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Tribal — McKenzies Auctioneers

$4,320
A fine old Wunda shield, early 20th century Western Australia…
$4,080
Bardi shield, 19th century rare old Pilbara/Kimberley shield…
$3,720
A fine old Wunda shield Western Australian hardwood incised…
$3,000
A large Wunda shield, early 20th century Western Australia…
Auction House:
McKenzies Auctioneers
Number of lots recorded:16
Lots with images:15
Prices available:16
Category:
Tribal
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Aboriginal artist unknown, 'Aboriginal Message Stone,' polished and worked river stone of blue/grey colour, reddened and carved on both sides with spirals and groups of straight and curved lines. Patina and wear from handling. Likely Central Australia. 24… *** N/A
*** Green river war shield, some age green river, Papua New Guinea shield. Wood with brown, white and rust pigments, handle on back. Good deep incised/adzed decoration 155 cm ***
*** Aboriginal artist unknown. Pendant (Riji Jakoli) mid 1900s. Pearl shell. 16 x 12 cm. From the Kimberley region, engraved with an interlocking design and infilled with red ochre mixed with animal fat. Retains original human hair string belt ***
*** Aboriginal artist unknown. Mid-1900s pendant (Riji Jakoli). Pearl shell. 19 x 13 cm. From the Kimberley region, engraved with an interlocking design and infilled with red ochre mixed with animal fat. Retains section of human hair string belt ***
*** A Wunda shield - early to mid 20th century Kimberley shield, in carved and fluted hardwood and natural earth pigments to front and back. 70 x 17 cm ***
*** Two small Wandjina on bark, artist unknown 1960's-1970's in red ochre and black dot work. Provenance: collected from the Kimberley 1960's/70's the larger 44 cm. ***
*** A ceremonial hat with ostrich and lyre bird feathers, natural hemp and natural ochres. Also a dance Wand. Both from Mornington Island. The hat is 39 cm ***
*** A New Zealand greenstone (jade) page turner, with engraved silver mounts, length 28 cm ***
*** Fine Hunstein mask, upper Salumei river Papua New Guinea of wood in classic ancestor form, the face with projecting eyes and stylised hornbill beaks, decorated polychrome pigments. ***
*** A very fine, large, West Australian hardwood shield likely early 1900's, the front decorated with panels of diagonal lines separated by horizontal bands. The reverse with areas of vertical lines and horizontal bands. 83 x 14 cm ***
*** An old Wunda shield, 19th century Western Australia carved hardwood shield incised with classic fluting and lineal bands front and rear natural earth pigments. Minor damage to edges. 72 cm ***
*** West Australian fighting boomerang, early 20th century in hardwood with incising on each surface. 74 cm boomerang in hardwood with a fine incised pattern on both sides ***
*** A mid 1900's WA Western Desert woomera the top surface carved with angular pattern. The peg and the handle both bound in spinifex resin. 76 x 7 cm ***
*** Three Aboriginal Message boards mid 20th century, Central Australia the boards are decorated both sides, with incised circles and geometric designs. Lengths 34 cm. 41 cm & 41.5 cm ***
*** Mulga shield, mid 20th century North-Western Australia hardwood, intricate lineal detail front and rear. The handle has a repair. 68 cm Woomeras (spear Throwers) ***
*** A Central Desert spear thrower (woomera) hardwood intricately carved in traditional zig zag design some spinifex resin left on handle. 74 cm ***