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Tribal — Vickers & Hoad Auctioneers
Auction House:
| Vickers & Hoad Auctioneers | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 16 |
| Lots with images: | 16 |
| Prices available: | 16 |
Category:
Tribal
- Aboriginal - Art (9)
- Aboriginal - Artefacts (313)
- African (50)
- American Indian (10)
- New Guinean (91)
- New Zealand Maori (13)
- S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific (24)
- Zother (19)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Fine incised fighting club, lake Eyre Region, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Boomerang-shaped fighting club, with an incised pattern on both surfaces and old dark patina overall, length 81.5 x 6 cm. Provenance: Private… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare early Bendi club, central Queensland. Wooden 'L' shaped club, tapered and flattened at the foot, old dark patina. Carved hardwood and natural earth pigment. Provenance: G.Husband Collection Lake Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 71 x 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fine incised ceremonial boomerang club, South Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Dr Gerald Holt Collection. Lord McAlpine Collection. Private Collection, Sydney. Approx. length 82.5 x 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rare early elegant boomerang club, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Carved and adzed hardwood. Boomerang club with characteristic fine tooling, from the Darling River region of New South Wales. With their elegant forms and beautiful light-reflecting… | *** |  |
| *** | Superb fine early incised spear thrower (woomera), Central Australia, Northern Territory. Carved and engraved hardwood, spinifex resin and natural pigments. The gently curving form of concave section, superbly incised in churinga like designs both… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare early parrying shield, Hamilton District, Victoria, carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand) elongated ovoid form and bi-convex section, the front undecorated, the reverse replete with finely incised traditional designs and deep cut lug… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare Gwinjull (singing stick), Kimberley, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Cf. Page 57, Aboriginal artefacts Tom McCourt. Approx. length 57 x 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early large Wunda shield, Western Australia. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. Of elongated ovoid form, the front with deeply engraved broad bands divided into three sections to form a zig-zag motif, infilled alternately with red and white… | *** |  |
| *** | Early bulbous club, Murray River Region, Victoria, carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand) club with bi-cornual head, probably from the Murray River region. Their clean forms and well shaped heads possess a functional beauty. Length 67 x 10 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | Large Wunda shield, Western Australia. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. This wunda shield is elongated ovoid form, the front decorated with fluted linear designs divided into five sections to form a zig-zag motif infilled alternately with… | *** |  |
| *** | Superb large painted trumpet shell, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, natural earth pigments on shell (no custom stand) length 48 x 20 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | Superb large painted bailer shell, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, natural earth pigments on shell (no custom stand) length 35 x 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | Elegant boomerang, Darling River Region, New South Wales. Boomerang with characteristic fine tooling, from the Darling River region of New South Wales. With their elegant forms and beautiful light-reflecting surfaces, these were fighting weapons used by… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare coastal spear thrower (woomera), New South Wales. Long narrow undecorated spear throwers with flared ends, from coastal New South Wales. They have separate hooks bound to the shafts by fibre and resin. Carved and engraved hardwood with kangaroo tooth… | *** |  |
| *** | Wunda shield, Western Australia. This wunda shield in elongated ovoid form, the front decorated with fluted linear designs divided into nine sections to form a zig-zag motif infilled alternately with red and black earth pigments, the reverse with finely… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare early incised club, Victoria. Early nineteenth century piece with a unusual incised human figure. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland. Approx. length 88.5 cm | *** |  |