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Auction House:
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
New Guinean
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*** Lower Sepik canoe prow with a short nosed spirit figure. Ex-Christensen collection 'CC 61589'. Height 79.5 cm ***
*** Lower Sepik canoe prow with typical long nosed spirit figure. Ex-Christiansen Collection (cc61588). Height 79.5 cm ***
*** A ceremonial Massim finely engraved greenstone axe, Louisiade Archipelego, Papua New Guinea, one side only. Provenance: Ex-David Baker collection, Sydney, 74 x 44 cm ***
*** A Wuvulu Island breadfruit splitter axe, ' Tigo' Manus Island. Province New Guinea. Height 27 cm. Turtle carapace and wood ***
*** A Malangan Kulepmu figure by Mamau Piris, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, c. Early 1990s, with polychrome natural earth pigments and shell eyes, height 119 cm ***
*** A woven Helmut mask, Baba, Abelam people, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, painted in strong red and white colours, with red stripes. Used during the yam fertility ceremonies and other rituals. It represents spirits, often birds. Cassowary spike… ***
*** Three ancestor figures, lower Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, these are protective figures to keep evil influences away. Painted in orange earth ochres, 30 x 9, 28 x 8, 28 x 9 cm ***
*** A shield, Ramu River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, height 108 cm, width 39 cm ***
*** An old Mortlock Islands ancestral figure, height 46 cm, width 12.5 cm ***
*** A war shield, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea, condition: crack to end, height 133 cm, width 38 cm ***
*** Two large gope boards, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, height 132 cm to 135 cm, width 29 cm to 33 cm ***
*** A pair of mounted stone adze blades. Baliena Valley, West Papua. 27 &. 28 cm ***
*** A New Guinea war shield, with central spine to face decorated with white and red ochre, Mendi region, highlands, Papua New Guinea, height 130 cm ***
*** A flute stopper wood with shell, dog teeth and fibre decoration. Yuat river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Highlands shield, with striking cross design over black background, Western highlands region, Papua New Guinea, height 154 cm ***
*** An ancestral mask, weathered appearance, wear marks to forehead, signs of insect damage and of use, Tambanum village, Sepik river PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 87 cm ***
*** Seven old shell wealth and body ornaments, New Guinea . 11 cm, 13 cm, 17 cm, 23 cm, 37 cm, 44 cm, 58 cm (7) ***
*** A New Ireland Malangan figure by Lappin A/F, 81 cm ***
*** Two bamboo smoking pipes, Southern Highlands,Papua New Guinea, both in the form of an anteater, this anthropomorphic association with Anteaters goes back to Prehistoric times as seen in ancient stone pieces like the Ambun stone at the National Gallery of… ***
*** An ancestral figure, on custom metal stand, of weathered appearance, profusely carved facial extrusions, Ramu river, Sepik region PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 72 cm ***
*** A box of bark cloth, Tapa, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. ***
*** An Aboriginal hollow log coffin, Arnhem Land. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 94 cm ***
*** A Highway Meri, in the form of a spread-eagled woman with grass skirt and shell eyes, Yentsuamangua village, Sepik river Papua New Guinea, width 105 cm ***
*** Two engraved bone Daggers, Abelam region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, length 36 - 37 cm ***
*** Four food Paddles, lower Sepik river 60 cm ***
*** An old Conch shell, Vokeo Island, Papua New Guinea, length 36 cm ***
*** A woven Helmut mask, 'Baba', finely woven, with strong vertical profile; painted in red and blue ochres, with a cassowary feather headdress. Used in ceremonial dancing at important rituals, Southern Abelam people, Wosera, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,… ***
*** Asmat shield, coastal area, Papua New Guinea carved decoration with earth colours, 210 x 38 cm ***
*** Two well used canoe wave splitters, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, (2), length 52-26 cm ***
*** An Asmat ancestral figure, West Papua, incorporating three figures and a symbolic m'bis protrusion, height 104 cm ***
*** Three fine feather ornaments, Eastern Highlands Papua New Guinea, [3]. Provenance: Collected by Peter Hallinan (1938-2015). Peter was a well-known and respected field collector of New Guinea Art. (See field photo of Peter Hallinan buying feather headdress… ***
*** An