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Fine Tribal, Oceanic Art & Antiquities - Lillian Hoffman Estate — Guy Earl-Smith

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Auction House: Guy Earl-Smith Number of lots recorded: 690
Sale Title: Fine Tribal, Oceanic Art & Antiquities - Lillian Hoffman Estate Lots with images: 687
Auction Location: Sydney Prices available: 657
Date: 01/08/2010









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*** A Highlands War Shield, of wood, the anterior decorated with polychrome paints, pierced for grip at rear, usewear evident, Png, 184 x 62 cm ***
*** An Asmat Shield, of wood sculpted with an ancestor at apex, the anterior decorated with curvilinear motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, the rear with raised medial grip, Irian Jaya, 130 cm ***
*** An Asmat Spear, of wood with openwork terminal and bone spike at apex, 206 cm ***
*** An Asmat House Board, of wood the anterior decorated with motifs in relief, projecting openwork ancestor at apex, remnant polychrome pigments, Irian Jaya, 213 cm ***
*** An Asmat House Board, of wood the anterior decorated with motifs in relief, remnant polychrome pigments, Irian Jaya, 151 cm ***
*** Three Asmat Sculptures, of wood, in classic ancestor form, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, Png, 72-94 cm (3) Provenance: purchased from New Guinea Primitive Arts, mid 1970s ***
*** Three Asmat Sculptures, of wood, in classic ancestor form, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, Png, 68-96 cm (3) Provenance: purchased from New Guinea Primitive Arts, mid 1970s ***
*** Two Asmat Sculptures, of wood, in classic ancestor form, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, Png, 69-87 cm (2) ***
*** Two Asmat Sculptures, of wood, in classic ancestor form, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, Png, 79-98 cm (2) ***
*** An Asmat Dance Costume (jipaee), of woven fibre with grass tassels, decorated with polychrome pigments, Irian Jaya, 161 cm ***
*** Asmat Canoe Prow, of wood in classic openwork form, with ancestor visage in relief, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, Png, 61 x 27 cm ***
*** Asmat Canoe Prow, of wood in classic openwork form, Png, 65 x 30 cm ***
*** An Ethnographic Fly River Ancestor Skull, c. early 20th Century, of human bone, eye area sculpted in clay decorated with polychrome pigments, with seeds and woven cane attachment projecting from the nasal cavity, three molars attached, 20 x 13 cm (skull only) Provenance: Ex personal collection Todd Barlin. Previously acquired from Tyrell's Curios, George Street Sydney in the 1930s. Note: This lot is sold which a copy of the purchase receipt from Oceanic Art Australia ***
*** An Ethnographic Giobari Island Ancestor Skull, c. 19th-20th Century, of human bone, woven can attachment projecting from nasal cavity, visage with protruding resin-set bulbous eyes, old cane repair attachment to one side, skull inscribed, 20 x 12 cm (skull only) Provenance: Purchased from Todd Barlin. Collected by Professor C. Black, who was involved in malaria research in Pn G from 1946 to 1950.… ***
*** An Ethnographic Middle Sepik Overmodelled Ancestor Skull, c. 19th Century, of human bone the visage sculpted in clay decorated with polychrome pigments, eyes inset with shell, inset shell at forehead, smooth patina, 28 x 16 cm Provenance: Ex-personal collection Todd Barlin. Collected by Karl Drake-Brockman c. 1926. Drake- Brockman was a puisne judge in British New Guinea. Note: This lot is sold which a copy of the purchase receipt from Oceanic Art Australia ***
*** Overmodelled Middle Sepik Ancestor Skull, c. 1960s, of human bone, inset shell eyes, sculpted in clay decorated with polychrome pigments, human hair attached to rear, shell set apex, pierced septum, some cracking to clay on one side, visible from images 25 x 16 cm ***
*** A Papuan Gulf Ancestor Skull in Presentation Dish, Skull of human bone with applied red pigment to forehead, with wooden bowl with project grip base with linear motifs in relief, together with remnant woven fibre netting, 19 x 15 cm (skull), 35 x 24 cm (bo… *** N/A 
*** A Geelvink Bay Ancestor Effigy, Skull of human bone, bead eyes set into wooden orbs, secured with woven cane strap, above a wooden sculpture of a seated ancestor with an openwork panel to an anterior, 68 x 20 cm *** N/A 
*** A Geelvink Bay Ancestor Effigy, Skull of human bone, bead eyes set into wooden orbs, above a wooden sculpture of a seated ancestor with an openwork panel to an anterior, 43 x 17 cm *** N/A 
*** A Pair of Southern Highlands Dolls (Mendi), of woven cane and fibre binding, in the form of a male and female, polychrome pigments, feather, fibre, seeds and shell attachments, Png, 43-55 cm (2) ***

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