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Chinese, Japanese & Asian Works of Art; Aboriginal & Oceanic Art & Artefacts — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:649
Sale Title:Chinese, Japanese & Asian Works of Art; Aboriginal & Oceanic Art & ArtefactsLots with images:649
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:378
Date:14-Oct-2018
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A New Guinea Highlands woven cape, Papua New Guinea, of beaten bark with draw string at one end, height 130 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands woven figure, Papua New Guinea, constructed from cane base and fibre binding decorated with remnant ochres, height 78 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands woven figure, Papua New Guinea, of cane construction with fibre binding decorated with ochre, height 122 cm
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An Asmat ancestral figure, West Papua, incorporating three figures and a symbolic m'bis protrusion, height 104 cm
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Sixteen assorted New Guinea Highlands arrows, Papua New Guinea (16) longest 125 cm
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A large bow length 167 cm
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A black palm bow and ten assorted New Guinea Highlands arrows, Papua New Guinea longest 138 cm
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A pair of New Guinea Highlands bark beating implements, Papua New Guinea (2), wood with incised lateral ridges length 27 cm, length 30 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands bark belt, Papua New Guinea, with incised design decorated with ochres, diameter26 cm
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A woven New Guinea Highlands ceremonial object, Papua New Guinea, cane and woven fibre heavily layered with ochres, height 30 cm
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A pair of New Guinea Highlands bicep ornaments (2), finely woven fibre and cane with wooden side strut, one with cloth binding, height 27 cm, height 29 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands pig killing apron, Papua New Guinea, of woven fibre heavily decorated with natural earth pigments, height 75 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands cane broad belt, Papua New Guinea, of ten circular cane hoops bound on an internal bark backing, diameter29 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands ceremonial headpiece, Papua New Guinea, of cane and woven fibre heavily ochred with two dangling earrings and a profusion of cassowary feathers to crest, height 52 cm
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Two New Guinea cane headpieces a bound water gourd, Papua New Guinea (2), height 29 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands chest ornament and a Jews harp, Papua New Guinea (2), height 21 cm, height 25 cm
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A collection of New Guinea Highlands jewelry, Papua New Guinea (4) including two kina shells, a pigs tusk necklace and a shell fragment necklace
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Three New Guinea Highlands head bands, Papua New Guinea (3), fine beads fixed to a cloth backing length 28 -37 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands Pigs teeth necklace and a cowrie shell belt, Papua New Guinea (2)
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Two New Guinea Highlands bailer shell chest ornaments and a shell necklace, Papua New Guinea (2), one bailer shell has been repaired as indicated by the red paint
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A New Guinea Highlands Moka chest ornament, Papua New Guinea with wooden backing board and fibre binding, Kina shell has been cracked and traditionally repaired, diameter29 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands Moka chest ornament, Papua New Guinea, with wooden backing board and woven fibre binding, height 45 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands Moka chest ornament, Papua New Guinea, with wooden backing board and woven fibre binding, incorporating a kina shell and multiple pig's tusks and teeth, height 47 cm
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An New Guinea Highlands Asaro earthenware mask, Papua New Guinea
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A New Guinea Highlands stone object in the form of an anteater, Papua New Guinea
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Two New Guinea Highlands stone figures, Papua New Guinea (2)
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Two New Guinea Highlands stone bowls, Papua New Guinea (2)
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Two New Guinea Highlands stone objects, Papua New Guinea (2)
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A New Guinea Highlands stone figure, Papua New Guinea
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A New Guinea Highlands stone figure, Papua New Guinea
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A New Guinea head rest with snake finials, lower Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea
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A Sepik river mortar supported by two figures, plus two juvenile carved coconuts, Papua New Guinea (3)
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A New Guinea wooden stool with incised design, Papua New Guinea, crack to top and base a/f, height 49 cm
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Five assorted tribal Artefacts: an April river paddle terminus, a Iatmul Sago peg, drum beater and a Bilum hook, Papua New Guinea (5), crack to peg
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A Sepik river ancestral figure decorated with inlaid shell design, Remnant human hair and tassels, Papua New Guinea, height 87 cm
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A Sepik river ancestral figure of a woman carrying another, Papua New Guinea, some paint missing, crack to base A/F, height 86 cm
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A Sepik river ancestral figure, Papua New Guinea, some missing paint work and cracks to base a/f, height 63 cm
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A Sepik ancestral mask, Angoram Region, Papua New Guinea, insect damage to face a/f, height 51 cm
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A Dyak ancestral figure mounted on custom stand, Borneo, Indonesia, large chip to top left forehead A/F, height 91 cm
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A large Asmat war spear, West Papua, with multiple prongs, some minor damage to barbs a/f 270 cm
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A bat totem, Komongowi clan, Sawos people, Sepik plains, Papua New Guinea length 96 cm
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A hook, Blackwater river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, with incised design decorated with natural ochres, height 110 cm
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A Sepik river ancestral gable mask with polychrome Ochre decoration and a crocodile emerging from the mouth, Papua New Guinea, height 92 cm
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A Sepik river ancestral mask with Ochre decoration and a crocodile emerging from the mouth, Papua New Guinea, height 63 cm
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A Sepik river ancestral mask, with polychrome Ochre decoration, Papua New Guinea, height 65 cm
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A Sepik river ancestral mask, with polychrome Ochre decoration, Papua New Guinea, height 52 cm
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A Sepik river ancestral mask, Papua New Guinea
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A lower Sepik ancestral mask, Angoram Region, Papua New Guinea, minor chips a/f, height 43 cm
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A Sepik river ancestral carving of a fruit bat, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea length 50 cm
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A Sepik river stool, Papua New Guinea, minor chips and wear from use, height 33 cm
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A shoulder shield with original Ochre designs, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 83 cm
