, Ten speed Press, California, 1997, p. 39… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare aboriginal ceremonial dance wand, Central Australia natural earth pigments, feathers and natural fibres 114 x 60 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare spearthrower (womera), coastal New South Wales (nineteenth century), carved wood, 68.7 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, Melbourne. For related examples from the same region see;. Carol Cooper, et al.,… | *** |  |
| *** | A coolamon (piti), Northern Australia (circa 1930), carved wood and earth pigments, 78.5 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | An Aboriginal shield, late 19th century, South East Australian origin, 87 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A spearthrower (womera), South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 75.2 cm high. Provenance: The Tom McCourt Collection. By descent. Private Collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | A nail-headed club, South East Australia, (nineteenth century), carved hardwood and imbedded iron, 63 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | An early boomerang club, South Western Queensland, 19th century, carved hardwood, 102 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom (acquired at auction 1960s), t hence by descent | *** |  |
| *** | Important group aboriginal tribal artifacts collected by Thomas Phillip Gourlay at Mt Eba on Bon Bon Station South Australia located near the junction of Queensland & the Northern Territory. Early 20th century. Shields (3), boomerangs (8), snake, sword… | *** |  |
| *** | Two incised spearthrowers (woomera), Western Australia (nineteenth century), carved wood, resin and kangaroo sinew, 64 cm; 66.7 cm high (2). Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual Early Shield: North Queensland (early 20th century) natural earth pigments on carved hardwood. 82 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection, Cairns | *** |  |
| *** | Artist Unknown, Untitled (Central Australian shield) (1970), carved beanwood and natural earth pigments, 66.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, South Australia | *** |  |
| *** | Wangarra spirit figure, natural earth pigments on cottonwood 173 cm high. Provenance: Palya Art 1733, Maningrida Arts and Culture | *** |  |
| *** | An incised South Western Queensland boomerang, 104 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | A good quality Wunda shield, Western Australia, early 20th century, 72 x 18 cm with black metal stand | *** |  |
| *** | Wangarra Spirit, natural earth pigments on cottonwood Rinybuma, Margaret 132 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | An early club, Queensland (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 72.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, South Australia | *** |  |
| *** | Two boomerangs from the private collection of renowned explorer & anthropologist Alfred Howitt. Western New South Wales (74 cm) & South Eastern Australian (45 cm) origins, 19th century. Howitt was appointed leader of the Victorian Relief Expedition in… | *** |  |
| *** | A decorated pearl shell, Kimberley Region, Western Australia (circa 1950), carved pearl shell and charcoal, 21 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, United States of America | *** |  |
| *** | An early boomerang, Darling River Region (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 75 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | A shield, West Australian origin with incised linear decoration front and back, 69 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington | *** |  |
| *** | Carved totem pole, 32 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Southern Australian club, 75.5 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Three Boomerangs, Queensland, Eastern and South Eastern Australian origin, late 19th century, 54.5 cm, 63.5 cm and 74 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two hooked boomerangs, Central Australia (1970), carved wood and natural earth pigments, 69.5 cm; 74.5 cm high (2). Provenance: Private Collection, South Australia | *** |  |
| *** | Ceremonial hat, with ostrich and lyre bird feathers, natural hemp and natural ochres, Melville Island. 45 cm high, 20 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | An early West Australian spear-thrower. 72 cm long. Provenance: The Holt collection no 660 | *** |  |
| *** | Two Boomerangs, Lake Eyre district, South Australia, with very fine linear decoration front and back, late 19th century, 82 cm and 84 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Central Australian boomerang, 99 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | A rainforest shield with painted finish, Queensland origin, early 20th century. 64 x 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A carved pearl shell (riji jakoli), Western Australia (early twentieth century), carved pearl shell, natural earth pigments, human hair string and synthetic fibres, 15.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A wunda shield, West Australian origin with incised linear decoration to the front, 63 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey Maxwell Worthington | *** |  |
| *** | A Fighting Pole Club (Tjirtinpa) adorned with bands of fine stone-cut linear decoration, Central Australian origin, 19th century, 115 cm. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia | *** |  |
| *** | Four Boomerangs, Western Australia, Central Desert, South East Australia, carved wood and natural earth pigment, largest 72 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A West Australian pearl shell engraved with Aboriginal warrior, mermaid and Australian flora and fauna, late 19th century, approximately 20 cm high, 18 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A Throwing or Fighting Club, Lake Eyre district, with stone cut linear motif, end with evidence of fire tending, late 19th century, 78 cm | *** |  |