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Fine Aboriginal, Tribal & Oceanic Arts — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:222
Sale Title:Fine Aboriginal, Tribal & Oceanic ArtsLots with images:222
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:214
Date:17-Nov-2014
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Two clubs, 71 cm, 80 cm
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A large Vanuatu platter, 96 cm
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A painted wood carved figure, Vanuatu, 67 cm
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A Malekula ceremonial figure, 81 cm
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A Malekula ceremonial figure, 86 cm
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Three dance Wands, Trobriand Islands, 47 cm, 44 cm, 35.5 cm
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Two Vanuatu painted wood carved figures, 61 cm, 52 cm
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Two food platters, Vanuatu, 50 cm, 63 cm
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A wood carved ceremonial mask, Ramu river, Papua New Guinea 68 cm
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A wood carved ceremonial mask, Ramu river, Papua New Guinea 54 cm
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A wood carved ceremonial mask, Ramu river, Papua New Guinea 72 cm
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A New Ireland Malangan figure, 513 cm
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A Sepik drum, Papua New Guinea 113 cm
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An Asmat food platter, West Papua figurative crocodile in relief and ancestor 89 cm
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A Sepik ancestor bark polychrome pigments and fibre tassles 127 cm
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A Sepik storyboard of wood carved a village scene in relief, polychrome pigments 65 cm
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A Sepik ancestral figure of palm wood in classic form 58 cm
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A Sepik ancestral hook of wood, polychrome pigments and fibre tassels 82 cm
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An Abelam ancestor sculpture of wood with polychrome pigments 58 cm
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A Sepik ancestor hook of wood, polychrome pigments 69 cm
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A Sepik ancestor sculpture of wood, classic male form, polychrome pigment 54 cm
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A Sepik ancestor sculpture of wood, with open work base, polychrome pigments 84 cm
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A Sepik ancestor sculpture in the form of an ancestor face, polychrome pigments, fibre tassels 82 cm
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A Sepik ancestor sculpture of wood with shell eyes 42 cm
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A Sepik sculpture of wood in the form of a stylised canoe prow 47 cm
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A Sepik ancestor hook of wood, polychrome pigments 114 cm
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An Abelam ancestor sculpture of wood polychrome pigments 95 cm
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An ancestor sculpture, Nogwi, Papua New Guinea in female form 113 cm
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A Baining bark hat polychrome pigments 31 cm high
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A Buka basket and three sepik ancestor Amulet masks (4) 11 cm, 17 cm
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Four Massim sculptures in the form of three dolphins and a shark 20 cm - 39 cm
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A Sepik ancestor mask over modelled turtle shell, fibre and shell tassels 25 cm
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A Sepik ancestor mask 21 cm
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Two Massim pig sculptures 34 cm, 22 cm
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A collection of Sepik artefacts (7) including woven arm bands and hair combs
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A collection of woven New Guinea artefacts of bark and grass fibre
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A collection of New Guinea artefacts (4) including a bone dagger, a bone lime spatula, a marker and a tapa beater 31 cm - 51 cm
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Two Sepik food ladles carved wood hadles and coconut shell spoon 43 cm, 26 cm
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Three highland axes in classic composite form, woven cane binding, one with edge ground stone blade 70 cm - 57 cm
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A Sepik ceramic platter and ceramic pot platter with old collection label 29 cm dia, 24 cm high
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A box of books on tribal art
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A Maluku Islands ancestor sculpture 96 cm
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A Sepik staff 154 cm
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Three Aboriginal artefacts including a ceremonial spear tip, an early tourist boomerang and a feather ornament
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A Mimi spirit sculpture 62 cm
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Two Tiwi ceremonial spear tips 76 cm, 122 cm
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A South Australian hunting spear of hardwood with applied red ochre 213 cm
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A South Australian Digging stick club of hardwood and resin tip 64 cm
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A ceremonial spirit boat of wood with open work terminals, Borneo 100 cm
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A Dayak blow pipe dart quiver including darts of composite form bamboo and hardwood bound with cane, 40 cm
