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Traditional Antiques & Fine Art, Tribal Art — Aalders Auctions

Auction House:Aalders AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:752
Sale Title:Traditional Antiques & Fine Art, Tribal ArtLots with images:748
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:474
Date:22-May-2022
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Australian Aboriginal throwing club, of tapering form, with fine fluting to the body, hatched handle, excellent patina, paper label 46, no. 76 to base, length 65.5 cm. Provenance: Ex-McAlpine collection, then Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal throwing club, with pointed baluster end and tapering handle, paper label 41, no.86 to base, length 49 cm. Provenance: Ex-McAlpine collection, then Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, c.1880, Darling river Region, of slight curved form, incised with fine fluting to both sides, length 85 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Large 19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang lake Eyre, South Australia, of large heavy form, incised with bands of decoration running along each side, length 103 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, then private collection, Queensland
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Early Australian Aboriginal Wunda shield, Western Australia, of oval form, incised and painted with geometric angled motif, in tones of red and gold, length 54 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Large Australian Aboriginal Rainforest shield, c.1870, north Queensland, in beech wood, of full almond form, painted with decoration in tones of brown and yellow, length 73 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, South Australia, of elongated leaf form, with incised abstract designs, good patina, length 78 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Hooked fighting boomerang, No.7, Western Desert, of large form, with fine incised fluting, evidence of ochre to body, length 67 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with curved bulbous end and tapering handle, good patina, length 50 cm
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19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Western Australia, in mulga wood, of curved form, adze cut to body, length 54 cm. Provenance: Ex-McAlpine collection no.26, then Oceanic, then private collection, Queensland
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Early Australian Aboriginal bird hunting boomerang of curving form, with finely adzed surface, length 49 cm
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Early Australian Aboriginal woomera, Warburton, Western Australia, incised with zig zag decoration, length 72 cm. Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Large Australian Aboriginal shield, Queensland, in softwood, of full oval form, with fluting to exterior and evidence of ochre, length 72 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal paddle club, port Essington, Northern Territory, of long form, with one end painted and incised, the other end forked, length 52 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal paddle club, port Essington, Northern Territory, of long form, with paddle end and forked lower end, cross hatching to handle, length 137 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Tiwi Island ceremonial spear, of long elongated form, with painted decoration in tones of brown, white and black, a/f, length 152.5 cm
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Australian Aboriginal throwing club, bi-coloured, with slight curve to the top and fluting to the body, with gummed end, length 65 cm. Provenance: Ashoka Arts, UK, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal parrying shield, south East Australia, of tapering almond form, with incised line decoration to to body, handle to back, length 79 cm
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Large Australian Aboriginal woomera, of leaf form, incised with line and wave motif, evidence of ochre, length 81 cm
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Late 19th century Australian Aboriginal Rainforest sword, c.1880, Queensland, in hardwood, of large flattened curved form, with handle, good patina, length 117 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Large Australian Aboriginal boomerang club, c.1860, south East Australia, of long and slight curved form, excellent patina, length 97 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal Hafted stone axe, South Australia, with oval form stone and wood support, length 42 cm
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Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, c.1920, Western Australia, of curved form, incised with patterns, length 60 cm. Provenance: J & a Saussehrd, then private collection
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Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, central Desert, pre-1920 collected, of large curved form, one side fluted, evidence of natural pigment to one side, slight a/f, length 65.5 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with rounded surface to body tapering to handle, with natural gum handle, the body incised with panels of diagonal line work, good patina, length 78 cm
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Australian Aboriginal Hooked fighting boomerang No.7, central Desert, with hooked end, fluted on one side, evidence of natural pigments, a/f, length 79.5 cm
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Australian Aboriginal paddle club, with leaf form end, tapering to flat handle, with painted decoration in white, black and ochre, length 92 cm
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Australian Aboriginal club, in hardwood, of flat tapering leaf form, the body decorated with panels of incised diagonal lines and knop end, good patina, length 63 cm
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Australian Aboriginal woomera, Kimberley, Western Australia, of tapering facetted form, with incised interlocking motif, evidence of ochre, length 72 cm. Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Early Australian Aboriginal shield, central Desert, in beanwood, of oval form, good patina to exterior, fluting to interior, length 67.5 cm
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Large rare 19th century Australian Aboriginal rain forest shield, c.1870, north Queensland, of curved oval form, evidence of painted decoration in tones of black, brown and ochre, length 90 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland note: Rainforest designs present a wistful, ethereal and subtle patternation of colour which makes them unique amongst Aboriginal Art. The haunting beauty and the sheer scale of this particular shield evokes a power which belies the…
