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Tribal & Oceanic Art — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:206
Sale Title:Tribal & Oceanic ArtLots with images:205
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:139
Date:27-Jun-2022
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A Dyak food bowl with double Aso dragon heads, Borneo, Indonesia, height 11 cm, length 51 cm
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An old Mortlock Islands gable mask, Japanese period, height 36 cm, width 18 cm
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A Himalayan monkey mask, probably 19th century, condition: chip top edge, height 27 cm, width 26 cm
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A pair of Ewe spirit figures, Ghana, condition: old crack to body and head, height 18.5 cm to 21 cm, width 8 cm
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A pair of Palau figures with shell inlaid eyes, Japanese period, height 23 -24 cm, width 12 cm to 13 cm
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An early 20th century tortoise shell hair ornament, Sumba, Indonesia, height 16.5 cm, width 17.5 cm
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A Pre-Columbian Peruvian stone head, Chavin style, (900BC-200BC), height 11.5 cm
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A pair of early Yap figures showing detailed Tattoos, Japanese period, Kangi written on base States Showa 11 (1936). Condition: there is a crack to an arm on male figure, height 30.5 cm to 32 cm, diameter 7.5 cm
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A Neolithic stone bracelet and two hand adzes, Sub-Sahara, approximately 3-5,000 years old, lengths 6 cm to 10.5 cm
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An old Taiwanese Headhunting axe showing carved Severed heads, Japanese period, height 46.5 cm
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An old Mortlock Islands ancestral figure, height 46 cm, width 12.5 cm
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A Taiwan Janus ancestral figure, Japanese period, height 33 cm, width 9.5 cm
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A Taiwanese ancestral figure, Japanese period, height 35 cm, width 10 cm
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An old wooden feast bowl, huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, with finely carved and incised designs to external rim, height 15.5 cm, length 52.5 cm, width 31 cm
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A gun stock war club, Kiakavo, Fiji, length 89 cm
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A Han Dynasty style horse & rider, height 34 cm, length 26 cm, width 9 cm
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A pair of terracotta Chinese figures, height 22 cm to 23.5 cm
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A Chinese terracotta glazed sedan chair with four figures, height 24 cm, length 23 cm, width 14 cm
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A Han Dynasty styled figure, china, height 26 cm, width 6 cm. Provenance: East Australian Auctions, May 2009, lot 166
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A female terracotta styled Chinese dancer in flowing robes, Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), Sichuan Province, height 44 cm, width 26 cm. Provenance: The Peter Elliot collection, Mossgreen Auctions, September 1 2015, lot 693 (2)
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A female terracotta styled Chinese dancer in flowing robes, Han Dynasty (206BC - 220AD), Sichuan Province, height 39 cm, width 24 cm. Provenance: The Peter Elliot collection, Mossgreen Auctions, September 1 2015, lot 693 (2)
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A large lacquerware offering vessel, Burmese, height 60 cm, diameter 32 cm
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A cloisonne vase, china, height 25.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm
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An icon in a case, 18 x 14.5 cm, case: 25 x 21.5 cm
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A monochrome ancestral mask, Japanaut village, middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Condition: there is a crack on the tongue and the head, height 91 cm, width 26 cm
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An Ikat Weaving,Toraja people, Sulawesi, Indonesia, length 400 cm, width 49 cm
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Figure, probably Papua New Guinea a hardwood ancestral bust, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, height 15 cm, width 9 cm
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A Ramu River plaque, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Collection of a scholar who worked in Papua New Guinea over several decades, height 100 cm
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Trobriand Islands grass skirt Making board with incised design, Massim Region, Papua New Guinea, a grass skirt Making board with incised design, Massim Region, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, old glossy patina. Provenance: Collection of a scholar who worked in Papua New Guinea over several decades, height 62 cm
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A ceremonial mask, coastal Sepik River area, north coast, Papua New Guinea, traditionally such masks are used in ceremonies associated with many aspects of life, always accompanied by feasting and dancing. Red ochre colour gives it importance, height 46 cm, length 18 cm, width 12 cm
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A bride price mask and shell wealth, Talipoon, Prince Alexander mountains, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, the shell, the green turbo snail shell, was traditionally very valuable and precious. Only among the Arapesh, a fine woven mask is attached, height 42 cm, length 22 cm, width 12 cm
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A woven bird figure, Abelam tribe, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, a beautifully crafted and painted 3-dimensional bird, with large wings, and one leg, it is in the transitional stage of becoming a 'Bird of paradise'. Probably related to yam fertility ceremony. Condition: there is a leg missing, height 35 cm, length 12 cm, width 12 cm
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A fine Baba, woven helmet mask, Abelam tribe, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, painted in earth pigments, cassowary feather headdress, still in good condition. Fine old Baba mask, height 65 cm, length 27 cm, width 35 cm
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A pair ceremonial dance Oars, Africa, length 153 cm to 158 cm
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A bow with unusual binding, Africa?, length 206 cm
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Two Gongs, Indonesia, condition: crack in one gong, height 41 cm to 48.5 cm
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An ironwood bust, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, height 50 cm
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A leaf form woomera with Spinifex resin terminus, Central Australia, condition: old break to edge, height 62 cm
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Two boomerangs, one with pokerwork design the other with incised design, length 56 cm to 64 cm
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An old Coolamon with remnant Ochre design, Central Australia, height 7.5 cm, length 62 cm, width 18 cm
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A hardwood fighting club, Papua New Guinea?, length 123 cm
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A didgeridoo with Ochre design, Northern Australia, length 106.5 cm
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Three gope boards, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, height 89 cm to 112 cm, width 19 cm to 29.5 cm
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Two wooden feast bowls, one from the Murik lakes, lower Sepik & one from the Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea, bowls height 7.5 cm to 11.5 cm, length 52 cm to 61 cm
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Three bowls, Massim Region, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, length 20.5 cm to 48 cm
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Two bowls, one from the Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, height 11 to 16 cm, lengths 57 cm to 66 cm
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Three didgeridoos, one pokerwork. Condition: crack to one end, height 80 cm to 103 cm
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A large ancestral mask, Biwat river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 54 cm, width 40 cm
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A ceremonial Adze/Axe handle, Kaivalala, Massim people, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, height 69 cm, width 30 cm
