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Tribal Art (Aboriginal Artefacts) — Aalders Auctions

Auction House:Aalders AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:68
Sale Title:Tribal Art (Aboriginal Artefacts)Lots with images:68
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:36
Date:3-Dec-2023
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Fine 19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, with curved end and tapering body, incised with lines of diagonal motifs, a/f, length 72 cm. Provenance: D'Lan Davidson, 2006, then private collection, Queensland.
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19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, Western Australia, of leaf form, with incised geometric motifs to one side length 73.5 cm. Provenance: J & a Saussehrd, then private collection Queensland
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Good Australian Aboriginal shield, Jigalong, Western Australia, in hardwood, of oval form, incised with panels of line, wave and cross hatching decoration, evidence of red ochre, length 77 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, 2006, then private collection, Queensland.
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Wonderful carved Maori meeting house lintel and pillars, beautifully carved with traditional patterning and accented in cowrie shells, in an iron red painted finish, 138 x 41 cm (lintel), 185 x 14 cm (two pillars) (3)
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19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, South Australia, of elongated form, good patina, length 76 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, 2006, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal parrying shield, c.1920, south East Australian, of narrow facetted form, with incised decoration and name, length 66 cm. Provenance: Marc Pinto, 2006, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal Battle shield, central Desert, in mulga, of narrow almond form, both sides incised with geometric line motifs, length 83 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private collection, Queensland.
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19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, c.1880, Darling river, of curved form, one side incised with patterns, the other with fine fluting, length 74.5 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private collection, Queensland.
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Good Australian Aboriginal boomerang, with curve to end, with fine incised fluting to both sides, excellent patina, length 64.5 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal paddle club, port Essington, Northern Territory, of long form, with paddle end and forked lower end, cross hatching to handle, length 137 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland.
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19th century Australian Aboriginal club, Victorian, with large knop end and rounded body, length 57 cm. Provenance: tribal ancient, then private collection, Queensland.
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19th century Australian Aboriginal hafted Stone|Axe, South Australia, with oval form stone and wood support, length 42 cm
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19th century Australian Aboriginal Parrying|Shield, Victoria, of elongated almond form, with stone cut marks, excellent patina, length 71 cm. Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Early Australian Aboriginal fighting Boomerang|South East Australia, with curved and rounded form, good patina, length 86 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, 2007, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal broad shield, c.1920, Victorian, of leaf form, with incised and cross hatched decoration, length77 cm. Provenance: mark Pinto gallery, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal Law-Board woomera, c.1930, Balgo, of leaf form, with incised geometric motifs to one side, length 91 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal Nulla- nulla, Western Australian, incised with fine reeding, slight knop handle, evidence of natural pigment, length 63 cm. Provenance: Francesco Villicich, then private collection, Queensland.
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Early Australian Aboriginal throwing club, in hardwood, with rounded end, very slight curve, fluting to body and knop handle, length 67 cm. Provenance: Ashoka Arts, UK, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal throwing club, central Desert, with pointed baluster end and slender tapering handle, paper label 45, number no.83 to base, length 71 cm. Provenance: Ex-McAlpine collection, then Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal carved fighting sword, Sydney, of curved sword form, carved with circle and line work, length 77 cm
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Pair of Australian Aboriginal pearl shells, engraved with marlin, hammerhead shark, shell and seaweed, length 19 cm. Provenance: Francesco Villicich, then private collection, Queensland.
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Good Australian Aboriginal shield, Pilbara, Western Australia, of curved oval form, incised with fine panels of zig za collection, Queensland.g motifs to the front and lines verso, length76 cm. Provenance: mark Pinto, 2006, then private
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Sepik River Abelam dance mask, of conical tapering form, set with bird feather finials, above woven natural fibre head, painted in natural pigments, height 47 cm
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Large Australian Aboriginal shield, Warburton, Western Australian, of wide oval form, incised with zig zag and line motifs to front and adze cut verso, length 80 cm. Provenance: primitive Art 4 ever, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal shield, of elongated oval form, incised with diagonal panels of line work to both sides, length 77 cm
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Wonderful Australian Aboriginal shield, south Eastern Australian, of heavy leaf form, with incised line and geometric designs to front, good patina, length 82 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, 2007, then private collection Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal parrying shield, south East Australia, of elongated form, with flat front, incised with five lines displaying cross hatching, good patina, length 96 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2007, then private collection, Queensland.
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Early Australian Aboriginal shield, Queensland, in hardwood, of thick curved oval form, with incised wavy decoration, evidence of ochre, length 64 cm
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Australian Aboriginal Wunda shield, Pilbara, Western Australian, in light wood, of elongated oval form, set with seven panels of incised zig zag patterning, in tones of ochre and white, length 67 cm. Provenance: Jon Sausshrd, 2006, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal shield, of oval form, in black tones, with striped marks to front, painted numbers to verso H.538, length 71 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, 2007, then private collection, Queensland.
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19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, of narrow elongated form, with carved thick line decoration, length 77 cm. Provenance: The junk Company, 2006, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal woomera, Pilbara, Western Australia, of tapering curved leaf form, decorated with panels of incised circles and diagonal lines, length 61 cm. Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland.
