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Maori & Pacific Artefacts — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:277
Sale Title:Maori & Pacific ArtefactsLots with images:228
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:228
Date:28-Nov-2012
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A Fijian Sali (Gunstock club) long gauges on underside of curved head. Length 92 cm.
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A small Fijian Sali (Gunstock club) very fine crosshatching on underside of curved head. Coloured string (magimagi) on entire shaft. Length 62 cm.
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A Fijian Bowai club smooth patina and intricate banded carving to end of shaft. Length 103 cm.
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A Fijian Bowai club smooth patina and linear carving to end of shaft. Length 101 cm.
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A Fijian club double tapered shaft. Length 84 cm.
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A Fijian club slightly curved, with double tapered shaft. Length 82 cm.
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A Fijian bark cloth Beater Grooves and diagonal hatching carved into three of four sides. Length 36 cm.
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A Fijian bark cloth Beater Grooves carved into three of four sides. Length 40 cm.
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A Fijian bark cloth Beater Grooves and diagonal hatching carved into three of four sides. Length 40 cm.
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A Fijian tabua whale tooth has a very smooth patina. Tooth. Length 15 cm.
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A Fijian comb with decoratively carved handle. Length 35 cm.
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Four stone Pacific Islands adzes of various lengths. Length 17.5 cm, 8.5 cm, 6.5 cm, and 5.5 cm.
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A carved wooden bowl & spatula shallow bowl in the shape of a canoe. Bowl. Length 49.5 cm. Spatula. Length 34 cm.
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A Fijian bark cloth Beater Grooves carved into three of four sides. Length 40 cm.
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A long Fijian spear. Length 406 cm.
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A large four Legged Fijian kava bowl with two shells lashed to front. Diameter 68 cm. Height 23 cm.
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A large Fijian Dari Ni Waiwai Ni Bete (oil dish) on two legs. Decorative carving to handle. Length 46 cm.
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A Fijian Dari Ni Waiwai Ni Bete (oil dish) on three legs. Decorative carving to edges and handle. Length 30.5 cm. Width 17.5 cm.
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A Fijian club broad leaf shape with decorative carving to head like a Dui club. Length 62 cm. Width 33 cm.
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A Fijian headrest with mother of pearl decorative inlays. Width 43 cm. Height 15.5 cm.
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A Malagan frieze from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea Used for story telling. Brightly decorated with birds and a central male head with snail opercula eyes. Originally from the collection of Harold Gallasch (Australian Minerals, Adelaide, S.A.). Collected 1960s-70s. Height 22 cm. Width 130 cm.
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An early 20th century Elaborately carved Fijian Sali (Gunstock club). Length 92 cm.
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Five Pacific Islands adzes 23 cm. 8.5 cm. 7.5 cm. 12 cm. 21 cm.
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An Aboriginal Baobab nut Western Australia. Carved with images of figures. Length 22 cm.
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Two Guyanan woven pieces from south America. One piece comprised of two interlocking pieces. Length 22 cm. Other larger piece. Length 68 cm.
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Three modern Vanuatuan carvings & drum. Height 121 cm. Height 120 cm. Drum. Height 72 cm.
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A 19th century coco de mer seed largest seed in the world, carved by an early whaler or sailor to suggest female genitalia. These seeds, when initially found at sea, were highly prized curiosities of unknown origin that changed hands for very large sums of money. One example was recently a gift from the Seychelles Foreign Minister to the Duke of Cambridge and Duchess of Cambridge while on their honeymoon. Length 27 cm. Width 25 cm. Height 16 cm.
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Pacific Islands wooden club carved with zig zag lines and diamond patterns on shaft. Length 52 cm.
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Two Pacific Islands paddles. Length 165 cm each.
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Isabella Parry's ink drawings on hairy leaves ink pen on leaves of scenes around Newcastle, Australia of coal boats, factories, farms etc. Could be by Admiral Sir William Edward Parry's wife Isabella Louisa Parry as this comes from the estate of Sir William Parry who lived in Sydney in 1829-1834 in port Stephens whose home faced out onto Sydney Harbour. There is a entry in Joan Kerr's 'Dictionary of Australian artists' which mentions Isbella Parry's drawings of coalworks at Newcastle. Height 28 cm. Width…
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Three small Indonesian Kris bone handles and scabbards.
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Papua New Guinea ancestor figure. Length 234 cm.
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Yaure mask. From the ivory Coast. Top knot, pursed lips. Height 31 cm (excluding stand).
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Dan female figure on stand Representation of a favourite spouse. Vegetable fibre for hair. Height 38 cm.
