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Ethnographic Art and Artefacts — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:149
Sale Title:Ethnographic Art and ArtefactsLots with images:149
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:111
Date:9-Oct-2023
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Old Malaita short club, from the Solomon islands, quadrangular head with circular guard detail, length 40 cm.
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Vanuatu guardian figure head with shell inset eyes, height 27 cm. Provenance: collection of Denis L. Dutton (1944 - 2010), then John F. Perry (1943-2021), thence to our vendor/collector who has exhibited this piece at the little dog gallery, Devonport, c.2015.
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A Vanuatu carved stone double Janus head 16 x 13.5 cm.
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Vanuatu/Pentecost grave reliquary mask, height 30 cm
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Vanuatu carved sandstone head, height 15.5 cm
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A large cowrie shell necklace 24 x 28 cm.
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Two Papua New Guinea kina shell breast plate ornaments of crescent shape and hanging from a braided band, embellished with cowrie shells. W.17.5 cm each.
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Two Papua New Guinea kina shell breastplates of crescent shape and with drilled pattern to top, and hanging from a braided band, embellished with cowrie shells. W.155-17.5 cm.
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A large wooden Papua New Guinea wooden hook male figure relief carved with bird to forehead. 28 x 135 cm
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A Papua New Guinea Mt Hagen axe stone blade with fibre plaited lashing on wooden shaft. Head, length 60 cm. Shaft, length 50 cm.
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A Papua New Guinea Mt Hagen axe stone blade with fibre plaited lashing on wooden shaft. Head, length 55 cm. Shaft, length 49 cm.
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A New Guinean carved wooden head, three quarter life size, reputedly a talking piece equivalent to an orator's talking stick, as an object of aboriginal democracy, the head a representation of an ancestor, was held to indicate the turn to speak. Stained, with white pigment decoration and cowrie shells inset to the eyes, height 18 cm. Provenance: collection of Denis L. Dutton (1944 - 2010), then John F. Perry (1943-2021), then to our vendor/collector who has exhibited this piece at the little dog gallery,…
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Papua New Guinea old carved wood suspension hook, the male mask to the top with pale pigmented highlights. Latmul culture, Suapmeri village, middle Sepik River area. Representing manhood and succession of the hunt, height 42 cm.
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Papua New Guinea old carved wood suspension hook, Latmul culture, Suapmeri village, middle Sepik River area, height 34 cm.
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A large Papua New Guinea carved wooden mask with small shell, fibre and hair highlights. Some damage and repair, height 74 cm.
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A large vintage Papua New Guinea war shield, carved with three stylised faces and highlighted with ochre and white pigments, height 197 cm.
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A large vintage Png/Trobriand Islands wooden food bowl, diameter 40.5 cm.
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Hafted stone adze from Papua New Guinea, from the Mt Hagen area. Abalone detail to the head and notched carved edge, concentric carving to the butt. See letter of provenance attached, length 44 cm
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A Papua New Guinea penis gourd, original woven binding to the opening with suspension/safety cord attached, length 34 cm
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Massim Papua New Guinea three-figure carved ornate stick w snake to base, length 107 cm.
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A large Timbuwarra, the woven cane figure with outstretched arms. Decorated in earth coloured pigments and lime in colours of black, orange and old ivory, the face set with small shelves. Thangai, Papua New Guinea, height 95 cm.
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A large Papua New Guinea Timbuwarra, the flat weave cane in human form. Painted with red, white and brown ochre pigment. From Pangia, Southern Highlands, height 100 cm.
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An early 20th century Burman teak 'York' horse carriage fitting with monkey/human motif, Burma. On contemporary stand.
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An early 20th century upper Burma bronze tattoo weight, height 15 cm. On acrylic base.
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A large carved wood lime container with figural (man & boy) cover, height 35.5 cm
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Nias Island Kalabubu coconut disc necklace, from West Sumatra. A similar necklace pictured in the accompanying booklet 'Spirits. Power. The Winds of the Hands'
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An old Indonesian carved horn container and old bronze tribal scroll section, the horn with silver embossed mounts and removable back containing with circular sections, length 18 cm. The scroll, height 15 cm. On contemporary stands.
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Old cast iron lance dagger, possibly 19th century, blacksmith made to accommodate lance shaft with three fixing holes, length 37 cm.
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An African wooden female figure, the large Bangwa figure wearing carved rather than applied jewellery, Cameroon, height 66 cm.
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A carved wood African Songe mask, height 47 cm (excluding fibre beard).
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An African Dan passport mask, height 26 cm (excluding vegetative beard).
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An African Dan passport mask with pierced eyes & mouth, height 29 cm (excluding vegetative beard).
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An old African carved wood Suku female fertility figure, with animal fur and feather arms and fibre fringe. Remains of all over pigmented finish, height 63 cm.
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A vintage African tribal hard wood carved mask, height 40 cm
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Old Zulu ebony letter opener of dagger form, carved bust finial of warrior with facial detail. Slight chip to distal end, length 25 cm
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Three African Zulu snuff spoons, with engraved and black stained detail . Lengths 12 cm, 12.5 cm & 13 cm
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A long bone necklace, (probably African), twenty-one lozenge polished sections strung as three strands, length 47 cm.
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An African carved horn scoop, carved handle as female form possible fertility themed as facial detail below, length 25 cm
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A large tribal ancestral figure curved form hands to thighs, length 76.5 cm
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An African carved ivory fetish figural pestle on coconut shell base filled with various glass highlights in resin, height 13 cm.
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A vintage African(?) tribal carved wooden boat with four bronze figures, one with a fish, length 41 cm
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A vintage African tribal carved mask the slit eyes with large ring framing ochre & turquoise pigments, height 31.5 cm.
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A vintage African tribal carved wooden mask, length 38 cm
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A vintage Gabon African Kwele carved mask, height 25.5 cm.
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A small vintage African tribal carved mask scarification detail framing the eyes, height 14.5 cm.
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An old African tribal stool weathered circular top & base, diamond carved and curved bar central support., diameter 18.5 cm, height 22.5 cm.
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An old long wooden bow, length 198 cm.
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A vintage quality old Solomon Island long spear with spiked fine head, length 233 cm.
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A quality vintage old Solomon Island long spear with notched fine head, some minor losses. Fine plaited details, length 270 cm.
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