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Large Australian Aboriginal shield, Mowanjun, Kimberley area, Western Australian, in cottonwood, of curved oval form, incised with geometric and circle decorations, length 90 cm
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Australian Aboriginal shield, of narrow leaf form, painted with goanna and snake motifs, in tones of red, black and white, length 97 cm
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Australian Aboriginal shield, central Desert, of curved oval form, with incised line and cross hatching to the body, length 56 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal shield, great Sandy Desert, in mulga, of almond form, with incised central decoration, with line decoration to the ends, length 76 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private collection, Queensland.
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Early Australian Aboriginal club, Queensland, with point and pineapple head end, above tapering handle, with evidence of fine fluting, length 78 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal throwing club, in mulga, of solid form, with rounded ends, length 75 cm
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Australian Aboriginal fighting club, in hardwood, with spearhead shaped end and solid handle, decorated with painted motifs, length 60 cm
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19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, c.1890, of curved form, adze cuts to body, holes to each end, good patina, length 62.5 cm. Provenance: D'lan Davidson, then private collection, Queensland.
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19th century Australian Aboriginal Hunting|Boomerang, central Western Australia, of thick form, adze cut to both sides, incised line decoration to each side, length 72.5 cm. Provenance: Francesco Villicich, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal shield, central Western Australian, of almond form, with incised and painted red ochre decoration to both sides, length 75 cm. Provenance: Francesco Villicich, then private collection, Queensland.
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Large Australian Aboriginal shield, Queensland, in softwood, of full oval form, with fluting to exterior and evidence of ochre, length 72 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal shield, Queensland, of elongated oval form, painted with central circle motif surrounded by line work, in tones of black, yellow and red, length 70 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, 2007, then private collection, Queensland.
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Large Australian Aboriginal hardwood sword, of tapering form, with knop end and rounded surface to each side, length 121 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal snake staff, Western Desert, the raised snake carved in natural tones and following form of the wood, length 98 cm
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Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, central Desert, in mulga, with bulbous and knop ends, length 63 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal bird hunting boomerang, Western Australian, in mulga, with two decorative lines of cross hatching to each end, length 70 cm
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Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Queensland, of curved form, good patina, length 59 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, then private collection, Queensland.
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Oscar Namatjira painted mulga wood boomerang, c.1970, hand painted with central landscape, flanked by kangaroo and emu, signed lower right, length 49.5 cm
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Oscar Namatjira painted mulga wood boomerang, c.1970, hand painted with central landscape, flanked by emu and kangaroo, signed lower left, length 48.5 cm
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Pair of Central Australian Clapping sticks, incised with snake motif, length 29 cm and 32 cm (2)
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Pair of Central Australian Clapping sticks, incised with snake motif, length 22.5 cm and 25.5 cm (2)
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Three Central Australian carved animals, comprising two snakes, length 41 cm and 50 cm, and a goanna, length 33.5 cm (3)
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19th century Aboriginal war club, c.1850, south Eastern Australia, decorated continuously with repeating incised banded and swirl designs, with extant red paint work or seal wax to localised areas, length 58 cm. Provenance: Ex Maitland Museum, NSW
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Six Northern Australian Aboriginal bamboo spears, shortest 88 cm and largest 165 cm. Provenance: Ex Maitland Museum collection, NSW
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Central Australian Aboriginal digging stones, with ground edges, length 15 cm and 16.5 cm (2)
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Trobriand Islands bowl, carved in the form of a fish, with decorative patterning to tail and fins, set with cats eye stone for eye, length 50 cm
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Two Tiwi Island carved wooden birds, one shown with its head raised and a short beak, the other shown with a straght forward gaze and a large beak, in tones of black, yellow, orange and white, height 59 cm and 47.5 cm (2)
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Australian Aboriginal Totemic shield, Nepabunna, South Australian, of boat form, decorated with carved frogs, goanna and snakes, length 38 cm
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Australian Aboriginal shield, Gulmari type, in beechwood, of curved oval form, painted with three circle and dot motifs to front, length 67 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland.
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Small Australian Aboriginal rain forest shield, c.1900, north Queensland, of oval form, with central knop to the front, painted with lattice decoration, in tones of yellow, orange and black, length 52 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, 2006, then private collection, Queensland.
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Late 19th century Australian Aboriginal Rainforest|Sword, c.1880, Queensland, in hardwood, of large flattened curved form, with handle, good patina, length 117 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland.
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Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with pointed end and tapering body, fluting to body, length 63 cm
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Australian Aboriginal club, Kimberley, Western Australian, following the natural form of the wood, fluted to body, hatched handle, length 62 cm
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Pair of Australian Aboriginal twin dancing spears, with twin spears, above cross hatched decoration, length 45 cm (2)
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Australian Aboriginal club, in hardwood, with knop end and tapering pointed handle, good patina, length 49.5 cm
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Australian Aboriginal woomera, of elongated almond form, with sealed gum end, the body incised with panels of cross hatching, length 80 cm
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