| *** | Three framed Aboriginal King plates, purchased in Sydney 1985, in the Lawson's catalogue of 22/7/85, they were described as being issued between 1857 & 1861, NSW red cedar frame, the King plates are unique in that one was for a man, one for a woman, & one… | *** |  |
| *** | Western Australian Aboriginal shield, decorated with natural earth pigments, height 88 cm. Provenance: Estate of Ray Hughes. | *** |  |
| *** | Easter Island Gorget of great Rarity. Eastern Polynesia, c1850. This large crescent shaped breast pendant, with opposing bearded male heads at the tips, eyes inlaid with volcanic glass, & with an undercut toggle for suspending the gorget. Wood bone and… | *** |  |
| *** | Early Hermit Island carved bowl. Straight sided oval form with reticulated handles, all edges notch carved. Length 45 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Bougainville ceremonial axe. Buka Island axe with finely shaped double-ended stone head, lashed with woven sennit to a twisted cane handle. Well crafted, original condition and patina. Height 39 cm length 32 cm (blade) | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori basalt patu onewa, NZ. Bears fragments of an old British dealer's label. Length 34 cm. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal breastplate. Brass, crescent form. Stamped: 'Tobacco, tea, Flour, King Charlie, Stockman, Red Hill 1883.' Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection, 13 x 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Solomon Islands shield. Woven cane and bamboo rectangular construction with white ochre decoration, circa 1910 Tost and Rohu's fur and curio Stores label attached verso. 101 x 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two items: Papua New Guinea female spirit figure, and ancestor figure spirit figure with hornbill motifs and 'Cats eye' shell eyes, the spirit figure has limed face. Height 65 cm (Tallest) | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal painted and decorated shield, 1970s, synthetic polymer paint and natural pigments on carved and incised softwood. Roundel designs, length 77 cm, other notes: Executed in Central Australia in the 1970s. Provenance: Estate of Mr Gary… | *** |  |
| *** | Six hafted spearheads. All collected in 1890, two glass from Kimberley, WA; two porcelain from telegraph insulators from alligator river area of NT; one stone (quartzite) from Central Australia; & one metal shovel nose spear head (made from a horseshoe… | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal breastplate. Crescent form brass, chased & punched, 'Tommy, Chief of Tully Plains, Tracker.' Tully Plains lie between the Murray & Tully rivers, North Queensland. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Width 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Buka Island ceremonial paddle. With low relief figural carving to blade. Decorated with red, white and black ochre pigments. Length 174 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century brass Aboriginal breastplate. 'Jimmy, L.T.C.E.A.M.' decorated with boomerangs. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aged Papua New Guinea spirit house figure. Dysmorphic head overmodelled with resin. Chevron carved body with many losses & insect damage. Length 93 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Lipundja, (Aboriginal c1912-1968), Murayana (Mokuy), 1965. Executed at Millingimbi, Central Arnhem land. Natural earth pigments on carved wood, height 74 cm (not including stand) | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal shield. Carved white ochre filled rectangular pattern. Remnants of peg handle. Collected central West NSW. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 70 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rare ancestor figure. Yuat river, East Sepik Province, New Guinea. Late 19th, early 20th century. Wood with natural ochres.The addition of a carved hat, does put this figure into a period around the time of the German colonial administration, as it… | *** |  |
| *** | Early 20th century Maori Papahou (treasure box). Well carved lidded box of ellipsoid form, supported each end by tiki. Mother of pearl inlaid. Height 25 cm length 43 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Aboriginal breastplate. Heavy gauge copper crescent with chased name 'Bunjiree' between a kangaroo and emu. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Wt. 21g | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Aboriginal hunting boomerang. Mild hook form, broad flat end & bulbous terminal to hand grip. Lightly scored surface. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Aboriginal boomerang club. Paroo sword style with long flat edge & striated grip. Provenance: Baldwin Spencer collection, thence Bungan Castle Museum, length 91 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal Breastplate. Hand chased shield form brass, 'Black Bob King of Duck Creek.' Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Height 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three Australian Aboriginal Tiwi ceremonial spears (Bathurst and Melville Island) mid 20th century carved and incised hardwood, length 256 cm, 283 cm, & 300 cm, other notes: Executed on the Bathurst or Melville Island, Northern Territory in the mid 20th… | *** |  |
