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New Collectors Maori, Oceanic and African Art — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:394
Sale Title:New Collectors Maori, Oceanic and African ArtLots with images:393
Auction Location:WellingtonPrices available:296
Date:6-Apr-2023
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Carved wooden Polynesian bowl, 44 cm length
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A 20th century Wakahuia, decorated with wheku heads and inlaid paua, 36 cm length
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Bahima Hima tribe wood container, 22 cm height
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Papua New Guinea Sepik River figure, pigment painted and carved in low relief, 56 cm length
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Luba bow holder, 94 cm length
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19th century brass Currency Kuta Kota Tribes, 20 cm width
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Pounamu letter opener with Mania head, 15 cm length
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Mbole tribe, Democratic Republic of Congo Currency, cast copper, extra large size, 26.5 cm diameter
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Round lidded box with carved wheku Head
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A piece of Obsidian, one side polished, 15 cm length
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Papua New Guinea shell Currency, 13 cm diameter
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A contemporary kete, paper label "Manu Kete"
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Carved Dayak stopper, 14.5 cm height
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A Fijian kava bowl in the shape of a turtle, with attached sennit binding and large cowrie shells, 57 cm length
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Indonesian standing figure, 98 cm height
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Melanesian carved wood sculpture, 70 cm height
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A Papua New Guinea peka cooking pot and a raku fired cooking pot, 49 cm height, 26 cm diameter
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A Papua New Guinea elliptical food bowl and a clay cooking pot, the clay cooking pot is decorated and pierced with circular holes through the base, 34 cm length, 17 cm diameter
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A Papua New Guinea Ramu River standing figure, 72 cm height
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A Fijian war club, 108 cm height
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An African Baluba wall Plaque
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A Papua New Guinea crocodile Totem
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An Indodnesian carved window panel with Latch
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Sierra Leone Gongoli masquerade mask, with applied cowrie shells, 59 cm x 28 cm
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Carved African hardwood Chair
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Wooden bowl, 24 cm length
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African kneeling figure, 49 cm height
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A Papua New Guinea standing figure with child, 47 cm height
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Papua New Guinea Sago pounder, 195 cm height
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Somalian wood bow, 130 cm length
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A Vanuatu war club, 85 cm length
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A Samoan paddle Club
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A Papua New Guinea standing figure with shell Adornment
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A Papua New Guinea suspension hook figure, 103 cm height
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A Papua New Guinea wall mask, with applied cowrie shells, 67 cm height
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A Trobriand war club, 97 cm length
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A Tongan war club, 93 cm height
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A Papua New Guinea carved bust with cowrie shell eyes, 37 cm height
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Lobi figure, ivory coast, 24 cm height
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West African female standing figure, raised on a circular plinth, 16 cm height
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A Bambara fertility figure from Mali
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A Papua New Guinea Sepik River standing figure, blackened wood with shell eyes, raised on a circular plinth, 82 cm height
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Luba head rest, the rectangular support raised on a carved mask with distended chin, 10 cm x 14 cm
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Decorative free standing African mask, 53 cm height
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Three Oro Province tapa, all showing ware, 199 cm x 99 cm; 166 cm x 69 cm; 84 cm x 40 cm
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Two Samoan Mats
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A Fijian tapa, 183 cm x 109 cm
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Papua New Guinea tribal mask shield, wood, cassowary feathers, some damage to applied shells and boar tusk, 91 cm height
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An African mask, 78 cm height
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A tewhatewha carved with Kowhaiwhai and koru motifs, 151 cm height
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Bamama mask, West Africa, with pierced almond shaped eyes and open mouth and scarification to the cheeks and attached raffia beard, 38 x 24 cm
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A Ramu River paddle from Papua New Guinea, 184 cm height
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An African archers ivory thumb ring, a Coptic cross, an ivory spoon, and a tortoise shell Disk
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A large African Bow
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A large group of spears, a Quiver with three arrows, and a Knife
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A Solomon Island paddle Club
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A Solomon Island oar, 145 cm length
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An African spear, metal blade, decorated with beads and animal fur, 100 cm length
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A Papua New Guinea walking stick, 97 cm length
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Two artworks, Kamira Martin 'Nailed', and Henare Rawiri 'Priest', 20 cm x 25 cm, 9.5 cm x 8 cm
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Three toki Roughouts, 22 cm, 16.5 cm, 14 cm., 21943
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Four toki Roughouts
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Three toki Roughouts, 19 cm, 16.5 cm, 16 cm.
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Five toki fragments
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Three Pre-European toki, heavily flaked, some chipping to the blades
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Three toki, damage to the blade, 17 cm, 13 cm, 10 cm length.
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A large Pre-European toki, hammer dressed and heavily flaked, 23 cm length.
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Four toki fragments
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Four Pre-European toki, heavily flaked, chipping to blade
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Three Pre-European toki, well defined lateral edges, smooth surface throughout, considerable chip to the blade on one, 12 cm, 12 cm, 10 cm length.
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Three Pre-European toki, Flaked in some areas, 9 cm, 9 cm, 7 cm.
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A Pre-European toki, stone greenish in colour, cutting edge flaked and incomplete, 7 cm length
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Two mahe (stone sinkers), volcanic stone with lashing grooves, 7 cm, 7 cm length.
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Volcanic rock hammer stone, 10 cm length.
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Eight fish hook Files, -
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A mahe (sinker), flat stone, 7 cm length.
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Three Pre-European toki, hammer dressed and flaked, 18 cm, 18 cm, 16 cm length.
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George Nuku mother of pearl pendant, cut crescent shape with serrated edge and attached binding.
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Two blackened wood African masks, 49 cm. 39 cm height
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Double sided African head sculpture, carved painted wood, 41 cm height
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Seven rimu wall plaques depicting native birds and New Zealand Scenery
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A wooden patu, 18 cm length.
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A Piupiu (Maori waist garment), harakeke (flax) with woven waistband, 69 cm length.
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Three Pre-European toki, two argillite, one volcanic stone, 16 cm, 16 cm, 12 cm length.
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Wooden ceremonial staff, Luba tribe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, double side, the upper section cared with female figures in relief, 86 cm length
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African Punu mask, 30 cm length
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An African Baule mask, 48 cm height
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African dance Wand, 40 cm height
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Solomon Islands war club, 70 cm length
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Standing Papua New Guinea figure, with shells and boar tusk embellishment, 67 cm height
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Female fertility figure (Akuaba) from Ghana, ebonised carved wood. Some ware.
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An African axe, three notches to the handle, 64 cm length
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Jaw bone Codpiece from Papua New Guinea, 23 cm length
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A large lime spatula from Papua New Guinea, chip to the tip, 57 cm length
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Crocodile bowl from the Buin Province Papua New Guinea, 59 cm length
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A didgeridoo, with poker work and incised decoration, 147 cm length
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A Songye kifwebe mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo, carved wood. Some losses, 55 cm height
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Three clay pots and an oil lamp from Panama
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Box of moa bone Fragments
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Large box of moa bone Fragments
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