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An ancestral figure, Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, height 72 cm, width 19 cm
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A fine ancestral figure, Abelam people, Maprik Region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, condition: some cracks, height 84 cm, width 16 cm
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Two didgeridoos, Arnhem land, Northern Australia, condition: small crack and hole in one, length 90 cm to 113 cm
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Two didgeridoos, Arnhem land, Northern Australia, length 114 cm to 121 cm
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A fine Tatanua mask, New Ireland, height 52 cm, length 16 cm, width 37 cm
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Four pokerwork animals and a bark painting, Central Australia & Arnhem land, animals length 15 cm to 35.5 cm, painting 28 x 19 cm
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Two gope boards, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, height 88 cm to 95 cm
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Two gope boards, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, condition: some cracks, height 85 cm to 111 cm
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An ancestral mask, Biwat river, Sepik Region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, a/f, height 45 cm, width 23 cm
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Two Baule masks, Ivory Coast, one in unusual double faced form, Gba Gba. Both exhibit signs of wear, height 37 cm to 44 cm, width 14 cm to 26 cm
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Two ancestral masks, middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, condition: shell missing a/f, height 39 cm to 44 cm
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A polychrome plaque, Ramu Region, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, condition: slight crack to edge, height 63 cm, width 45 cm
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A war shield with incised design decorated with natural ochres, Papua New Guinea, condition: some cracks, height 117 cm, width 27 cm
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A striking war shield with incised design decorated with natural ochres, Min people, West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, condition: damage to edge, height 134 cm, width 39 cm
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A fine war shield, Simbai Region, Papua New Guinea, height 135 cm, width 41 cm
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A Bioma figure, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, height 127 cm, width 40 cm
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A war shield, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea, condition: damage to edge and crack a/f, height 148 cm, width 42 cm
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A war shield, Blackwater river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, the design on this shield is symmetrical like a mirror reflection, height 151 cm, width 27 cm
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A fine war shield, Simbai Region, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, height 103 cm, width 37 cm
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A war shield with unusual polychrome crescent design, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 99 cm, width 57 cm
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A war shield, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea, condition: crack to end, height 133 cm, width 38 cm
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A fine ancestral figure, Abelam people, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 157 cm, width 14 cm
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An ancestral figure, Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, height 153 cm, width 19 cm
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An unusual ancestral figure, Kwoma people, upper Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, with striking polychrome design using natural ochres, height 141 cm, width 46 cm
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A large ancestral figure in the form of a cult hook, Blackwater river, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, condition: some cracks, height 168 cm, width 12 cm
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A large ancestral mask, Kwoma people, upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, height 167 cm, width 28 cm
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A stylized skull rack, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, height 117 cm, width 45 cm
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Two large gope boards, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, height 132 cm to 135 cm, width 29 cm to 33 cm
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A gun stock war club, Kiakavo, Fiji, height 88 cm
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Two finely crafted fish Traps, Mekeo people (on right), Papua New Guinea, height 90 cm to 131 cm
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A house lintel in the form of four ancestral faces, Abelam people, Maprik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 32 cm, length 174 cm
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A large ancestral gable mask, Maramba village, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, some portions of clay and shell work missing or damaged as per images, height 114 cm
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A large long nosed ancestral figure, Kanangra village, Blackwater river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, on custom wooden base, height 151 cm
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A Massim paddle and a ceremonial spear, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, lengths 192 cm and 166 cm
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A large mounted ancestral mask, Tambanum village, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, in the form of a mwai mask used in Naven ceremony. Missing shells as per image, height 169 cm
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A large Grinding stone and a smaller Grinding wheel with square shaft hole, origin unknown, 43 x 30 cm, depth 23 cm
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Two finely crafted Buka baskets, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea, diameter 29 cm and 43 x 229 cm
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A stone mortar and holder, origin unknown, base 30 x 24 cm, mortar diameter 21 cm
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Two didgeridoos, length 95 cm and 137 cm
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A wooden goanna, Central Australia, length 84 cm
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Two didgeridoos, Arnhem land, Northern Territory, length 128 cm and 142 cm
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A Hawaiian figure; a Yirrkala crocodile and a Central Australian wooden goanna, some cracks as per image A/F, length 79 cm to 90 cm
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An Asmat shield, West Papua, height 192 cm
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A Biwat shield, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 207 cm
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A Yipwan cult hook, Karawari river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, finely crafted with arching protrusions centred on a stylised belly button. Hardwood with apparent repair to back of head, height 160 cm
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A large hook in the form of an ancestral figure, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, height 135 cm
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A large ancestral figure, Asmat Region, West Papua, height 208 cm
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Two ceramic vessels, Aibom village, Chambri lakes, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, the larger vessel is in the form of a traditional fire hearth, height 19 cm, diameter 10 cm diameter 29 cm
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A large and old smoking pot, Dimiri village, Yuat river, Papua New Guinea, minor chips as per image, diameter 31 cm, height 27 cm
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A Sago storage pot, Aibom village, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, apparent repair to top rim, minor chips A/F, height 33 cm, diameter 29 cm
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A Hawaiian God figure, in hard heavy wood, height 64 cm
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