| *** | Pacific Island necklace of 20 whale teeth. Early 20th century. Whale teeth drilled and strung. 12 cm (longest tooth) | *** |  |
| *** | Port Keats bark painting - flying fox, man & snake, Remnants of old label & rubbed inscription verso, natural earth pigments on bark (68 x 23 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori basalt patu onewa, NZ. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. Length 30.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Dayak Mandau sword. Kalimantan Dayak headhunters sword with high quality, old blade. Single-edge blade, concave one side and convex on the other. Brass inlay to back edge and mata joh 'S' form motifs. Deer horn hilt carved with Aso figures… | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal painted shield. Acrylic on wood length 69 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal painted and decorated shield, 1970s, synthetic polymer paint and natural pigments on carved and incised softwood. Black, red, yellow and white pigments - designs, length 63 cm, Provenance: Executed in Central Australia in the 1970s;… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine example of a cult hook. Yiman people Karawari or Blackwater river region East Sepik Province, New Guinea. Early 20th century. Wood with natural ochres. Provenance: Private Collection Chicago, USA, height 89 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal King plate. Crescent form, brass with rustic engraving 'King Jack Dales Creek.' Thought to be hunter Valley. Scratch engraved verso 'S (?) Lawler.' Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Five Australian Aboriginal Spearthrowers, mid 20th century carved hardwood, two with peg attached by sinew and, four have spinifex resin handle. L89.5 cm (longest), other notes: Executed in Central Australia in the mid 20th century. Provenance: Estate of… | *** |  |
| *** | Early and rare Fiji bowl. Pointed oval form on four integral feet. Use patina. Length 34 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori basalt patu onewa, NZ. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. Length 32.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Aboriginal Sydney sword. Tooth incised wave top decoration with transverse bands verso. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Aboriginal shield. Spindle form with holes for cane handle. Scored lines & dots all over decoration. North Coast NSW. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Three Australian Aboriginal boomerangs (Queensland) early 20th century, carved and incised hardwood, Sizes: length 69 cm, 71 cm, & 81 cm. Other Notes: Executed in Central Australia in the early 20th century. Provenance: Estate of Mr Gary Bradley, Victoria… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Aboriginal Paroo sword. Long hardwood curved stick with edge to three quarters of length. Small old losses. Use patina. Paroo river. Provenance: Baldwin Spencer collection, thence Bungan Castle Museum, length 142 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Papua New Guinea figure & mask. Small carved male ancestor figure; & deeply carved mask. Age splits. Height 48 cm | *** |  |
| *** | West African carved dance mask. Large Nimba mask, Guinea, of female form. Ex Christensen collection #CC45?? height 108 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Very rare Papua New Guinea carved shield, New Britain. Formed from three split logs lashed with cane. Carved whorls with lime infill. Painted decoration verso. Arawi people. Height 148 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal painted and decorated shield, 1970s, synthetic polymer paint and natural pigments on carved and incised softwood. Five roundels, length 66 cm, other notes: Executed in Central Australia in the 1970s. Provenance: Estate of Mr Gary… | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal shield. Early hollowed, pointed oval form with holes for plaited handle. Traces of ochre cross decoration. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. 59 x 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Aboriginal shield. Lightly curved with medial line to both sides. Highly scratch decorated surface. Use patina. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal shield, 1970s, synthetic polymer paint and earth pigments on carved and incised wood. Black, yellow and white pigments - wallaby designs, length 63 cm, other notes: Executed in Central Australia in the 1970s. Provenance: Estate of Mr… | *** |  |