incised and painted black palm fighting club, probably Papua Gulf Region, Papua New Guinea, length 118 cm ***
*** Two bone lime spatulas, Trobriand Islands, a bone dagger, Maprik Region, an unusual bone hair pin and a ground shell nose piece, Papua New Guinea (5), length 13 to 36 cm ***
*** A Massim headrest in the form of an ancestral animal and a Massim figurative carving, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea (2), from the style and patination we believe these pieces to be from the early part of the twentieth century or possibly nineteenth… ***
*** Three yam masks, Abelam people, Maprik Region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, all well painted; used to decorate the freshly harvested yams at fertility ceremonies, to make sure of abundant crops for the following year, height 14 cm to 28 cm,… ***
*** A war shield, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea, condition: damage to edge and crack a/f, height 148 cm, width 42 cm ***
*** A fine war shield, Simbai Region, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, height 103 cm, width 37 cm ***
*** A fine ancestral figure, Abelam people, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 157 cm, width 14 cm ***
*** A large mounted ancestral mask, Tambanum village, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, in the form of a mwai mask used in Naven ceremony. Missing shells as per image, height 169 cm ***
*** A splash board, Trobriand Islands, 57 cm ***
*** A canoe prow, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 81 cm ***
*** A New Ireland Malangan figure by Edward Sale A/F with pieces, 111 cm ***
*** A New Ireland Malangan figure, 109 cm ***
*** A New Ireland Malangan figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 83 cm ***
*** A collection of six artefacts, including four incised bamboo pipes, New Guinea, a carved Aboriginal lizard figure and a woomera. 10 - 57 cm (6) ***
*** Wosera Bapa mask, finely woven cane mask decorated with natural ochres. Worn during the initiation ceremony for young men. East Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, height 42 cm ***
*** An ancestral mask, Japandai village, Sepik river PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 52 cm ***
*** A New Ireland Malangan figure with stand, 77 cm ***
*** An ancestral bust, deeply weathered, possibly a garamut finial, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, length 28 cm ***
*** A war shield, in oval form with symmetrical ochre painted design, Lai Valley, Southern Highlands,Papua New Guinea, 47 cm x 130 cm ***
*** Murik Lakes canoe prow, profusely carved with main strong browed bust and prominant nose. Provenance: ex: Chris Boylan collection. Lower Sepik river region,Papua New Guinea, 65 x 35 cm ***
*** An old Sepik mask and Sepik flute stopper, the flute stopper was collected in 1967 by Andrew Kugler, a petroleum engineer surveying in the Sepik basin, much of his collection was displayed at the Museum of Primitive Art in New York (later the Rockefeller… ***
*** A didgeridoo, Ex Moriarty collection Northern Australian didgeridoo catalogue no; A429. Provenance: Stan Moriarty collection. 145 cm ***
*** A Baba mask, Abelam 59 cm x 47 cm ***
*** A wall plaque of modest form, with incised pattern painted in natural ochres. April river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. Length 122 cm ***
*** An Asmat Croix seed ceremonial Vest, finely woven and decorated with pieced croix seeds and tassels of Cassowary feathers. These were worn during important ceremonies like Mbis or canoe ceremonies. 55 x 39 cm ***
*** A pottery figure, Kwoma people, Waskuk Hills, upper Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, 28 x 17 x 17 cm ***
*** A Mindja figure, Kwomna people, Washuka Hills upper Sepik 137 cm ***
*** A group of Marind Anim Dema ornaments (Mayo cult), together with a large bag (about 5kg) of Marind Anim red Abrus seeds for repairing Dema Costumes. These were left over from the collections Todd Barlin made for major museums including a full Dema… ***
*** Two fine yam mask, 'Babamini, woven cane fibre decorated with natural earth pigments, Abelam people, Papua New Guinea, 37 & 34 cm ***
*** A finely woven basketry fish trap, unknown if Australian or New Guinea . 110 cm ***
*** Six masks from the lower Sepik, Papua New Guinea, carved timber with incised decoration, rattan woven edges & feathers, one with cowrie shell eyes Height 56 cm - 23 cm ***
*** A fine old ancestor figure, Keram River, New Guinea . Provenance: collected in 1967 by Peter Mann, Ex Alex Philips, Melbourne. 