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Tribal — Aalders Auctions
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Tribal
- Aboriginal - Art (1)
- Aboriginal - Artefacts (170)
- African (29)
- New Guinean (126)
- New Zealand Maori (16)
- S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific (27)
- Zother (13)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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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 | *** |  |
| *** | Kakame ritual figure, Urama Island, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, of a standing female, with incised body markings accented in ochre red and white pigments and a plant fibre skirt to the figure's waist, height 53 cm, on a metal stand | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | Old and well Used Punu Duma female guardian spirit mask, with worn pigments, Gabon, appears to have been originally painted in traditional white koalin with red lips, with traces of the original pigment still visible. An older example, as the most recent… | *** |  |
| *** | Old and well used Punu Duma female guardian spirit mask, with worn pigments, Gabon, This old Punu maiden spirit mask was originally painted in traditional white koalin with red lips, but most of this colour has worn off over time, though there are traces… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare 19th century Ifugao Bulul shamans box and cover, Philippines, used for Punamlau ritual, of deep rectangular form, the cover carved with figures and animals, flanked by a pair of animal head handles, raised on four feet, length 62 cm | *** |  |
| *** | New Zealand Maori Chieftains walking stick, with plain tapered handle, the shaft continuously carved with figure and tongues, total length 89 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Maori greenstone patu, with a curved blade and handle, in tones of green and black, length 39 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Queensland, curved form, incised with line running along the length of the body, good patina, length 59 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, then private collection Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | Two Papua New Guinea, Gogodala, woven ceremonial dance caps, of conical form, with feather details to the apex, decorated in natural pigments of white, black, brown and yellow, height 43 cm and 58 cm (including feathers) (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Large Australian Aboriginal shield, Mowanjun, Kimberley area, Western Australian, in cottonwood, of curved oval form, incised with geometric and circle decorations, length 90 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | New Guinea mask, with ochre pigments, length 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | West Papua, Humboldt bay area, canoe prow ornament with incised decoration and painted in tones of red and black, set on metal stand, length 61 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | 20th century New Zealand wood kotiate paraoa, with carved mask head handle, with carved tiki above wide head, height 50 cm. Private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal club, Queensland, with knop end with incised decoration with cylindrical handle and smaller knop handle, height 58 cm. Provenance: Baldwin Spencer, then Adolph Allers, then Davidson's Auctions, lot 20, then private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | Elongated Fang Ngil Sorcerer hunting mask, with good surviving pigments, Gabon, good old rendition of a powerful Fang ngil dance mask with its elongated face and predominantly white pigment, indicating its place in the spirit world. These masks were used… | *** |  |
| *** | Impressive Balinese wood carving of Garuda, depicted with mouth open and wings outstretched, painted in various colours, height 81 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Agnes Djunguwana (Australian Aboriginal), Pandanus Mat natural fibre diameter 132 cm with Maningrida Arts and culture certificate. | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Australian Aboriginal pearl shells, engraved with marlin, hammerhead shark, shell and seaweed, length 19 cm. Provenance: Francesco Villicich, then private collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | Admiralty Islands spear, with obsidian spear head, above a carved figural body, in painted ochre, with lower natural fibre weaving, length 180 cm. Provenance: Germany private collection, Arthur Whall 2017 then private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Papua New Guinea Ramu river ancestral figure, carved in the form of bird man, on stand, height 15 cm. Provenance: Werner collection, Lawsons Auctions, then Arthur Whall 2017, Then private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Good Australian Aboriginal shield, Pilbara, Western Australia, of curved oval form, incised with fine panels of zig za collection, Queensland.g motifs to the front and lines verso, length76 cm. Provenance: mark Pinto, 2006, then private | *** |  |
| *** | Heavy Australian Aboriginal coolamon/pitchi, Papunya, of oval form, heavily decorated in acrylic paints, in tones of black, brown, yellow, green, blue, pink and white, length 52 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early Australian Aboriginal shield, Queensland, in hardwood, of thick curved oval form, with incised wavy decoration, evidence of ochre, length 64 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal woomera, Pilbara, Western Australia, of tapering curved leaf form, decorated with panels of incised circles and diagonal lines, length 61 cm. Provenance: Marc Pinto gallery, 2006, then private collection, Queensland. | *** |  |