| *** | Hafted Aboriginal stone axe. with an ancient uniface pecked & polished stone & more modern 100-150 years old hafting, from Central Australia, previously owned by Lord McAlpine of West Green (1942-2014). Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. 37 x 21.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal King plate. Crescent form, brass block engraved 'William King of Wells Springs.' Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Western Pacific Island ceremonial hammer. Carved with two faces. Use patination. Small damage to tip of handle length 68 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Maori greenstone hei-tiki. Height 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Papua New Guinea Biwat flute stopper. Lower Sepik disc faced carved spirit with, shell, cord and grass decorations. Ex Christensen collection, cc61243. Height 50 cm (without base) | *** |  |
| *** | Four Australian Aboriginal boomerangs (central and Western Australia) mid 20th century, carved and incised hardwood, Sizes: length 62 cm, 72 cm, 76 cm & 82 cm. The number 7 and mulga-wood boomerang executed in Central Australia; the two hardwood… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare early 20th century Aboriginal wooden shovel (poopra). Western N.S.W. Mulga wood with adze finished surface. Used in burial ceremonies. Literature: See published article: A. Massola, 'The Wooden Shovels of the Aborigines of South-Eastern Australia'.… | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal Wunda shield. Western desert shield finely worked with even, deep grooves. Linear grooving verso. Length 87 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Marupai Papuan Gulf charm. Carved immature dwarf coconut with crocodile, clan design. Lime infill. Good patina. Length 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Kodja Aboriginal stone axe. the unique axe of south west Australia, now very rare, with two pieces of stone, one pointed & one blunt, embedded in grass tree resin together with a pointed stick handle, collected in 1877, previously owned by Lord McAlpine… | *** |  |
| *** | Fijian Totokia club. Early curved hardwood club with pandanus form head. Good patina, age cracks. Length 85 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Balinese Temple Door Panel. Old hardwood panel with relief carving of mythological creatures and floral tendrils. some old wear & insect damage. Height 161 cm, width 51 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early 20th century Aboriginal parrying shield. Incised chevrons to face. Eastern coastal origin. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection, length 78 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal breastplate. Engraved 'Queenie, 1855.' nickel plated copper. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection, 12 x 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal Western Desert shield. Old bean wood shield with ceremonial incisions. Remnants of pigment to face and crusted verso. Age and use patina. Length 56 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal painted and decorated shield, 1970s, synthetic polymer paint and natural pigments on carved and incised softwood. Snake designs, length 67 cm, other notes: Executed in Central Australia in the 1970s. Provenance: Estate of Mr Gary… | *** |  |
| *** | Complex & rare dance mask. Anggoram people lower Sepik river region, New Guinea. Early 20th century. Wood, fibre, cane, boar tusk decoration. Provenance: from the estate of the important collection of the Basel Publisher and printer Rudolf Indlekofer… | *** |  |
| *** | Standing male figure. Humbolt Bay, Papua New Guinea. Wood, with brown & black decoration, mounted on an acrylic base. Provenance: Johann F. Gustav Umlauff (1833-1889), Hamburg, Germany Ketterer, Munich,18 November 1978, lot 293 (was offered as couple… | *** |  |
| *** | Mid 19th century Aboriginal Sydney sword. Stone worked curved hardwood form with incised, flattened whorl above hand grip. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 77 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal parrying shield. Hardwood with incision banding. Length 88 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal Tiwi painted hollow pole. Tiwi Islands. Goanna and fish designs on hatched background. Natural earth pigments. Length 187 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Papua New Guinea Massim wealth spatula. Pierced and craved turtle shell trimmed with shell rings. Early 20th century. Height 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Artist unknown, Aboriginal school Jabiru natural earth pigments on bark 65 x 43 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Extremely rare figurative bowl. Probably Belau, Caroline Islands, Micronesia. Early 20th century. Material from this region is almost impossible to find, & most known reside in German Museums. For a very similar treatment of the figures, see 'Oceanic Art… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Aboriginal breastplate. Heavy gauge copper crescent. Crudely engraved 'Tommy Mura Stockman Donna' Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Wt. 23g | *** |  |
