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Auction House:
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** Canoe bailer, canoe splash board, canoe bow and stern attachments, carved wood, Massim Region, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, (4 items), the bailer 41 cm long ***
*** Rare ceremonial flute mask, Biwat or Yuat river, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 105 cm high ***
*** A rifle stock war club, carved wood, Fiji, 19th century, 104 cm long ***
*** An ancestral mask, carved wood, shell, fibre and earth pigments, Tanbanum village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 80 cm high ***
*** A spirit mask, carved wood, shell and fibre beard with clay and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 82 cm high ***
*** Long nose Tambuan mask, woven cane and feather with ochre decoration, Blackwater river, Papua New Guinea, 42 cm high, 82 cm long ***
*** Two tribal headdress pieces, dog tooth and pig's tooth with fibre, shell, cane and string, Papua New Guinea ***
*** Camaroon origin, 91 cm high A tribal mask, timber and woven fibre and painted finish, East African origin, 91 cm high ***
*** A Baule guardian headdress, carved wood, cane fur and polychrome decoration, Ivory Coast origin, 39 cm high ***
*** A Baule tribal stool, carved wood with handle, Ivory Coast origin, 43 cm high ***
*** A tribal mask in the Grebo style of carved wood, feathers and polychrome pigments, East African origin, 94 cm high ***
*** An African tribal shield, made of cane, hide and polychrome pigments, 60 cm long ***
*** Maori tiki warrior statue, carved wood and paua shell, New Zealand origin, 20th century, 30 cm high ***
*** An impressive war club, carved stone, wood and woven cane, Papua New Guinea, 93 cm long ***
*** Spear Throwers (3), from WA/Central Australia, includes one with stone chip bonded in natural gum at end ***
*** Bark Painting: 'The Dreamtime Story About the Barramundi'. Sign lower right 'Rak.', Jumkinburri tribe with paper label verso. 51 x 15 cm. Excellent condition ***
*** A boomerang, finely carved with remains of ochre, Western Australia origin 51 cm long ***
*** A Maori walking stick, carved hardwood, New Zealand origin, late 19th century, 104 cm high ***
*** A New Zealand carved kauri gum bust of a Maori, 19th century, 10 cm high ***
*** Two African carved ivory busts on timber plinths, early 20th century, 13 cm and 18 cm high ***
*** Oceanic & Pacific art, sculpture and photography, (7 vols.). ***
*** A tribal dagger, obsidian and carved parinarium nut (putty nut) with orange pigment, Admiralty Islands, early 20th century, 27 cm long ***
*** A tribal spirit figure, carved wood, shell and natural earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 54 cm high ***
*** Mwai mask, carved wood, tusk, shell and hair with earth pigments, Korongo village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, a€‹88 cm high ***
*** A tribal drum, carved wood, lizard skin and fibre with remains of piped clay and ochre, Huon Gulf, East Papua New Guinea, 81 cm high ***
*** Gopi spirit board, carved wood, shell and fibre with remains of painted decoration, Papua New Guinea, 112 cm high ***
*** A pair of Nguzu Nguzu canoe prow ornaments, carved stone, Solomon Islands, 20th century, 13 cm and 15 cm high ***
*** A Lega figural tribal sculpture, carved wood, Congo region, ex Brossett Collection, 55 cm high ***
*** A Dogon figural sculpture of a seated man and woman, Mali, West Africa, 74 cm high ***
*** A Guro guardian headdress, carved wood, shell, resin, cane, with polychrome finish, Ivory Coast, West Africa, 33 cm high ***
*** An African saddle bag, animal hide, metal and beads of stone and glass, Tuareg tribe, North West Africa, 105 cm high ***
*** Two tribal stools, carved wood, West African and Chokwe Tribe. Provenance: The Brosset Collection, 22 cm and 30 cm high ***
*** Emu Eggs: Two carved emu eggs with Australian fauna and figures; two uncarved emu eggs; also carved boab nut with emus and Kangaroo by Joe Sampi. (5 items) ***
*** Maori greenstone axe, New Zealand, 19th century, 90 cm long ***
*** Voyages of Discovery: A shelf of books about explorers and their voyages of exploration; the impact of the arrival of Europeans on the indigineous populations, the artwork, society and cultures they encountered. Included are Anson, Bering, Bligh,… ***
*** Poro mask, carved wood, fibre and monkey hide, Dan-Guere tribe, Ivory Coast, 28 cm high ***
*** Didagur mask, woven cane, clay, feather and earth pigment, Papua New Guinea, 67 cm high ***
*** A large basketry mask, woven fibre, clay and earth pigments, Yenchen, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 135 cm high ***
*** Early Kwai mask, carved wood, boar tusk, shell, clay and natural earth pigments, Korogo village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century. 55 cm high ***
*** A dance ornament in the form of a bird's head, carved wood with remains of ochre and piped clay, lower Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, circa 1950, 48 cm high ***
*** A standing female figure, carved wood, hair and fibre with red painted face and seed bead adornment, Papua New Guinea, 59 cm high ***
*** An ancestral spirit mask, carved wood, feather, fibre, tusk, shell, clay and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 95 cm high ***
*** An ancestral spirit mask, carved wood, tusk, shell and fibre with earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 55 cm high ***
*** A pectoral chest ornament, dog's tooth, shell, tusk, fibre and ochre, lower Ramu River, Papua New Guinea, 63 cm high ***
*** House steps with spirit figure top, carved wood, Blackwater lakes, Papua New Guinea, 180 cm high ***
*** A food bowl with bird motif, carved wood, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 62 cm long ***
*** A tribal mask of circular form, carved wood, metal, shell and bead, East African origin, 46 cm high ***
*** A fetish figure, carved