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Auction House:
Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** Superb Songye mask rectangular hollowed mask with raised arch plate, shaped median ridge running to the back of head, triangular protruding nose and lineal carving overall, black, white and red natural pigment, height 37 cm ***
*** Dagari figure standing figure with broad shoulders arms to the side, ovoid head with raised facial features and encrusted patina, height 44 cm Provenance: Moses Asch New York, U.S.A. Private collection, New York, U.S.A. ***
*** Toki Poutangata blade greenstone hafted adze for ceremonial purposes, of flat quadrangular form with pierced hole for attachment, chip to tang, length 21.5 cm ***
*** Large polished greenstone boulder & smaller example, of sizes ***
*** Fijian Kava Bowl. Rising from four short, tapering, cylindrical legs, the bowl with fine, delicate, ovoid form, and a rectangular lug pierced through; varied rich, layered, redbrown patina. Height 7 cm, diameter52 cm ***
*** Aboriginal Woomera - Spear Thrower with leaf-shaped flat springboard. Front entirely covered with linear grooved carving, using zigzag and parallel motif. Stone tooled finish. Rich brown patina. Height 55 cm. Width 17 cm ***
*** Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line. Length 13.8 cm. Width 2 cm. Private Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Superb and Important Hoeroa. This rare traditional whalebone long club was used as a striking weapon, stabbing spear, and missile weapon and was made from the lower jaw of the sperm whale. The is shaped to a transverse, convex edge and the top is finely… ***
*** Greenstone Toki & Worked Pounamu Stone (3). Two early toki pounamu and a worked pounamu stone. Length 10.6 cm. Width 2 cm; Length 7.6 cm. Width 2.7 cm; Length 8.5 cm. Width 4.6 cm. Possibly from Kenneth Athol Webster collection, New Zealand. Private… ***
*** Papua New Guinea ancestral figure totem traditional decoration of limewash with kauri shell eyes and feathered adornments, 146 cm height ***
*** 20th century ceremonial adze (toki tangata) hafted adze of simple undecorated form with muka lashing. Length 37 cm ***
*** Stone adze 25 cm length ***
*** Pounamu toki (adze) tapering form with fine blade edge, length 8.5 cm ***
*** South Pacific Island head rest of dark timber and well polished, with serrated edge around rectangular base with two upright supports. Height 14 cm. Length 46 cm ***
*** A Maori Hafted adze (toki), with long curved handle and fine lashing. Length 60 cm ***
*** A fighting tomahawk (tokikakaupoto), with trade iron axe head, the bone haft pierced with a squared hole at the butt end. Blade edge rusted and chipped. Length 30.5 cm ***
*** An early 20th century kiwi feather kete with kiwi and other birds' feathers. Length 18 cm. Width 15 cm. ***
*** A large 18th/19th century stone triangular Tanged toki (adze) length 19.5 cm. ***
*** A Fijian tabua whale tooth has a very smooth patina. Tooth. Length 15 cm. ***
*** A large Pre-European toki (greywacke), tapering quadrangular shape, hammer pecking across the surface with polished blade. 28 cm length. ***
*** A Pre-European hogback toki (greywacke), hammer pecked on the top and sides. Polished to the blade section. 24 cm length. ***
*** A pre European toki pounamu (adze blade), Kawakawa variety stone, tapering quadrangular shape. Hammer pecking to the pole section and across the surface, chips to the blade section. 21 cm length. ***
*** Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone. Scarf mark and flaking along left lateral edge, large flake mark to the face. Poll flaked and uneven, cutting edge intact and sharp. 10 cm length. ***
*** 19th century small pounamu hei tiki, Tangiwai (bowenite) variety stone. Type I form with red ceiling wax embellishment to eyes, three-fingered hands to thighs. 6 cm length. Y number pending. ***
*** Pounamu toki by Charlie Marsh, polished Inanga variety stone. Traditional quadrangular tanged form pecked to the underside. Modern 20th century. 20 cm length ***
*** Papua New Guinean short war club, with discoidal flower-like carved stone head, tapering wooden handle, and woven cane. 68 cm length ***
*** A Fijian Bowai club, rich dark patina with notched grip. 47 cm length ***
*** Baule mask from the ivory coast, mounted on a stand. ***
*** Maori wars cannon ball, spherical stone. ***
*** Two bone uhi Matarau (serrated tattooing chisels). Provenance: field collection. 