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Auction House:
Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
New Guinean
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Papua New Guinea Pay back figures. Female and male figures that are anatomically correct with genitalia. Figures are a stylised image of a person who had been killed. Height 39 cm (both figures) ***
*** Papua New Guinea Oro Province tapa cloth, with unusual pigment. These barkcloth are made from cultivated mulberry tree bark beaten together by the Maisen people of Collingwood bay of Oro Province. Provenance: Nigel Hillind collection, 156 cm x 133 cm ***
*** Papua New Guinea blackened pottery bowl, decorated with sea horse heads in high relief, 28 cm diameter ***
*** A rare Papua New Guinea pottery food bowl from Soandogum village, decorated with stylised clan motifs with pigment highlights, 29 cm diameter ***
*** Papua New Guinea Sepik River shell currency, the white cut shell discs of graduated size, mounted on a stand, 57 cm high ***
*** Tami Island bowl from Papua New Guinea, elongated elliptical shape with zoomorphic carving in high relief to each side. 69 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A Papua New Guinean mask, with shell eyes and fibre attaches to ears and septum. Height 40 cm ***
*** Papua New Guinea feast bowl, with carved side handles. Provenance: Nigel Hillind collection, 43 cm length ***
*** Melanesian carved wooden figure with shell inset eyes, and a New Ireland (?) carved statue. H. 32 cm and 58 cm ***
*** A good Papua New Guinea Siassi Kundu drum, the wooden drum beautifully carved with clan motifs, the handle flanked by carved heads in high relief. The head covered in reptile skin. Provenance: collected from Kaiapit village where it had been traded inland… ***
*** Papua New Guinea breast ornament, Abstracted figural form embellished with shells and boar's tusks, 26 cm length ***
*** Ramu River paddle from Papua New Guinea, stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment are displayed on one side of the blade. 162 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A Papua New Guinea war shield from the Pora Pora river, East Sepik Provence, broad wedged shield with a central ancestral figure and clan motifs on either side. Two lateral holes pierced for suspension, 127 cm height ***
*** A Papua New Guinea roof gable figure, raku fired clay avian/anthropomorphic sitting figure surmounted on an ovoid base. Aibom village, Chambri lakes, East Sepik, 40.5 cm height ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Aibom village Sago storage jar, raku fired coiled clay vessel with flared rim and decorated with anthropomorphic face in relief, painted with black, red and kaolin pigments. With raffia stand, 35 cm height ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Abelam yam mask, 31 x 22 cm ***
*** Papua New Guinea mask hollow form with raised facial features, reddish brown patina, height 73 cm ***
*** Papua New Guinea figure in squatting pose with shell inset eyes and raised facial features, dark brown patina, height 33 cm ***
*** Two Hafted adzes of varying size and design, Papua New Guinea, length 65 cm (2) ***
*** Papua New Guinea hook mask deeply carved with blackened light brown patina, height 81 cm ***
*** A Papua New Guinea seated figure. Decorated with red ochre, sea shells, feathers, pig tusks and vegetable fibre skirt. Height 100 cm ***
*** Papua New Guinea Sepik River region fish trap, length 51 cm ***
*** A Papua New Guinea tapa from the Oro Region, Provenance: Nigel Hillind collection, 125 cm x 76 cm ***
*** Two Papua New Guinea Sepik River Region bowls, Blackened wood of oval shape with carved handles to each end with geometric carved decoration ***
*** Papua New Guinea Sepik River Region bowl, 19th century of stylised avian form raised on four cylindrical feet. Together with a dance rattle made from seed husks strung on woven plant fibre. ***
*** A cassowary feather Bilum bag from Papua New Guinea, made of bark fibre and cassowary feathers by people of New Guinea in 20th century. A similar example is exhibited in Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, Ca. 60 cm length ***
*** Papua New Guinea ancestral totem pole the lower section pigment painted with a mythical creature. The upper section painted with clan motifs terminating in the carved head of a crocodile with exposed teeth, minor damage . 190 cm length ***
*** Papua New Guinea suspension hook, pigment painted. The lower end with the head of a white Ibis and the other with a python effigy devouring a clan father, collected from the Gogodala people of the Western province, 150 cm length ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Sepik River Shaman's bowl together with a Baliem finger cutting tool ***
*** Papua New Guinea black stone adze ***
*** Superb late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea necklace, with a seed and coloured trade bead collar in a geometric pattern, and a curved shell pendant. Slight damage to collar. Length 47 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s ***
*** Ramu River paddle from Papua New Guinea, stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment are displayed on one side of the blade. 193 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A Papua New Guinea male standing figure, carved wood with cowrie shell eyes, 74 cm height ***
*** A Tami Island hardwood bowl, elongated elliptical shape carved with a frigate bird in low relief to each side. The base carved with a stylized fish with mask face highlighted with lime. Two small breaks, one repaired, 41 cm length ***
*** Papua New Guinea Ramu River bowl, elliptical shape with crocodile head totems carved in high relief to each end, collected in the Bogia river area, 104 x 29c cm ***
*** Extravagantly large Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, 470 cm approximate length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** Four elliptical Ramu River food bowls, collection of John Perkins ***
*** Five elliptical Ramu River food bowls, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A Papua New Guinea ceremonial spirit head vessel, raku fired ovoid vessel tapering to base. East Sepik District, 21 cm length ***
*** Papua New Guinea ancestral mask, carved wood 57 cm length ***
*** A large Papua New Guinea breast ornament, decorated with nassa shells on woven raffia and with two attached cowrie shells, 53 x 36 cm ***
*** Papua New Guinea male ancestor totem figure with raffia adornment to the nose and painted pigment decoration to the body, Sepik River region, 85 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea Kundu drum, carved wood with reptile skin head covering, collected near Bundi in the Madang province, 740 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea Kalam war shield, carved from hardwood and decorated with clan motifs. Pierced in the center and with attached bush rope handle, collected from the Kalam people from the Simbai area of Madang Province, 114 x 60 cm ***
*** A rare Huli mans hairpiece, this rare day wig took some eighteen months to grow, collected near Tari in the Southern highlands, 51 x 26 cm ***
*** Three Papua New Guinea Sepik River cooking pots, blackened pottery of tapering conical shape. One held in a metal stand, some faults evident ***
*** A large Papua New Guinea Ramu River house board, carved wood depicting an anthropomorphic figure in relief, painted with black, red and kaolin pigments. Collected in 1972. Some losses. ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Ramu River house board, flat wood board with incised anthropomorphic figure, with painted kaolin and ochre pigments. Multiple piercings for suspension, 99 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea mask, decorated with cassowary feathers, boar tusks and cowrie shells, Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection, 55 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea drum hollowed with deep carving overall ***
*** Papua New Guinea cassowary claw tipped highland fighting pick 61 cm handle length ***
*** Papua New Guinea Sepik River Slit drum, with a projecting crocodile head to one end. The drum body with incised curvilinear designs in orange and white painted pigment. 110 cm width ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, 120 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** Papua New Guinea male ancestor figure, the carved standing figure with elliptical eyes and distended nose and with his hands placed on his legs, from the Ramu River area of Morobe Province. Collected near the Usino river where it had been reputedly… ***
*** Two Papua New Guinea shields, incised with clan totem designs. Pieced at the center to hold the bush rope handle ***
*** Papua New Guinea blackened pottery feast bowl, decorated with sea horse heads in high relief, 24 cm diameter ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Sago storage jar from the Aibom Vllage, raku fired coiled clay vessel with flared rim, decorated with zoomorphic relief depictions of mythological spirits painted with kaolin pigments. Woven rattan base ***
*** Five elliptical Ramu River food bowls, collection of John Perkins ***
*** Four elliptical Ramu River food bowls, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth Necklace ***
*** A Ramu River Kundu drum from Papua New Guinea, decorated with incised geometric patterns and painted with red and silver pigment. Collected in 1972. Skin missing (likely removed at NZ customs), 56 cm height ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Ramu River house board, carved wood ancestral spirit face carved in high relief, with applied red, ochre, and kaolin pigments. Broken suspension hole, 126 cm height ***
*** A mythological figure from, Papua New Guinea, raku fired sitting figure surmounted by a cassowary bird. Black and Kaolin pigments. Aibom village, Chambri lakes. Damaged and repaired, 35 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea middle Sepik River Latmul Mei mask, 20th century Mei mask. Wood, pigments, cowry shells, boar tusk, hair and clay, Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection, 76 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea orators stool flattened rectangular back with circular seat resting upon three carved masks on a circular base, height 110 cm ***
*** Massim Carved Staff. Tubular shaft leading to a carved top. Blackened patina. Length 97 cm. Width 5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Mask. Of hollowed, ovoid form with intricate incised and raised decoration to face, shell eyes. Coloured with red, black and white natural pigments. Dry patina. Papua New Guinea. Length 49 cm. Width 17 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Papuan Gulf Club. Black patinated palm wood club with fine openwork carving with red and white pigment and traces of lime. Length 102 cm. Width 6 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection ***
*** A Bougainville Island spear with bone Barbs, carved decoration to the top section. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 281 cm length ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, 150 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Sepik River yam mask, woven fiber, 46 cm height ***
*** Four Papua New Guinea Ramu River elliptical feast bowls, Madang Province. ***
*** A Papua New Guinean food bowl with carved handles, 50 cm length ***
*** A large Papua New Guinean mask, with face painted in bright earth tones and fibre attached around lower half. Height 77 cm ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Sepik River Mask ***
*** A chalice from Papua New Guinea, raku fired clay with janus faces in high relief, painted with black and kaolin pigments. Aibom village, Chambri lakes. Some surface losses, 12 cm height ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, 115 cm length ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Sepik River crocodile totem drum, 67 cm height ***
*** Papua New Guinea Sepik River mask wall hanging with cassowary feathers, 49 cm height ***
*** A Trobriand Islands hand drum. Carved and decorated with two birds on top, no resonator. Length 32 cm ***
*** Stunning late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea necklace. Made of shell and seed pods with six tassels on the bottom. Length 31 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s ***
*** Papua New Guinea spear thrower, carved chicken and crocodile motifs surmounting a bamboo shaft. 143 cm length ***
*** A large wooden Trobriand Island feast bowl, with incised pattern and metal work, 37 cm diameter ***
*** A Papua New Guinea carved bust with cowrie shell eyes, 37 cm height ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Sepik River standing figure, blackened wood with shell eyes, raised on a circular plinth, 82 cm height ***
*** Standing Papua New Guinea figure, with shells and boar tusk embellishment, 67 cm height ***
*** A Ramu River mask and cassowary bone Dagger ***
*** Papua New Guinea Sepik River figure, the standing figure with over modeled clay face with orange painted pigment decoration, adorned with shell and plaited raffia, 48 cm height ***
*** Sepik River carved wood water vessel, Papua New Guinea, 36 cm height ***
*** A Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, 96 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A Papua New Guinea pale green Chloromelanite adze, tear drop shape. Considerable Chipping to poll and blade edge, 25 cm length ***
*** Papua New Guinea body adornment, incised wood with coloured pigments, 29 cm at widest point ***
*** A Papua New Guinea suspension hook figure, 103 cm height ***
*** Crocodile bowl from the Buin Province Papua New Guinea, 59 cm length ***
*** A Papua New Guinea Ramu River Mask ***
*** Papua New Guinea woven fibre bag ***