| *** | Early Australian Aboriginal club, Queensland, with point and pineapple head end, above tapering handle, with evidence of fine fluting, length 78 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private collection, Queensland. | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal woomera, Western Australia, of leaf form, with incised geometric motif to one side, length 85 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Wonderful New Guinea hair comb, fly river, carved with mask, above incised decoration, with ochre tones above comb, height 42 cm. Provenance: Todd Barlin collection, 2015, then private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Admiralty Islands spear, pre 1910, with carved twin spear head, above a painted body accented with shells, in tones of ochre, black and white, length 220 cm. Provenance: Germany private collection, Arthur Whall 2017 then private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | New Guinea canoe prow, carved in the form of a mythical beaked creature, on stand, height 61 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, Murray River, with facetted diamond end and knop handle, length 47 cm. Provenance: Guan Lim, then private collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | Good Australian Aboriginal boomerang, with curve to end, with fine incised fluting to both sides, excellent patina, length 64.5 cm. Provenance: Arthur Palmer, then private collection, Queensland. | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal Stabbing fighting club, south East Australian, lower Murray River Region, of waisted and tapering form, length 61 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | Sepik River Abelam dance mask, of conical tapering form, set with bird feather finials, above woven natural fibre head, painted in natural pigments, height 47 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal shield, Western Australian, of leaf form, incised with zig zag and circle motifs to the front, length 74 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, 2005, then private collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with pointed baluster end, with fluting to the whole body, length 42.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Mendi Valley fighting shield, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, used in tribal fighting, the red and white design suggests a face, while the raised black lines suggest a figure - both ancestral power images to protect the warrior who carries this… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese Ming Dynasty iron and lacquered monk, depicted seated wearing Crown with hands in pose, evidence of gilt to body, height 9.5 cm acquired Hanoi, 1990's, then private collection Exeter, Southern Highlands | *** |  |
| *** | Papua New Guinea, New Ireland, Malangan carving, with natural hair, painted with white, black and orche, and decorated with feathers, length 182 cm, width 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal club, Central Desert, of flat tapered form, with fluting and painted decoration to both sides, length 83 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal implement, in hardwood, with flattened end and fluted body, with pointed end, evidence of natural pigment, length 58 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Crocodile ancestor figure, Tigowi village, Middle Sepik River, this figure is a Creation ancestor, called 'Kumbiamu', the first creature in the world when it was covered in water; he created the land, later the trees and animals, and finally mankind, 58 x… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | Maori Toi Whakairo carved wooden panel, depicting a figure with the tongue sticking out and wide open paua shell set eyes, 48 x 23.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th/20th century whale bone tiki, beautifully carved and set with shell eyes, on stand, height 12 cm. Provenance: Purchased bottom of the harbour, Sydney, then private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | 19th/20th century whale bone tiki group, carved in the tiki and bird, set with shell eyes, on metal stand, height 15 cm. Purchased: Provenance: Purchased bottom of the harbour, Sydney, then private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Balinese carved figure of a temple guardian, depicted with hands in pose with elaborate dress, painted in tones of red, blue, white and gold, height 62 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Admiralty Islands spear, pre 1910, with wooden spear head, above carved and woven decoration, painted in natural pigment, in white and ochre, length 198 cm. Provenance: Germany private collection, Arthur Whall 2017 then private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Papua New Guinea Ramu river mask, carved with stylised bird head, in natural pigments of white, red and black, height 33 cm. Provenance: Arthur Whall, 2018, then private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Australian Aboriginal hafted Stone|Axe, South Australia, with oval form stone and wood support, length 42 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Vao Island (Malekula) canoe prow, of bird form, used and field collected, length 62 cm catalogue note: on Rono, Wala, Aatchin and Vao, just off Malekula in Vanuatu, the canoes of graded men of the Minke Society each had a prow depicting a tern, to help… | *** |  |
| *** | Early Australian Aboriginal throwing club, in hardwood, with rounded end, very slight curve, fluting to body and knop handle, length 67 cm. Provenance: Ashoka Arts, UK, then private collection, Queensland. | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal shield, central Desert, of curved oval form, with incised line and cross hatching to the body, length 56 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland. | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal hardwood fighting club, of tapering form, with pointed ends, cross hatched handle, excellent patina, length 63 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal hardwood fighting club, of elongated cylindrical form, with knop to one end and grooved point handle to other, length 69 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Papua New Guinea, Sepik figure, decorated with hair and shells, a/f (feet missing), set on stand, height 29 cm and 38 cm (including stand) | *** |  |