35 cm ***
*** A human hair wig, a fully decorated man's wig with a large central cassowary feather top knot. Also decorated with cuscus fur, scarab beetle carapaces, parrot and cassowary feathers. These wigs are worn by Big Men in ceremony, Wahgi Valley, Western… ***
*** Old canoe paddle finials, north Coast, Papua New Guinea (6) Lengths 32 to 39 cm ***
*** A New Guinea Highlands stone figure, Papua New Guinea ***
*** An Abelam ritual bird figure, Hornbill, Mapik Region, Papua New Guinea 78 x 39 cm ***
*** A Papuan Gulf Gope board, Papua New Guinea, with incised design decorated with natural ochres ***
*** A large softwood headdress, Abelam people, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, wonderful artwork with central face, surmounted by six hornbill figures in excellent condition, 108 x 45 cm ***
*** A Brag mask wood with enamel paint design. Lower Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea; A/F ***
*** A very old large communal Mona feast bowl. Ilalima village, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Jutta Malnic collection ***
*** A woven Abelam initiation headdress, concentric circles painted in red and white, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, on custom made metal stand, 41 x 42 cm ***
*** A Man's ceremonial Girdle, Kamano people, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, a traditional man's loin girdle, made of embossed and painted tapa, fibres; the front tapa strips are short, with a finer black skirt below; the back tapa strips are long;… ***
*** A very large yam mask, Abelam people, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, yam masks are not usually this big; no doubt made for a very important (large) yam at the yam lining ceremony. Red and white stripes make this exampe very dramatic, height 69 cm,… ***
*** A female ancestral figure, Kwoma people, Waskuk Region, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, height 112 cm, width 15 cm ***
*** A ceremonial dance mask, coastal Sepik / Ramu River Region, Papua New Guinea, used in village dancing. A large, old mask, well carved with subtle paint, 70 x 24 x 13 cm ***
*** Three gope boards, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, height 89 cm to 112 cm, width 19 cm to 29.5 cm ***
*** A fine war shield, Simbai Region, Papua New Guinea, height 135 cm, width 41 cm ***
*** A Biwat shield, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 207 cm ***
*** Mimika ancestral board. Carved from mangrove wood and decorated with natural ochres, Timika region, West Papua ***
*** A splash board, Trobriand Islands, 55 cm ***
*** An April river canoe prow, extensively carved in traditional form, April river, upper Sepik river region PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 78 cm ***
*** A Splash board, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 57 cm ***
*** A New Ireland Malangan figure by Edward Sale A/F with pieces for repair, 123 cm ***
*** A New Ireland Malangan figure A/F. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 96 cm ***
*** A New Ireland Malagnan figure, 85 cm ***
*** A Yipwon figure, in hardwood with extensively weathered appearance, exaggerated rib form around navel, in the Sepik region people believe the naval is the central element of bodily strength, Karawari river, East Sepik Province PNG. Provenance: The Dr… ***
*** Masawa Kula canoe lagim (splashboard). Collected Amphlette Islands, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Juttal Malnic collection. ***
*** An old finely carved Gope board, made from the blade of a hardwood paddle, collected early 1970s, Papuan Gulf, height 55 cm ***
*** An ancestral figure, on custom steel stand, signs of wear, collection # 748, Waskuk region, PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 35 cm ***
*** An ancestral figure, weathered appearance, portion of leg and genitalia missing, other slight damages as per image A/F, Yangaru region, East Sepik Province PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 83 cm ***
*** An ancestral figure of an Asmat warrior holding a Severed human head, decorated with tufts of cassowary feathers, mounted on wooden stand, Asmat region, West Papua. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 55 cm ***
*** A finial figure in the form of a male ancestor, with a hornbill bird perched on his back, Abelam people, Maprik region, East Sepik Province PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, 104 x 112 cm ***
*** A New Ireland Malangan figure, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. ***
*** Three small Bioma figures, Papuan Gulf Region, 40 to 58 cm ***
*** A Massim canoe Bailer, in anthropomorphic form, signs of use, Trobriand Islands PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 47 cm ***