4.4 cm, 4.3 cm length. ***
*** Pounamu kapeu (ear pendant), Inanga variety stone, countersunk suspension hole. 14 cm length. Y number pending ***
*** Pounamu kuru (pendant), Tangiwai (bowenite), countersunk suspension hole. 7 cm length. ***
*** Solomon Islands Bavara circular base with two seated figures, clam shell, height 20 cm ***
*** Pounamu whao/chisel & toki/adze with later holes formed to allow wearing as pendant, 4 cm 6 cm ***
*** Bone matau (fish hook), the one piece fish hook with long shank and barbed point, small incised scroll design to the base of the shank. Found on the banks of the Avon river in Christchurch in the 1950s, 10 cm length. ***
*** Makonde helmet mask Mozambique, the naturalistically rendered face with white painted eyes and open mouth barring teeth, attached copper and bead necklace, 22 x 25 cm ***
*** Large lidded box of ovoid shape with attached sennit cord 25 x 31 cm Tokelau tackle box (Taluma), the lidded box of ovoid shape with attached sennit cord, 25 x 31 cm ***
*** Tokelau tackle box (Taluma), the large lidded box of ovoid shape with attached sennit cord, 25 x 31 cm ***
*** Maori carved pipe with a silver collar by Liberty & Co., also marked 'Ee, London 1926', the carved bowl set with paua shell eyes and a very long stem ***
*** Pre 19th century Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of straight form, beveled edges and tapering point. Hour glass form suspension hole. Length 7.5 cm ***
*** Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of straight form with tapering point. 9.7 cm length ***
*** Toki pounamu, polished inanga variety stone, scarf marks to one lateral side, cutting edge sharp and intact. 6 cm length. ***
*** Papua New Guinea Oro Province tapa cloth, 130 x 61 cm ***
*** 20th century Maori whale's tooth Amulet/ pendant (Rei puta) with incised eyes and 3 holes across the top. Possibly from the Northland region. Length 11 cm ***
*** Contact period stone adze (toki) (has greenish tinge) in good condition. Length 17 cm ***
*** Five bone Awl (needles), with sharp points and eyelets ***
*** Polynesian hogback Aze ***
*** A Marshall Islands stick Navigational chart, square shape with applied cowrie shells, 40 x 40 cm ***
*** Fijian kava bowl, the hardwood circular bowl with incised pattern to the boarder and with pierced stylised turtle head lug to one side, raised on three tapering cylindrical legs. 46 cm diameter ***
*** A 19th century Fijian sperm whale tooth (tabua), with a plaited sennit fibre suspension cord ***
*** Two Solomon Island lime containers, each inlaid with shell decoration, one carved with two opposing heads the other with two outward facing figures ***
*** Patu onewa of classic form and pecked finish face, terminated to a rounded butt with four curved lineage lines, length 27 cm ***
*** Group of Papua New Guinea masks of large hollow form decorated with fibre and feathers, height 67 cm and 80 cm ***
*** Fine and rare Cook Island 'Ei Tomai Pare - Hatband tubular in shape with tightly threaded pink and white shells diameter21 cm ***
*** Solomon Island figure rare anthropomorphic shark with humanistic legs, possibly used as a fishing float, blackened patina with shell inlay to body and legs ***
*** Early Massim statue seated figure with elbows resting to knees and hands resting to chin, height 27.5 cm ***
*** Merryweather patent brass firemen's helmet with leather interior brass chain link strap on leather, applied starburst shield National Fire Brigade Association ***
*** Contact period Maori stone sinker, 'Buoy' shape with hour glass hole for lashing, marked '207', speckled cream to light brown colour ***
*** Maori large whalebone patu, circa 1790-1820 (contact period) with honeycomb formation caused by the marrow coming out of the bone on each side and running up one edge to the knob end, which has three grooves ***
*** Rennell Island head rest of classic form, cylindrical body leading to abstract leg with woven binding attached, 42 cm length ***
*** Group of fish hooks of varying form and type, length 16 cm max. ***
*** Huon Gulf Bowl. Of hollowed form, tapering to points at each end, rim decorated with stylised human figure with arm outstretched, flanked with serpent forms and face; Blackened dry patina with traces of lime infill to carving. Height 46.5 cm. Width 23 cm.… ***
*** Solomon Island Club. Long flared blade in orthodox form with carved raised ridge to top. Rich brown patina. Length 82 cm. Width 13 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Solomon Island Club Alafolo. Finely carved and inlaid with shell at the top in the form of a face with a raised fin or nose, Tapering shaft. Blackened patina. Length 106 cm. Width 6.5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Papuan Gulf Club. Richly patinated palm wood club with openwork carving with red pigment and traces of lime. Length 111 cm. Width 8.5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding and line; small traces of muka teaser remain. Old collection label inscribed in blue ink: '997'. Length 9.3 cm.