| *** | Rare & old Solomon Islands pearl shell pectoral, ceremonial pectoral worn only by men, with frigate bird emblems, and a rope of cowrie shells, 47 x 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with flattened baluster head, fluting to whole body, length 59.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal knop headed club, in hardwood, with nulled end above a fine fluted body finish to point with hatched handle, length 68 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Small Hemba male ancestor figure or Singiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Hemba sculptural tradition is devoted mainly to representation of male ancestors and the style and pose of this example is typical - hands on hips and stomach protruding.… | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | Tasmanian Marineer shell necklace, early 20th century, Indigenous, set with small shells, in tones of cream and brown, (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal light club combination digging stick, pointed end and club to other end, length 62 cm. Provenance: Williams family, church point who settled in Sydney 1830's, then Bungan castle Museum, then Davidson's Auctions, 2016, then private… | *** |  |
| *** | Admiralty Islands spear head, 19th century, with obsidian head, with carved decoration, on mount, height 31 cm (spear head). Provenance: Chris Boylan tribal Art, Kensington, 2017, then private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Paua New Guinea fighting shield, Southern Highlands, with a central ridge for strength, painted bright red - so the warrior in visible from far away, white circles at the rope knots make it look like a huge face, 126 cm x 41 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, Queensland, of typical curved form, on stand, length 81 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Zulu Izikoti (wedding cape), South Africa, comprised of fourteen overlapping cloth panels with beaded edges, 114 cm x 77 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Western Queensland, of unusual shape, with incised decoration to both sides, in filled with ochre, length 76 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, South East Australian, of narrow leaf form, with incised leaf motifs, length 71.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal fighting club, with large knop end, good patina, length 48 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | Javanese Badek, with beautifully carved handle featuring perched mythical creature, with brass mount and shaped one edge blade, the sheath in the form of carved creature, height 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Tasmanian shell necklace by Lola Greeno, comprising Marineer shell and rice shell, by Lola Greeno (born 1946) of Flinders Island, c.1995, total length approx 84 cm. Provenance: Warwick Oakman Antiques, Richmond Tasmania 2022, original sales receipt… | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, Queensland, of typical curved form, on stand, length 72 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, Queensland, of typical curved form, with carving marks to body, length 68 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Central Australian fluted boomerang, hunting/fighting, with slight curve decorated with natural pigments in black and white, Pintupi Luritja Region, Alice spring, length 73 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | Large Australian Aboriginal woomera, in mulga, of narrow leaf form, with adze cuts verso, length 94 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, c.1890, of curved form, adze cuts to body, holes to each end, good patina, length 62.5 cm. Provenance: D'lan Davidson, then private collection, Queensland. | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal spear thrower, Victoria, of narrow form with crooked end, with incised star decoration, length 59 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, central Desert, in mulga, with bulbous and knop ends, length 63 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland. | *** |  |
| *** | Two Aboriginal woomeras, one with painted decoration, the other of typical form, length 68 cm and 72 cm (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Early Australian Aboriginal bird hunting boomerang of curving form, with finely adzed surface, length 49 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal bird hunting boomerang, Northern Queensland, with painted white and black stripes to end, length 50 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | Admiralty Islands spear head, with obsidian spear head, supported with woven natural fibre and carved decoration accented by shells, length 47 cm. Provenance: Arthur Whall 2017, then private collection Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Delightful African carved wooden hippo, depicted reclining with open eyes, good patina, length 43 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large Sepik river ancestral figure, of figural bird/ crocodile form, decorated in natural pigments of brown, white and black, on metal stand, height 106 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Aboriginal fighting club, Western Australian, with fluting to body, good patina, length 67 cm. Provenance: J & a Saussehrd, then private collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Aboriginal fighting club, in hardwood, with spearhead shaped end and solid handle, decorated with painted motifs, length 60 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three Papua New Guinea stone chisels, length 22 cm, 20.5 cm and 19 cm (3) | *** |  |