EIGHTEEN ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY MONOGRAPHSEighteenart and photography monographslot includes: 1. Man as Art: New Guinea. Photographs by Malcolm Kirk. NY: The Viking Press, 1981. folio hardcover in dust jacket. first edition....
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16TH CENTURY NETHERLANDISH SCHOOL
PORTRAITOF A MAN IN FUR CAPE HOLDING A HEARTSEASE Oil on panel34cm x 28cm (13.5in x 11in)Note: A handwritten letter verso states that 'This portrait painted by Hans Holbein was bought...
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FISH MAN WITH GUINEA FOWLFish Man withGuinea Fowl Oil on board Signed H. Bloise and dated '89 lower right 10 in. h. x 9.5 in. w., board 13 in. h. x 12.5 in. w., as framed...
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(2 PC) GUINEA BISSAU AFRICAN WOODENSCULPTURESDESCRIPTION: A pair of Guinea Bissau African carved wooden sculptures depicting a man and woman, completed with a gloss polish. CIRCA: Mid 20th Cent. ORIGIN: Africa...
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LARGE MODEL OF THE USS CAMBRIADESCRIPTION:MODEL OF THE USS CAMBRIA (APA-36) DURING THE 1945 OKINAWA CAMPAIGN This full hull, 1/4 scale model of a Bayfield Class attack transport is mounted on two brass pedestal supports...
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A RENAISSANCE MAP, "ASIæ NOVA DESCRIPTIO,"ABRAHAM ORTE...A RENAISSANCE MAP, "Asiæ Nova Descriptio," ABRAHAM ORTELIUS, ANTWERP, 1570-1612, hand colored engraving on paper, a fragment from an edition of Theatrum Orbis...
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THOMAS BRIGG & SONS WHANGEE UMBRELLA-Ca.1960 -Classic English umbrella with a sizeable whangee crook handle, a wood pole shaft, metal ferrule, U-shaped steel ribs and stretchers and a blackened brass, sliding runner....
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MAORI STYLE CASSOWARY BONE DAGGERMAORISTYLE CASSOWARY BONE DAGGER
New Zealand or New Guinea, mid-20th century. Decorative dagger, possibly a "Turuturu" or weaving peg, having carved Maori figures to the hilt over...
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SMALL ROPE BAGSmall, very tightly wovenrope bag, with extensive shell decoration.
Possibly referred to in his Diary page 296, 298 (lot 108, box F1) where Ledoux describes funerary rites of a man, Moiega, who had...
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SEPIK NOSE PIECE, BOAR TUSKS BOUND RATTANFIBERBoar Tusks bound with Rattan Fiber, includes original 1936 tag labeled by Louis Pierre Ledoux "Sepik nose piece -- worn when you've killed a man"
Region: Lower Sepik...
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CASSOWARY BONE DAGGER, HEAVILY INCISEDCassowarybone dagger, heavily incised with concentric ovals seen in many other Murik objects such as Kandimbong ancestor and amulet figures as a sign of initiation.
In his Diary,...
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DOCUMENTS ON LEDOUX'S WORK AND POTENTIALPUBLICITYDocuments regarding Louis Pierre Ledoux's fieldwork in New Guinea and its potential publicity.
There is a letter from November 10th 1936 from Giles Healey, explaining...
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CASSOWARY BONE DAGGER WITH SHELL ANDFIBERCassowary bone dagger, not carved but decorated with shell and fiber and shell bell.
In his Diary, page 162 (lot 108 box F1), Ledoux explains: "Cassowary bone daggers...
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KAKAR SPEARKakar spear, with rattanand rope band, face of ancestor figure. Kakar spears are some of the most sacred and important features of Murik society, as they are thought to possess spiritual powers to...
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SEVEN VARIED WOOD FESTIVAL MASKSComprising:two Papua New Guinea, Sepik River painted examples, a well-carved and painted wood Northwest Coast style face mask, a Japanese example of an elderly man, and three further...
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CASSOWARY BONE DAGGER, INCISEDCassowarybone dagger, incised with spear design
In his Diary, page 162 (lot 108 box F1), Ledoux explains: "Cassowary bone daggers used in war to kill children being poked through...
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WILLIAM HENRY TOMS, BRITISH, CA. 1700-CA.1755 AFTER EGBERT VAN HEEMSKERCK II, BRITISH CA. 1674-1744, SIX SATIRICAL ENGRAVINGS FROM A SET OF EIGHT, HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS, PLATE: 11 X 9 3/4 IN. (27.9 X 24.8 CM.),...
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SELECTION OF SOUTH SEAS & NEW GUINEAWOOD CARVINGS 20th century, including two Polynesian style tiki figures; two small bowls with bird-like figures, Sepik River Valley, New Guinea; and a Javanese figure of a...
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LARGE AFRICAN SCULPTURE Large and RareBaga Wood Shoulder Mask depicting Nimba, Goddess of Fertility, with carved facial scarification, metal tacks and sight window between the breasts, represents a beautiful mother,...
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AFRICAN MONKEY-MAN POST TOP GUARDIANAnthropomorphic Transitional Figure of Squatting Monkey, carved heavy hardwood, Bulu people, Cameroon as well as mainland Guinea and northern Gabon a subgroup of the Fang....
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AFRICAN ART & CULTURE REFERENCE BOOK,12 Twelve reference books on African Art and Culture comprising "Art of Africa" by Kerchache, Paudrat & Stephan, "Arts of Global Africa" by The Newark Museum, "Art treasures...
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Y IMPORTANT GEORGIAN DOLL'S HOUSE, 'THEEVANS BABY HOUSE'
18TH CENTURY, WITH LATER ADAPTATIONS AND CONTENTS modelled as a three-storeyed Georgian town house, of ochre and red painted pine and other timber, the hinged...
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MINNIE DIBDIN SPOONER (1867-1949)
ARTS& CRAFTS CRUCIFIX, CIRCA 1910 painted and gilded wood, inscribed GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS57cm x 42cmProvenance: Purchased directly from the artist circa 1923-4 for...
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NEW GUINEA GABLE MASK; TWO AFRICAN MASKS20th century, comprising a carved mask for architectural display, Sepik River Valley, New Guinea; a Bambara mask with double crest of a man and antelope; and a Kete style...
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FIVE PIECES OF INDIGENOUS STYLE ARTAll later 20th century, including a pair of Nyamwezi "Stick" figures, from Tanzania; a Bamabara/Dogon style post with sculpture of a man and woman on the back of a horse;...
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3 CARVED AFRICAN DRUMS: 1) Senufo Tribe/ Ivory Coast ceremonial drum made of Kapok wood. Decorated with turtle bird and fish motifs. Measures approx 28'' h; 2) Baga Tribe / Guinea painted ceremonial drum features...
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CHINESE CARVED WOOD TRAVELER: Figuralcarved man holding a bird in one hand staff in other. Back sack with rolled sleeping mat one foot is perched on cross bar of staff above a guinea hen. Measures 14 1/2'' h....
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A Carved Wood Figure New Guinea depictinga standing man with cowrie shell eyes having two polychrome decorated birds atop his head raised on a conforming base. Height 22 3/4 inches....
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