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Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:126
Sale Title:Aboriginal, Tribal & Oceanic ArtsLots with images:117
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:85
Date:24-Jun-2013
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An Aparai Tribe 'Tamoko&' (Ceremonial Mask) Amazon Region, Brazil, normally used during the 'Cumeeira' Festivities. 115 cm
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Roof finial pottery figure in the form of a man surmounted by a bird. Aibom village, Chambri Lakes region, East Sepik. Province, Papua New Guinea. Height. 43 cm. And two pottery figures, Dimiri village, Sepik Region 23 &. 20 cm
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Storyboard, Keram river, Sepik region. 60 cm and a stone adze blade from the Sepik river. 17 cm, and a stone finger chopper from the Baliem Valley, West Papua. 12 cm
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Large ceremonial dance helmet, Sassopya Region, Prince Alexander Mountains, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea for a similar example see 'Art of the Boiken', edited by Michael Hamson, p.123. 110 cm
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A fine Mundugumor people flute stopper Biwat village, Yuat River, Lower Sepik River, New Guinea. Provenance: Dr. Armand Wesremann a collection number to the reverse GFK324. Private collection France. 60 cm (75 cm including stand)
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Ancestral figure, carved from a tree fern core and crafted form a traditional resin base, shells, teeth and hair. Sawos plains, Sepik region, East Sepik. Province, Papua New Guinea. 145 cm
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Ancestral figure, carved from a tree fern core and crafted from a traditional resin base, shells, teeth and hair. Sawos plains, Sepik region, East Sepik. Province, Papua New Guinea. 148 cm
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A large bird face Sago Flour storage jar Aibom village, Chambri Lakes, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Ex. Hans Allies Sydney. 55 cm
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A superb early Korwar pudding stirrer. 19th century Geelvink Bay region, Irian Jaya (formally Dutch New Guinea ). Provenance: Collected by a Dutch missionary stationed Merauke the administrative centre of Irian Jaya 1938 Ex: Italiander Gallery Amsterdam. 80 cm
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A hooked fighting boomerang. Mulga wood, fluted and decorated with ochre. Made by Jack Tjungurray, at Lajamanu 03/08/1983 Ex-Frank slip collection. Frank slip was a long-time friend of Geoffrey Bardon and traveled with him through Central Australia visiting Aboriginal communities purchasing Art directly from artists as well as Art centers. Frank's own original Art works in the form of line drawings portraying ancient corroborees, meeting places and dreamtime stories have been published in Geoffrey Bardon's…
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A left handed hunting boomerang. Fluted to one side and decorated with ochre. Docker river, Northern Territory. 83 cm 1940s Ex-Frank slip collection. Frank slip was a long-time friend of Geoffrey Bardon and traveled with him through Central Australia visiting Aboriginal communities purchasing Art directly from artists as well as Art centers. Frank's own original Art works in the form of line drawings portraying ancient corroborees, meeting places and dreamtime stories have been published in Geoffrey…
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