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Auction House:
Bonhams
Number of lots recorded:6
Lots with images:6
Prices available:6
Category:
S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A fine adze blade, cook Islands and a stone pounder, Tahiti Islands, each of typical form 15.5 cm high and 16.5 cm long (2) ***
*** A Dayak funerary post, hampatong, carved as a pair of male and female figures back to back, their arms entwined, circular base. Height 95 cm ***
*** Two shark tooth and palm wood weapons Kiribati one straight, the other of trident form, the teeth secured with sennit binding and a sharkskin collar, both around. Length 68 cm ***
*** Four Dayak baby carriers, b'aBorneo two of woven cane and two carved with hudoq spirits and aso dragons, various additional cloth, brass disc, brass bell, animal teeth and coloured bead ornamentation, 32 cm to. Height 42 cm ***
*** A Nias male ancestor figure, standing wearing elaborate headress, ear and neck ornaments, holding a vessel before him, erect phallus, flexed legs and circular base, 96 cm high ***
*** Two Nias male ancestor figures, seated, one wearing elaborate horned headdress, the other with a pleated turban, 65 and 38 cm high ***