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Auction House:
Vickers & Hoad Auctioneers
Number of lots recorded:16
Lots with images:16
Prices available:16
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*** Superb early incised parrying shield, Darling River Region, New South Wales, carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment (no custom stand) early nineteenth century. Parrying shield of bi-convex section and elongated triangular profile, with solid cut… ***
*** Superb early incised parrying shield, lower Murray River Region, New South Wales. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Early nineteenth century. Parrying shield of bi-convex section and elongated triangular profile, with solid cut handle,… ***
*** Fine early Leangle club, Western Victoria, carved and engraved hardwood (no custom stand) the Leangle club which was distinctive of the western Victoria area. These were considered to be the most lethal of all clubs, as their sharply pointed heads could… ***
*** Phantom shield, Wahgi valley, Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Shields with non-traditional motifs started to be painted and used in warfare in the 1980s in the New Guinea Highlands. The Phantom comic, available in the highland town of Mt Hagen from the early… ***
*** Superb rare fishtail fighting club, Port Essington, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory. Carved hardwood, natural earth pigments and bush string. Cf. Davies, S., collected: 150 years of Aboriginal Art and artifacts at the Macleay Museum, the University… ***
*** Rare broad shield, Murray River, New South Wales. Of flatten leaf-like form, flaring rectangular points at each end, pierced twice near the centre with cane handle attached, front with deeply incised, linear, zig-zig and lozenge motifs divided into… ***
*** Brass Aboriginal breast plate 'King Gundy Sungirrilingong, Lachlan River 1839' believed to be made by Thomas Teely who owned property between Cowra and Forbes called 'Bungirillingong' now called 'Bungerelingong' when purchased by Welsh Brothers around… ***
*** Yirawala (C.1905 – 1976), Maraian white Barramundi, C.1965. Natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark. Provenance: artist Yirawala, Western Arnhem land, obtained Darwin, 1965 Lake Collection, Sydney. Cf. Barramundi, illus. In Le Brun Holmes, S., Yirawala:… ***
*** The Platt Collection, a important Collection of 27 Aboriginal Ethnographic artifacts, central and Northern Australia. B. Platt was a school teacher in Burwood, Sydney. In the 1920's & 1930's he amassed a Collection of aboriginal artefacts while travelling… ***
*** Fine early rainforest sword club, North-East Queensland, carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand) elongated ovoid form, small cut handle of oval section, old shiny patina. Length 143 x 12.5 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, Aboriginal and… ***
*** Superb canoe paddle, Nggao District, Santa Ysabel, Solomon Islands. Carved hardwood and natural pigment (handle restored) with arching crossbar handle, the leaf-shaped blade scorched and carved in shallow relief with narrow bands of repeating devices and… ***
*** Fine early La Grange shield, Western Australia. La Grange bay shields have the incised interlocking key designs only on one side being the back of the shield and the front is either undecorated or has vertical striations. Carved and engraved hardwood.… ***
*** Superb early incised bulbous club, Victoria. This is an unusual specimen, the with shaft and head are adorned with finely incised geometric designs and motifs. Ribbed pointed end to handle with carved band of basket weave pattern above. Carved and… ***
*** Superb Wunda shield, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. This wunda shield is elongated ovoid form, the front decorated with fluted linear designs divided into three sections to form a zig-zag motif infilled alternately… ***
*** Early incised parrying shield, Murrumbidgee / Lachlan River Region, New South Wales. Carved and engraved hardwood. Of slender elongated form, tapering at either end, a pierced lug handle at the back, with deeply incised geometric designs on the front.… ***
*** Superb early incised spear thrower (woomera), Victoria, carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand) elongated blade of plano-convex section decorated on both surfaces with finely incised geometric designs and traditional motifs, tapering to form an… ***