… ***
*** Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line; small traces of teaser remain. Collection number inscribed in white paint: 'Web Coll 1484 N.Z. 29.C'.… ***
*** Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Web Col 1538'. Length 13 cm. Width 1.8 cm. Kenneth Athol… ***
*** Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding. Collection number inscribed in white ink: 'Web Coll 512'. Length 8 cm. Width 1.5 cm. Kenneth Athol Webster… ***
*** Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding. Collection number inscribed in white ink: 'Web Coll 1268'. Length 9 cm. Width 1.8 cm ***
*** Large Toki. A good adze of early form with pecked butt leading to a sharp cutting edge. Early soft patina. Height 25.2 cm. Width 9.4 cm ***
*** A Maori stone fern root pounder (patu muka). Length 27 cm ***
*** Carved Maori Waihaka c. 1900-1930 with paua shell decoration and surface carving both front and back inc. Manaia heads and koruru type faces. Grip terminates in a square janus face with protruding tongue and paua shell inset eyes. Length 43 cm. ***
*** Large African mask, stylised form with diaper bold decoration, 1360 cm long ***
*** Early 19th century Maori wooden hoe (paddle) smooth patina on handle. New Plymouth region. Length 136 cm. ***
*** 20th century Maori orator's carved stick. Length 73.5 cm. ***
*** An early 20th century carved Maori tokotoko (walking stick) with curved handle extending carved end. Three figures carved frontally, one atop the other. Paua inlaid eyes. Length 102 cm. ***
*** A Fijian Sali (Gunstock club) Rough crosshatching on underside of curved head. Coloured string binding (magimagi) to entire shaft. Length 102 cm. ***
*** A Fijian Sali (Gunstock club) Rough crosshatching on underside of curved head. Dark coloured string binding (magimagi) to entire shaft. Length 92 cm. ***
*** An early 20th century Elaborately carved Fijian Sali (Gunstock club). Length 92 cm. ***
*** A Maori wooden Digging stick (Ko), with twine band. Some white residue to end. Length 90 cm ***
*** A tall painted African Baule mask, with a buffalo figure resting on top of a horned human figure. Painted in red, green and white. height 65 cm ***
*** Ketu (digging implement), with tapering shaft and paddle shaped blade. Used for loosening the soil around kumara plants. Some small chips to the blade, length 47 cm. ***
*** Contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate. Inner barbed bone point. Some feather fibre fragments in lashed snood point. Lashed snood and small portion of line. Length 9 cm (excluding line) ***
*** Early contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate, inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 13 cm (excluding line) ***
*** Contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate. Inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 10 cm (excluding line) ***
*** Early contact period Maori shell one piece 'U' shaped hook with inner barbed point. Found in Waimarama in the Chatham Islands. Length 3 cm Webster No. 1248 ***
*** Vintage pair native American Moccasins, finely beaded on suede leather ***
*** A large Pre-European toki (argillite), thick quadrangular form with well defined lateral edges, poll uneven hammer dressed and tanged, a clear ridge bisects the bevel, the cutting edge is asymmetric and chipped, 30 cm length. ***
*** 12 assorted Papua New Guinea carved wood food implements, includes: 6 lime sticks, 3 spoons, 3 pounders. ***
*** Owen Mapp 'He Manaia' marine ivory carving inlaid with horn, 15 cm length, framed 30 x 16 cm ***
*** Toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone, well defined lateral edges and polished, uneven poll, blade worn unevenly but sharp. Lapidary scarf mark on one side for lashing. 9 cm length. ***
*** A swamp recovered Ketu (digging stick) and paddle. Provenance: field collection, Ketu; 71 cm, paddle; 64 cm length ***
*** 19th century pounamu hei tiki, a type I hei tiki carved in inanga variety stone with pale inclusions across the torso, left side, and facial area. Suspension hole at centre top. 8.5 cm length. ***
*** A good 19th century kuru pendant, Tangiwai (bowenite) variety stone with dark inclusions. Teardrop shape with countersunk suspension hole. Attached muka binding. 10 cm length. ***
*** Small kuru pendant and toki (argillite), kuru; Inanga variety stone. Toki flaked with smooth bevel and cutting edge. ***