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A north East Indian headhunter's basket bamboo frame with woven cane binding and various attachments 29 cm
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A north East Indian head hunters necklace a wooden pendant in the form of a skull and threaded polychrome bead necklace pendant 12 cm necklace 49 cm
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Two Tongan necklaces threaded polychrome seed
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A north East Indian necklace of polychrome threaded glass beads 360 cm
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Two tribal necklaces one polychrome glass beads and one with a Toraja pendant
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A north East Indian head hunters hair ornament of bone in the form of a hand 28 cm
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Two Dayak toy shields of wood with bell attachments 31 cm, 22 cm
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A Dayak food bowl 29 cm high, 36 cm dia
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An Indian storage box of wood with metal fittings 26 cm x 33 cm
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A west African sculpture of wood in the form of a female figure 40 cm
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A Dan mask of wood with classic fine features 24 cm
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A Dogon bronze cast in the form of a female 11 cm
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A framed picture of an early Aboriginal scene
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A Sepik house bark of bamboo and palm bark the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments 74 cm x 28 cm
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A Western Highlands war shield, Waghi Valley, Papua New Guinea 155 cm
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A Western Highlands war shield, Waghi Valley, Papua New Guinea 145 cm
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A Western Highlands war shield, Waghi Valley, Papua New Guinea 157 cm
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A stone mortar and stone club head, Papua New Guinea 17 cm dia, 12 cm dia
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A Western Highlands shield, Waghi Valley, Papua New Guinea 159 cm
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A Western Highlands shield, Waghi Valley, Papua New Guinea 163 cm
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A Southern Highlands shield, Papua New Guinea 140 cm
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A Southern Highlands shield, Papua New Guinea 145 cm
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A Western Highlands shield 124 cm
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A Nokwi figure, Nakuma, Washkuk Hills 112 cm
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A Baba mask, Abelam 59 cm x 47 cm
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A Yipwon cult hook, Karawari river Region, Papua New Guinea 147 cm
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A Yipwon cult hook, Karawari river Region, Papua New Guinea 109 cm
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A canoe Mast figure, Schouten Islands 64 cm x 64 cm
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Two Hornbill figures, Abelam 67 cm, 46 cm
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An ancestral figure, Kwoma, Washkuk Hills 71 cm
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A Somp, Magic Kina, Mendio SHP 52 cm
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A canoe prow, Vau Islands, Vanuatu 41 cm
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Three body ornaments, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea 69 cm, 57 cm, 64 cm
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A Garra figure, Hunstein Mountains, Papua New Guinea 104 cm
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A Garra figure, Hunstein Mountains, Papua New Guinea 106 cm
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A Talipun bride price, Boiken 45 cm
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A Talipun bride price, Boiken 39 cm
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A Talipun Bride Price, Boiken 45 cm
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A decorated Kina shell and ceremonial bag, Kwoma, upper Sepik 21 cm
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A pair of shell armbands, Solomon Islands 20 cm x 11 cm
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A pair of armbands, Rau Coast, North Coast Papua New Guinea 21 cm x 20 cm
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A Nassa shell Headband and a pair of shell Armbands 47 cm x 16 cm, 22 cm x 9 cm
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A Dafi shell necklace, Malaita, Solomon Islands 22 cm x 9 cm
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A shell and tortoise shell belt, Malaita, Solomon Islands 126 cm
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A pair of beaded Armbands, Admiralty Islands 17 cm x 13 cm
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A Solomon Islands Chief's Septre ebony decorated with an intricate pattern in mother of pearl inlay 35 cm
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A Solomon Islands Chief's Septre ebony decorated with an intricate pattern in mother of pearl inlay 32 cm
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A Sepik river ancestral figure, Papua New Guinea 90 cm
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Two ancestral hooks and a coconut container, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea 80 cm, 36 cm, 14 cm
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A double faced ancestral mask, Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea 84 cm
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