Tribal art. Oceania, a carved wood paddleor spear, mid 20th c, 177cm l and a contemporary Woomera, 68cm l More Information Paddle - minor split to edge of panel, numerous small chips or scuffs. Woomera - chipped...
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Tribal art. Oceania - a hardwood carvingof a seated figure, 20th c, 56cm h More Information Chip to top of head, split to one leg, otherwise good condition...
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Group of Four Ethnographic Arts ReferenceBooks 'The Art of the Pacific', Scala Group, 2011
'Tribal Arts Africa, Oceania, Southeast Asia', Bernice Geoffroy Schneiter, 2000
'Pacific Art in Detail',Jenny Newell, 2011
Pacific...
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GRP: 14 BOOKS ON AFRICAN & SOUTH ASIANARTGroup of fourteen books on African and South Asian art. Includes the following titles:
Friedrich Hirth, "Das Reich Malabar nach Chao Ju-Kua," Leiden, 1895.
H.C.N. de Lanerolle,...
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19TH C. MICRONESIAN MORTLOCK ISLANDWOOD AXE**Originally Listed At $1200**
Oceania, Micronesia, Mortlock Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A sturdy wooden axe used to harvest taro with a handle carved...
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LATE 19TH C. MARQUESAS ISLANDS WOOD& STONE ADZE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known...
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19TH C. TAHITIAN SOCIETY ISLANDS WOODCYLINDRICAL DRUM**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A lovely cylindrical drum, hand-carved...
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HUGE 19TH C. FIJIAN WOOD YAQONA BOWL(TANOA)**Originally Listed At $2000**
Polynesia, Fiji, ca. 19th century CE. An enormous wooden kava vessel carved in the form of a sea turtle. The deep circular bowl is supported...
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19TH C. TROBRIAND ISLANDS MASSIM WOODFEAST BOWL**Originally Listed At $450**
Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden bowl of a dark-brown...
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20TH C. PAPUA NEW GUINEA WOOD PADDLEW/ CROCODILEThis is an oversized item that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote before bidding.
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Upper Sepik River region, ca....
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20TH C. PNG AMANAB PECTORAL - TUSK,BOAR TEETH**Originally Listed At $750**
Oceania, Northern Papua New Guinea, near Irian Jaya, Amanab peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An intriguing example of a...
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REMARKABLE OLMEC POTTERY WAILING BABYFIGUREPre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 10th to 6th century BCE. A dramatic terracotta figure of a seated human baby, posed with legs akimbo and both hands resting...
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19TH C. MAORI WOOD HOE KOWHAIWHAI MOTIFS,ABSTRACT TIKI...**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori culture, likely Te Arawa people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A superb wooden paddle known...
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19TH C MAORI WOOD TOKOTOKO LEADER ORATORSTAFF W/ NACRE...**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden tokotokoe with a mesmerizing "corkscrew"...
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SUPERB CHONTAL STONE FACE MASK**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal culture, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A handsome mask carved from tan-brown stone...
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FINE MAORI JADE MERE POUNAMU CEREMONIALCLUB**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. early 20th century CE. A gorgeous and special example of a traditional paddle shaped club made from jadeite....
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LATE 19TH C. MAORI WOOD KOTIATE CLUBW/ PAUA INLAY**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine kotiate club, a traditional type of weapon, hand-carved...
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19TH C. MAORI WOOD TOKOTOKO ORATOR STAFFW/ NACRE INLAY...Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden tokotokoe with beautiful carvings across the surface and an inlay...
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KANDIMBONG ANCESTOR FIGUREAncestor figure,Kandimbong, large, with conical headdress and mask-like face. Simple, clean lines, yet very expressive.
Traditional Lower Sepik River figures, representing clan founders,...
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SHELL MONEY / CURRENCYShell money piecesof various sizes.
In Louis Pierre Ledoux's Diary page 272 (lot 108, box F1) he explains that small shell rings are called "Kieg" and large ones "Aoup".
Similar items gifted...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, MURIKCarvedWooden Mask with shell ornament around eyes, red and yellow pigments and design, fibrous tufts in eyes.
One identifying feature of Murik masks is their long trunk-like nose...
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MAP "THE WORLD ON MERCATOR'S PROJECTIONSHEWING THE VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN COOK ROUND THE WORLD." CIRCA 1800 ENGRAVING WITH HAND-COLORING, SHEET SIZE 10" X 13.5". SHEWING THE VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN COOK ROUND THE WORLD.",...
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* (ART) A group of five oversized artist'smonographs. Tamayo. Mexico: Galeria de Arte Misrachi 1967. Un Acercamiento a Polesello. By Ricardo Pau-Llosa. Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone 1984. Larry Rivers:...
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Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) "Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil", from Popshop III, screen print in colors, signed in pencil, dated and numbered "182/200", 13-1/2" x 16-1/2", from the portfolio...
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A Mali Bamana Carved Wood Figure carvedfemale standing with slightly bent knees long arms and protruding belly the outswept oval head with deeply cut small eyes beneath a tall forehead with plaited hair allover...
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A Papua New Guinea Wosera Carved andPainted Wood Men's House Post East Sepik Province elongated form intricately carved in human avian and reptilian form height 90 in. Provenance: Ex-Collection Memphis...
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A Papua New Guinea Tambanum PaintedBasketry Headdress East Sepik Province woven in the form of a pig with a long snout cowrie shell eyes and long ears cane skeleton height 9 1/4 in. length 17 3/4 in. Provenance:...
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An Indonesian Asmat Carved and PaintedWood Warrior Shield West Papua elongated oval form with figural upper portion the front relief carved with geometric design the reverse with handle height 79 3/4 in. ...
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An Indonesian Baktak Carved Wood HousePost Northern Sumatra the intrinsic stump base issuing a male figure standing with knees slightly bent and hands resting on hips his abdomen carved with a lizard his back...
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Two Papua New Guinea Carved and PaintedWood Figural Groups East Sepik Province the first Wosera carved to the lower portion as a large head supported on a cylindrical neck the upper portion carved as a hornbill...
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A Group of Four Papua New Guinea CeremonialYam Masks East Sepik Province three painted basketry masks probably Maprik or Wosera woven in abstract bird form one with cassowary feather highlights heights 15 1/4 in. 11...
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An Oceanic Carved and Painted Wood Men'sHouse Post Papua New Guinea East Sepik Province elongated form intricately carved in human avian and reptilian form height 90 in. Provenance: Ex-Collection Memphis Brooks...
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