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Congo Mangbetu tribe female figure ancestor. Height 67 cm
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An Austral Islands ceremonial paddle century 1830. Beautifully & intricately carved by a master carver, with carved anthropomorphic interlocking figures on top of handle. The paddle was not used in the practical sense but used by a high ranking owner most likely from Raivav'. This paddle has come from a United Kingdom vendor whose great great grandfather visited the Austral Islands century 1850.
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An early Fijian flag, century 1900 Union Jack with Fijian crest. 85 x 169 cm.
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A Fijian Gugu club. Used in ceremonial dances. Highly collectable. Length 102 cm.
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A Pacific Islands club. Length 101 cm.
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A Gnarled wood walking stick Gnarled wood handle, banded shaft, and paua and seashell inlays. Stamped 'Kaikoura'. Length 94 cm.
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A wood and vertebrae walking stick with carvings on the handle and paua inlay. Length 87 cm.
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Rare early 19th century Micronesian or Melanesian scalloped & footed bowl Purchased from Sotheby's France in the mid-1990s. Height 9 cm. Diameter 26 cm. Together with coconut shell.
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Superb style 19th century Cook Island stool with good patina and ogee style feet. Height 9.5 cm. Width 35.5 cm.
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19th century large Fijian spear traces of sennet bindings. Length 218 cm.
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Papua New Guinea n? mask painted in white, red and black with fibre hair and feather fragments. Length 33 cm (excluding fibre).
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Papua New Guinea n Yam mask. Height 23 cm.
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Papua New Guinea n Yam mask. Height 30 cm.
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Papua New Guinea pig Killing Apron. Length 80 cm.
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Papua New Guinea Apron with pig tusks and beads. Length 60 cm.
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Rare wooden 19th century Solomon Islands ceremonial knife with shell inlay all over (7 missing) and a carved double fish handle. This knife would be taken on fishing trips to bring the fisherman good luck and plentiful catches. Length 50 cm.
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A Fijian Waka club, intricately carved with zigzags in borders pattern on the lower handle and at the top of the tap root. Chip missing to bottom of handle. Length 111 cm.
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A 20th century Fijian I Ula Tavatava club with decorative carving to the head. Length 40.5 cm.
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Large Tongan Tapa cloth
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Rare & old Papua New Guinea Chief's hat made of vegetable fibre and decorated with clay/mud. Height 34 cm. Diameter 34 cm.
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Two African Fetish figures Suku figure from Zaire, Africa. Wooden figure with feather moveable arms and flax skirt,. Height 63 cm, with a Fon figure from Benin, Africa. Eooden figure painted with mud/clay carrying ceramic pots. Height 37 cm.
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Late 19th/early 20th century New Ireland Totok figure painted in red, black, and yellow. Used in ceremonies; at the height of the ceremony the figure is imbued with ancestral spirits. This totok has outstretched arms which are rarer and could possibly indicate some Christian missionary influence.
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Australian boomerang Brought back from Rockhampton, Queensland. 1906. Length 57 cm.
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A Fijian warrior's club with carved handle. Length 109 cm.
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A Samoan club. Length 100 cm.
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A Fijian Gadi club. Length 76 cm.
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A large Papua New Guinea wooden mask. Height 109 cm,. Width 51 cm.
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A small Papua New Guinea mask. Height 33 cm. Width 20 cm.
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A Tshakwe, Angola Fowling arrow. Length 72 cm.
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A Papua New Guinea flax woven kete with bird feathers. Century 1920. Height 29 cm. Width 23 cm.
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A Fijian shell rope. Length 115 cm.
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A Fijian throwing club with inlaid mother of pearl and carved handle, with wooden stand. Length 37 cm.
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A Fijian I Ula Kobo throwing club. Length 46 cm.
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One bone bracelet together with one New Guinea n wristlet. Made of seashell.
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An African axe with wooden handle and metal axe head. Together with an African sword and sheath. Length (both) 59 cm.
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Mossi or Gurunsi Sub-Tribe dance mask from Burkina Faso. Open mouth with jagged teeth. Length 81 cm.
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Ivory Coast mask with red and white coloured clay over eyes and fibre beard. Length 27 cm (excluding fibre at bottom).
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Punu tribe mask from Angola red and white face paint and elaborate hairstyle. Length 31 cm.
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Baule mask from the ivory Coast. Whistling face. Length 31.5 cm.
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Baule mask from the ivory Coast. Whistling face. Length 31 cm (excluding stand).
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Tanzanian head rest Luguru tribe. Length 47 cm. Height 10 cm.
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Chokwe mask from Angola. Flax fibre elaborate hairstyle, cross on forehead. Webbing underneath, metal rings in ears. Height 17 cm, diameter 23 cm.
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Dan mask with shell and fabric headdress, squinted eyes and pursed lips. Animal hair at top. Height 39 cm.
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