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Early Australian Aboriginal Club/Digging stick, of cylindrical form, with rounded ends, incised lines to one end, good patina, length 90 cm. Provenance: tribal ancient, then private collection, Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal club, Queensland, with pineapple head and point, tapering body with fluting, with cross hatched and bound handle, good patina, length 65.5 cm. Provenance: Francesco Villicich, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal fighting club, c.1930's, with facetted diamond head, cylindrical support with hatched handle, the head incised with diamond motifs and line decoration, length 56 cm
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Australian Aboriginal shield, Gulmari type, in beechwood, of curved oval form, painted with three circle and dot motifs to front, length 67 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Large Australian Aboriginal hardwood sword, of tapering form, with knop end and rounded surface to each side, length 121 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Tiwi Island ceremonial spear, of elongated form, with painted decoration, in tones of white and brown, length 151 cm
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Australian Aboriginal softwood shield, Lajamanu, Northern Territory central, painted in natural pigments, decorated with eights motifs, in tones of ochre, black and white, fluted verso, length 69 cm
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Australian Aboriginal Beanwood shield, Central Australia, painted in natural pigments, in tones of yellow, ochre and white, length 64 cm
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Australian Aboriginal Beanwood shield, Central Australia, in natural pigments, with striped decoration in tones of brown, white and black, fluted to the other side, length 72 cm
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Australian Aboriginal spear Thrower/Woomera, Roper river, Northern Territory, of tapering form, decorated with cross hatching in natural pigments, length 104 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Darwin, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal spear Thrower/Woomera, Roper river, Northern Territory, of tapering form, with natural pigments and fibre, painted decoration, length 102 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Darwin, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, of slightly curved form, with incised fluting to one side, in ochre tones, length 71 cm
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Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, central Desert, curved towards one end, length 79 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal club, with a carved pineapple head, above tapering fluted body and hatched handle, length 66 cm. Provenance: D'Lan Davidson, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal throwing club, in hardwood, of slender form, with fluting to the body, hatched handle, length 64 cm
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Australian Aboriginal Wunda shield, Western Australia, of oval form, incised with three panels of line work at differing angles, length 61 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Hooked fighting boomerang No.7, in mulga wood, with hooked end, of handsome proportions, length 76 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland
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Large 19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, of curved leaf form, with incised panels of line decoration, good patina, length 80 cm. Provenance: The junk Company, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal parrying shield, Western Australia, of elongated oval form, with a deep incised key pattern, length 81 cm. Provenance: Minjama, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal parrying shield, south East Australia, of elongated form, with flat front, incised with five lines displaying cross hatching, good patina, length 96 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2007, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Beanwood Coolamon, central Desert, with line and dot work, in tones of black, red, white and ochre, length 64 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Beanwood Coolamon, Papunya style, in natural pigment, decorated with symbols, in tones of white, brown and ochre, length 67 cm, width 25 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Beanwood shield, Tennant Creek/Alice Springs Region, in natural pigments, decorated with waterhole motifs in white and ochre, fluted verso, length 67 cm
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Good 19th century Australian Aboriginal Wunda shield, Western Australia, of wide oval form, finely incised and painted motifs, length 61 cm. Provenance: J & a Staussehrd, then private collection, Queensland
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19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, lake Eyre, South Australia, of curved form, length 79 cm
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Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, c.1920, Western Australia, in mulga wood, of typical form, with adze cuts to body, collection no.26 verso, length 59 cm. Provenance: J & a Staussehrd, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with flattened baluster head, fluting to whole body, length 59.5 cm
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Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, c.1920, Western Australia, with curved wider end, length 62 cm
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Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Queensland, of curved form, good patina, length 59 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal shield, of elongated oval form, incised with repeating circle motifs and fluting verso, length 89 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2007, then private collection, Queensland
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Early Australian Aboriginal shield, Le Grange bay, Western Australia, of elongated oval form, with plain front, incised with key and diagonal motifs verso, good patina, length 80 cm. Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Fine 19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, with curved end and tapering body, incised with lines of diagonal motifs, a/f, length 72 cm. Provenance: D'Lan Davidson, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal woomera, great Sandy Desert, of tapering leaf form, incised with straight and diagonal motifs, evidence of ochre, length 65 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal knop headed club, in hardwood, with nulled end above a fine fluted body finish to point with hatched handle, length 68 cm