wood with nails, shells, horn hair, feathers and fibre, West African origin, 77 cm high ***
*** An African dance mask, carved wood and polychrome pigments, East African origin, 46 cm high ***
*** England Bangala (1925-2001), (pandanus skirt design), natural earth pigment on bark, signed 'England Bangala, gallery number 2271, 50 x 21 cm ***
*** Tiger tooth necklace with decorative mount, possibly Balinese, c.1950s. ***
*** Papua New Guinea tribal masks (5), tribal axes (2), and a carved walking stick, 20th century, the walking stick 89 cm high ***
*** A pair of figural serving utensils, carved ivory, African origin, early 20th century, 26 cm high ***
*** A kina shell necklace, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, shell with fibre cord, pendant 17.5 cm wide ***
*** A Polynesian polished stone axe head, 16 cm long. ***
*** A pigeon totem, carved wood and shell with natural earth pigments, Papua New Guinea origin, 36 cm high ***
*** An early mask, woven fibre board, feather, shell and clay with earth pigment decoration, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, circa 1950, 38 cm high ***
*** An ancestral figure, fired clay with piped clay decoration, Aibom village, Chambri lakes, Papua New Guinea, circa 1960, 25 cm high ***
*** Noukwi yam female figure, carved wood with painted finish, Washkuk hills, upper Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 95 cm high ***
*** A tribal dance mask, carved wood, woven cane, fibre and shell with earth pigment and clay decoration, Papua New Guinea, 32 cm high, 42 cm long ***
*** Two fofana back adornments, shell and fibre with red painted finish, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 44 cm and 27 cm high ***
*** Four novelty pipes, carved timber American Indian, lion, Chinese figures and a Boer war example engraved Diyatalawa, Boer Camp, 19th and 20th century, the largest 16 cm long ***
*** An African mask with orange forehead and slit eyes, carved wood and natural earth pigments, Adouma tribe, Gabon, 28 cm high. Provenance: The Joseph Greenberg collection ***
*** A tribal stool, carved wood, Zambezi Valley, Central African, 29 cm high 29 cm wide ***
*** A tribal fetish sculpture, carved wood with nails, shell and fibre, Congo origin, 80 cm high ***
*** A tribal mask, carved wood with polychrome finish, West African origin, 64 cm high ***
*** A tribal storage vessel, of carved wood, hide, cane and shell decoration, West African origin, 49 cm high ***
*** An African tribal bowl, carved wood with resin a metal repairs, Sudan origin, 40 cm diameter ***
*** A tribal mask with bird totem, carved and painted wood, African origin, 78 cm high ***
*** Zulu spear, hand forged steel and wood, South African origin, late 19th century, 202 cm high ***
*** Two tribal masks, carved wood, shell, feather and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, the larger 70 cm high ***
*** An ancestral medicine man, carved wood, Mali, African origin, 46 cm high ***
*** Tribal weaving stick tops, carved wood and trade bead, Congo origin, both mounted on metal stands, the larger 31 cm high overall ***
*** Coolamon: Large Coolamon used for carrying food when on walkabout, 64 x 21 cm. Western Australian origin ***
*** An Aboriginal miniature shield, carved wood and ochre, Western Australian origin, early 20th century 32.5 cm long ***
*** A Maori Tiki statue, carved wood and paua shell, early 20th century, 20 cm high ***
*** A bird canoe prow, painted wood and shell, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, 43 cm long ***
*** Kauri gum silk, unusual and rare kauri gum specimens spun into locks and used as blonde hair, early 20th century, housed in homemade display box, the box 44 cm wide ***
*** A tribal mask, carved and painted wood, West African, early 20th century, 24 cm high ***
*** Tribal conch shell horn, Pacific Islands, 19th century, 36 cm long ***
*** A tribal figural roof finial, carved wood and natural earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 66 cm high ***
*** An antique walking stick with carved snake; together with a Papua New Guinea chieftain's walking stick, (2 items), 91 cm and 99 cm high ***
*** An early swordfish rostrum ornament with clay and shell face decoration and earth pigment finish, north coast Papua New Guinea, circa 1950, 39 cm high ***
*** 'Angus and Robertson's History of Australia' (1918), 80pp softbound, signed on front cover by artist and cartoonist Raymond Lindsay; also 'Our Shepherds' by W.R. Glasson of Gamboola, Molong, NSW ( Australian Medical Publishing, 2nd edn, c.1943), 31pp… ***
*** A spirit mask, carved wood, shell and fibre beard with earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 75 cm high ***
*** Gable mask, woven cane, wood, feather and fibre with remains of earth pigment decoration, Kuvenmas village, Blackwater lakes, Papua New Guinea, 120 cm high ***
*** Two Kina shell necklaces, Melpa tribe, Papua New Guinea, 20 cm and 19 cm wide ***
*** A totemic figure, carved wood and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 121 cm high ***
*** A tribal fetish sculpture of carved wood, shell, nails and fibre, Congo origin, 74 cm high ***
*** A tribal fetish sculpture in the form of a crocodile, carved wood and metal nails with fibre, West African origin, 42 cm long ***
*** A gable mask, carved wood and shell with earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 63 cm high ***
*** A figural lime spatula, carved wood, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea, 33 cm high ***
*** A ceremonial paddle carved wood, Borneo origins, with accompanying stand, 110 cm high ***
*** A ceremonial mask, carved wood on later metal stand, Senufo tribe, African origin, 34 cm high ***
*** Papua New Guinea mask, necklace, cassowary feather bag and fly whisk, 20th century, the mask 60 cm high ***
*** A ceremonial mask, tortoise shell, fibre, boar tusk, feather, shell and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 28 cm high ***