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Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art & International Antiquities — Guy Earl-Smith & Antiquity

Auction House:Guy Earl-Smith & AntiquityNumber of lots recorded:226
Sale Title:Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art & International AntiquitiesLots with images:216
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:89
Date:6-Sep-2009
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Two Highlands body ornaments, of woven fibre, one embroided with glass beads the other with shell, decorated with polychrome pigments, Papua New Guinea, 25-28 cm (2). Provenance: from an Australian collection
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Two Fine Abelam Body Ornaments (karahut), of shell embroided woven fibre with boar tusk ornaments, earth encrusted, decorated with polychrome pigments,Papua New Guinea, 30-36 cm (2). Provenance: From an Australian collection
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Two Ethnographic Highlands Body Ornaments (karahut), the pig tusk ornaments with woven fibre attached, one embroided with seed, polychrome pigments and feather tassels, remnant resin, one tusk fragmented,Papua New Guinea, 11-19 cm (2). Provenance: From an Australian collection
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A fine Goroka chest ornament, the woven fibre and cane frame with multiple cowrie shell ornaments attached,Papua New Guinea, 86 x 11 cm.
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An Highlands Bridal headdress, the openwork shell embroided woven fibre ornament with shell and seed bead tassels, Papua New Guinea, 23 x 20 cm
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Two Ethnographic Body Ornaments, of shell embroided woven fibre and fur, one with plastic string repair,Papua New Guinea, 50-84 cm (2). Provenance: From an Australian collection
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A fine Goroka chest ornament, the woven fibre and cane frame with multiple cowrie shell ornaments, Papua New Guinea, 100 x 11 cm.
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Two Sepik bone Daggers, the anterior decorated in incised motifs, tapering to a pointed terminal, smooth glossy patina,Papua New Guinea, 30-39 cm (2).
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Two bone Daggers, the shafts tapering to a fine point, one incised with ancestor motif, the other bound with woven fibre and decorated with seed and feather tassels, Papua New Guinea, 37- 39 cm
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Two Ethnographic Highland Body Ornaments, of fibre threaded orchid stem, dog tooth and shell discs,Papua New Guinea, 21-72 cm (2)
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Four Ethnographic Kirikiri Body Ornaments, of shell embroided woven fibre,Papua New Guinea, 40-60 cm (4)
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An early Yangoru ceremonial ornament, of woven cane decorated with polychrome pigment and feather tassels, Papua New Guinea, 22 x 28 cm
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A collection of trade beads, of polychrome glass threaded on a fibre string, Papua New Guinea, 260 cm
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A Fine Huon Gulf Bowl, of wood in classic ovoid form, the exterior decorated with figurative motifs in relief, polychrome pigments beneath smooth glossy patina,Papua New Guinea, 45 x 13 cm. Provenance: From an Australian collection
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A rare Neolithic Highlands ritual bowl, the stone vessel with remnant red pigment to the interior, usewear evident,Papua New Guinea, 18 x 11 cm. Note: these ancient artefacts have been archeologically dated in association with stratigraphic sequences spanning 3,000-6000 years B.P.
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An ethnographic Wosera ceramic bowl, the baked clay vessel decorated with curvilinear, stippled motifs and three ancestor faces in relief to the exterior, remnant polychrome pigments, minor fragmentation to rim,Papua New Guinea, 20 x 18 cm.
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A rare neolithic Highlands ritual bowl, the stone vessel with remnant red pigment to the interior, usewear evident,Papua New Guinea, 18 x 9 cm. Note: these ancient artefacts have been archeologically dated in association with stratigraphic sequences spanning 3,000-6000 years B.P.
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An Ethnographic Eastern Highlands Bowl, of wood, the robust vessel with projecting grip to base, old encrustations, usewear evident,Papua New Guinea, 62 x 47 cm. Provenance: From an Australian collection
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A Fine Boiken Bowl, of wood, the anterior decorated with geometric motifs and raised lug terminal, smooth glossy patina, usewear evident,Papua New Guinea, 32 x 7 cm. Provenance: From an Australian collection
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A fine Bougainville bow and three Arrows, the bow of palm wood bound with split polychrome orchid stem, the arrows of composite form, the hard wood tips with fibre and resin bound bone bards and polychrome orchid stem binding above bamboo shafts, Solomon Islands, 140-150 cm (4). Provenance: Ex-collection Robert Worsley, Sydney
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