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Early Australian Aboriginal throwing club, with bulbous pointed end and tapering support with incised cross hatched handle, good patina, length 79 cm. Provenance: Ashoka Arts, UK, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal shield, Le Grange bay, Western Australia, of elongated oval form, with plain front and interesting interlocking design with hatching lines verso, evidence of ochre, length 76 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Bardi shield, Kimberley coast, Western Australia, of curved oval form, with painted decoration in tones of white, red and ochre, length 68 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal hardwood shield, of oval form, incised line and wave motifs to both sides, cross hatched handle, length 63 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, central Desert, with fluting to one side, and painted end, length 73 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, 2005, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Totemic boomerang, lake Eyre, South Australia, of curved form, with central band of wave motif surrounded by single carved lines running along the body, length 84 cm
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Early heavy Australian Aboriginal club, with pointed end above tapering body, with fine fluting to body and lined handle, length 57 cm. Provenance: Ashoka Arts, UK, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal hooked fighting boomerang No.7, central Desert, of typical form, with fine incised fluting and painted end, in tones of black and white, cross hatched handle end, length 70 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2007, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Desert hunting spear, with leaf form end, with bound barb to edge, length 177 cm
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Early Australian Aboriginal fighting club, Murray river Region, with spear shaped head above tapering handle and knopped end, length 62 cm
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Australian Aboriginal Wunda style parrying shield, Western Australia, of elongated oval form, incised with panels of line decoration, evidence of ochre, length 85 cm. Provenance: Minjama, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Large and early Australian Aboriginal woomera, Warburton, Western Australia, of tapering leaf form, with incised diamond motifs, length 84 cm. Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with large bulbous end and tapering handle, length 52 cm
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Australian Aboriginal bird hunting boomerang, Northern Queensland, with painted white and black stripes to end, length 50 cm
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Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with pointed baluster end, the club following the natural form of branch, fluting to body, length 45 cm
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Australian Aboriginal hardwood fighting club, with slightly pointed end and roughed handle to other end, length 57.5 cm
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Australian Aboriginal throwing club, with pointed and slightly baluster end tapering to point at other end, with label 48, numbered no.85, length 64.5 cm. Provenance: Ex-McAlpine collection, then Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal throwing club, in mulga wood, with baluster rounded end and tapering body, paper label 43, numbered no.87, length 47 cm. Provenance: Ex-McAlpine collection, then Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal boomerang, of curved form, incised with panels of geometric decoration to one side, length 56 cm
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19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, South Australia, of elongated form, good patina, length 76 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal woomera, of tapered leaf form, carved with three snakes in relief, length 64 cm
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Australian Aboriginal spear thrower, Victoria, of narrow form with crooked end, with incised star decoration, length 59 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Early Australian Aboriginal parrying shield, c.1860, south Eastern, of boat form, incised with geometric and line decoration, with handle, length 52 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Large Mokuy Figure,c.1960 the figure standing with arms by side, finely incised with panels fo line decoration exposing colour, height 90 cm note; the general title mokuy covers a number of sculptural figures with different purposes from various Arnhem land groups. The traditional bound bark figures are in the main mortuary ritual paraphernalia. Others from further East are wood human sculptures with representations of the clan designs of their estate painted on children at the beginning a initiation…
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19th century Australian Aboriginal fighting club, c.1,850, Gippsland, with spear shaped head and tapering handle, good patina, length 61 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal parrying shield, central NSW, of elongated oval form and pigment finish, rich old patina, length 54 cm. Provenance: Private Collection NSW
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Australian Aboriginal Pandanus club, central Queensland, with stabbing grip, nodules to end, all nodules intact and evidence of pigment at head, length 66 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal parrying shield, Central Australia, earaly collection by railway surveyer, beautifully carved with deep lug with fine fluted face, rich patina, length 54 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, then private collection, Queensland
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Early Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Darling river, of handsome proportions, slight curve, with incised line decoration to the body, good patina, length 75.5 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal ritual hunting boomerang, Mornington Island, with curved to tapering end, painted with natural pigments, length 76 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal ritual painted boomerang, Mornington Island, curved with painted white red and black stripes, length 62 cm. Provenance: Paul Lewis collection, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Darling river, of handsome proportions with incised line decoration, to face and verso, good patina, length 70 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer gallery, then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal parrying shield, central New South Wales, of curved form, carved with intricate pecked design and ochre infill, length 77 cm. Provenance: NSW collection then private collection, Queensland
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Australian Aboriginal bullroarer, central Queensland, of large form, with incised entwined line carving, length 46 cm. Provenance: Douglas Newton collection, New York, then Charles Warren collection, Canada
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Set of two 'Leaf Shaped' woomera dance Paddles, with carved and incised decoration, length 75 cm and 85 cm (2). Provenance: Private Collection, Western Australia, then private collection, Queensland
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