| *** | Very rare dance mask. Torricelli mountains, Sanduan province, New Guinea. Early 20th century, 51 cm. Wood with ochres. Little is known of the masking traditions of this region, however, almost certainly a dance mask. Only 6 of these masks have ever been… | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal Tiwi ceremonial Pukamani pole. Carved ironwood and natural earth pigments. Illustrated XXX, height 157 cm. Reference: Isaacs, J. Tiwi, Art, history, culture, p.220; a photograph of the Tiwa Pima saleroom c.1980s shows this pole in the… | *** |  |
| *** | Paper bark wrappings & native string. with four Kimberley spear points. Three of greenish glass & one of insulator porcelain, finely made, from the Kimberley, WA. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal Queen plate. Brass scalloped crescent crudely scratch engraved 'Ruby, Queen,' plus leaf decoration to each point. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Wt. 18g | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Sydney basin boomerang. Stone-worked hardwood with single band incision. Striated handgrip. Weathered. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection, length 76 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal Parrying shield. Narrow worked hardwood with incised banding and zig zag. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 80 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early New Guinea Massim horn mortar & pestle. Intricately carved head & torso form mortar, & carved pestle. Provenance: Private Collection. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Fijian sperm whale tooth (tabua). With sennit fibre neckband. Very good, soft aged patina. Length 16.5 cm (tooth) | *** |  |
| *** | New Caledonia Kanak ceremonial axe. Ovoid greenstone blade. The haft bound in palm fibre and cord. Height 68 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Eastern Arnhem land Dijinba/Kopapinga tribe pandanus fish net. 100 x 110 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large Wunda shield (North-West Western Australia) early 20th century, natural earth pigments on carved and incised hardwood, length 84 cm, other notes: Executed in the north-west of Western Australia in the early 20th century. Provenance: Estate of Mr… | *** |  |
| *** | East Kalimantan Bahau Dayak statue Hampatong circa 1900. Carved ironwood squatting figure. Showing significant weathering. Height 147 cm. Provenance: Nomadic rug Traders, 2005. | *** |  |
| *** | Papua New Guinea Phallocrypt. Late 19th early 20th century penis cover from carved, immature coconut with cane extension. Ex Moriarty collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Early Aboriginal hunting boomerang. Long flattened crescent form. Lightly worked scored surface and remnants of handgrip transverse scoring. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 80 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Aboriginal hunting boomerang. Sword form with broad, flat section end. Lightly scored surface. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Two Western Pacific tabua. Both have crudely scratched initials. Length 15 cm (both) | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Solomon Islands shield. Finely woven wicker around coiled cane frame. Remnant of plaited edge binding. 71 x 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century fluted boomerang club. Of great size and rarity. Lake Eyre region, SA. Showing a fine handling patina. Provenance: Private Collection South Australia, ex Gabriella Roy, length 95 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early Aboriginal hunting boomerang. Long flattened crescent form. Lightly worked scored surface & remnants of handgrip transverse scoring. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Aboriginal parrying shield. Typical thin pointed form with carved hand grip for small hand. Some losses. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. Length 75 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early Aboriginal ceremonial club. Scored symbols to ducksbill tip. Use patina & scored shaft. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal early Paroo sword. Curved blade transitioning to round handle. Actual use patina. Ex Baldwin Spencer collection, thence Bungan Castle Museum. Length 79 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rare New Britain funerary panel. Figure painted on split palm spathe. Usually destroyed as part of the funeral ceremony. Nakanai people. Ex Moriarty collection height 48 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Dyak deity figure. Early dark hardwood squatting figure with arms atypically wrapped around body. Animal draped overhead. Height 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rare Vanuatu Brides price tusks. Two older tusk armlets. | *** |  |