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A Sepik river Bilum hook, Iatmul people, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, height 47 cm
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A Sepik river head rest, heavily worn from extensive Use, Papua New Guinea 38 x 16 cm
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A basket hook, Asei village, lake Sentani by Angus Ongee and another figure, West Papua (2)
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A food suspension hook in the form of an ancestral figure, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, on custom mount 40 cm
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Two carved suspension hooks, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea (2), used to hang bilum bags away from rodents
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Four figurative betel mortars, coastal Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea (4), height 10-16 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands Headman's armband, mouth harp and another armband, Papua New Guinea (3), height 28 cm
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A New Guinea Highlands old woven men's ritual bag and two armband pairs, Papua New Guinea (3) 44 x 27 cm
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A giant clamshell ring, Yua, Yanoru, Prince Alexander mountains, Papua New Guinea, diameter26 cm
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Eight clamshell rings, Yua, Yangou Region, Papua New Guinea (8)
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Four coastal Sepik river Region figurative betel mortars, Papua New Guinea (4), height 10-16 cm
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A food bowl from Wuvulu Island, Papua New Guinea 45 x 24 cm
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A dance mask, Weriman village, Sawos, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 38 cm
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A bullroarer, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, height 42 cm
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A Southern Abelam yam mask, Wosera, Papua New Guinea, height 46 cm
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A mosquito dance mask, Turburu mountains, coastal Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 41 cm
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Six clamshell rings, Yua, Abelam people, Papua New Guinea (6), diameter10-13 cm
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Six clamshell rings, Yua, Abelam people, Papua New Guinea (6), diameter9-14 cm
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A large Abelam yam mask, Papua New Guinea, height 59 cm
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A dance mask, Vokeo Island, Schoeten Islands, Papua New Guinea, height 39 cm
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A yam mask, Wosera, Southern Abelam, Papua New Guinea, height 30 cm
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Three wooden Abelam yam masks, Papua New Guinea (3), height 19 -21 cm
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A giant clamshell ring, Yua Yangoru, Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea, diameter21 cm
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A giant clamshell ring, Yua Yangoru, Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea, diameter23 cm
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Two woven yam masks, Wosera, Southern Abelam, Papua New Guinea (2), height 28 cm, height 30 cm
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Two engraved cassowary bone daggers, Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea, height 40 cm, height 41 cm
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A bone mask with cassowary Feathers, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, height 40 cm
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A bride price mask and green Turbo shell, Yangoru, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 38 cm
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A mosquito dance mask, Turubu mountains, coastal Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 57 cm
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An Abelam ritual bird figure, Hornbill, Mapik Region, Papua New Guinea 78 x 39 cm
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A pair of yam masks, natural woven fibre, Southern Abelam Region, Papua New Guinea (2), on fitted metal stands. Provenance: The collection of a former Australian Ambassador
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Two early New Guinea Sago ladles, huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea (2), incorporating anthropomorphic traditional designs, some chips &cracks conducive with use as per images a/f. Provenance: Carl Shipman collection Carl Shipman was an astute Australian collector of Aboriginal and Oceanic material in the 1960s. He was a self published author on the subject, parts of his collection are in the National Museum of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia, La Trobe University ethnographic collection and Israel…
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A New Guniea Karawari figure, Papua New Guinea, early example with more recent applied natural earth pigment decoration. Provenance: Private Collection, purchased 1968 Carl Shipman collection accompanied with a letter to Carl Shipman explaining purchase of this piece Carl Shipman was an astute Australian collector of Aboriginal and Oceanic material in the 1960s. He was self published author on the subject, parts of his collection are in the National Museum of Victoria and National Gallery of Australia, La…
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A 20th century Massim shield, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, with elaborate design to face, signs of use and age, in classic form private collection, Melbourne, height 64 cm
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Two Sepik river ancestral masks, Papua New Guinea (2), carved for the girl guides Association of Papua New Guinea, height 52 cm, height 71 cm
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A Korogo Mwai Mask,Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, height 55 cm
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A Biwat ancestral mask, Sepik river region, Papua New Guinea with cassowary feather and shell decoration
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A black palm bow and seven assorted New Guinea Highlands arrows, Papua New Guinea longest 166 cm
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A black palm bow and five assorted New Guinea Highlands arrows, Papua New Guinea longest 161 cm
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A Dimiri village smoking pot with two ceramic stands, fibre handle and incised design, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, minor scuffing a/f 19 x 25 cm
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A Sepik river female ancestral figure in Highway Meri form with arms and legs Akimbo, Papua New Guinea, height 47 cm
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A Sepik river Bilum hook, Iatmul people, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 50 cm
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A canoe prow in the form of a crocodile, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, height 51 cm
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A Dimiri smoking pot with fibre Binding and incised design, Yuat river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, minor cracks and scuffing a/f, height 22 cm
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A Sepik wooden stool, Papua New Guinea, height 19 cm
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A canoe prow in the form of a crocodile with bird on snout, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, insect damage A/F length 93 cm
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A Tolai Duk Duk figure with fibre skirt and feather decoration, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, height 50 cm
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A Sepik river ancestral figure, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 51 cm
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A Sepik river Ancesteral figure, decorated with ochres and woven fibre, Papua New Guinea, height 42 cm
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