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Lots 1441—1536 Found 14,128

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A Carved pounamu mere, traditional form with spatulate blade and waisted grip, the butt with two incised ridges and a waisted…
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A large 19th century kauri gum bust of a Maori chief with ta moko. Height 36 cm
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Kete, with woven geometric designs and made by a Mrs Hur' of lake Rotoiti, New Zealand. Height 28 cm. Width 38.5 cm.
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Patiti - axe with wooden handle, maori Land Wars (1845 -1872) steel trade axe. Blade stamped with John Reilly & Sons mark. Butt…
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A 2010 New Zealand proof $10 gold Hei Tiki coin, 1 ounce 0.999 pure gold, ltd. ed. 340 of 500, in Maori carved waka huia box…
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Fine Fijian Club. Gata Classic form, well balanced and finely carved detailing to handle and head. Early deep rich patina.…
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Fijian Club Ula. Type of throwing or missile club with medium-brown, rich patina. Height 37.5 cm. Width 11 cm. Provenance: T.…
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Pa kahawai-fishing lure, a contact period trolling lure with shell body paua shell 'Flashing' inlay to incurve with a backbone…
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Patu paraoa-whalebone carver's mallet, a fine and rare master carver's mallet made of a whale jawbone. Beautifully balanced…
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Finely carved hoe, fully carved for use by high ranking person. Orthodox leaf shaped blade offers two complex manaia decorated…
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Mere pounamu, a well-proportioned and finely carved weapon with a good weight and elegant form; a quality piece of pounamu. The…
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Taiaha finely executed head with circular paua inlaid eyes, strongly carved nose and upper lip. Tongue beautifully executed and…
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A large pounamu boulder/touch stone, river worn. 27+kgs. 44 x 35 x 14 cm.
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Collection of three antique Polynesian hair combs, 21.5 cm, 21 cm, 17 cm
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A Fijian war club (culacula), with broad blade with notching to the middle edge tapering to a cylindrical shaft. Rich brown…
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Toki, adze, large basalt stone toki of tapered form with curved bevel, flaked & polished finish, dark tone, small chips to…
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A late 19th century Maori carved tokotoko (walking stick), half lineal and notch carved, the handle with two stylised masks,…
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A whalebone hair comb, Aotearoa, heru (whalebone comb). Early whalebone comb. Combs such as this were used predominantly to…
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A 19th century mutu kaka, Maori bird Snare perch, made from a single piece of wood, unbalanced T-shaped with an upright section…
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Carved female figure, Waskuk Village, Mid Sepik. Height 1,20 cm
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A 20th century whalebone mere, in mint condition. Length 40 cm.
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Pre-European 18th century stone Patu with three grooves to the butt end and a well formed hour glass shaped hole, from the…
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Mutu kaka - perch snare made from a single piece of wood, with strong figural carving to front upper portion and arching back.…
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Hoe - paddle, a beautifully carved paddle with open kowhaiwhai designs to the handle and blade. Kowhaiwhai is a traditional…
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Matau - copper shark hook, of incredible scale with triple barb. Tightly bound cord attached to a braided trace. Nails from…
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A fine old Wunda shield, early 20th century Western Australia carved hardwood shield incised with classic fluting and lineal…
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Pair of Ifugao Bulul figure, Luzon, Philippines, depicted seated with arms resting on knees on rounded bases, height 41 cm.…
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Fine early incised fighting club, Lake Eyre Region, South Australia. Boomerang-shaped fighting club, with an incised pattern on…
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Five New Guinea carvings including an Asmat figural kundu drum, a Iatmul mei mask, and three other Iatmul style masks, largest.…
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A contact period carved Maori treasure box (Wakahuia). Overall carving in spiral fashion with wide notches and flat bottom.…
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A fragment of a 16th or 17th century tauihu (canoe prow in wood), with carved lizard and serpentine forms to side. The remnant…
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Ray James Tjangala, untitled, inscribed ray James Tjangala, Papunya Tula artists Pty Ltd verso. Accompanied by certificate of…
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A very fine New Caledonia n cane, extremely fine geometric engravings extended through body of bamboo cane. Figurative /…
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New Zealand folk art carving, on a Maori theme consisting of a column of three gesturing figures in black with inset paua shell…
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A kiwi feather kete (kiwi feather bag), with woven muka twining. Losses to one side. Provenance: Private Collection Nelson:…
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A pounamu hei tiki by Alan brown (ngati Ruaka), a superbly carved 20th century example of the classic type I hei tiki form made…
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A large Borneo head hunter's wooden shield, curved long rectangular form, all-over repeating scroll decoration with stylised…
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Boomerang. Murray Darling region. Dark patina with incised totemic design to the front. Pinch tipped ends with pecked…
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Breast plate, North American Indian Cree tribe, warrior's armour or ceremonial breast plate, with two rows of horizontal bone…
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Early Fijian Club. Classic form, with a highly carved shaft weathered aged head and a soft and rich red-brown patina. Length 92…
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An Aboriginal shield, late 19th century, South East Australian origin, 87 cm high
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A good 19th century Maori carved whalebone kotiate, the traditional blade of double lobed form with carved notches to either…
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A Benin bronze plaque, depicting a scene of two warriors beneath a tree, Nigeria, 43 x 53 cm
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Bullroarer. South-west West Australian origin. Ovoid leaf shaped, incised zig-zag decoration and unusual raised central ridge
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A Vanuatu club, an early Pentecost Island club. Provenance: Zanesville Museum of Art (USA). Length 97 cm
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A Philippine Islands twin-handled zoomorphic wooden bowl, Ifugao people, 19th/Early 20th century, the ovoid bowl resting on…
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Patu onewa, 19th century stone club, rounded base with small side chips and one larger chip from base. Short cylindrical handle…
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Tewhatewha, long handled fighting staff, carved from medium brown wood, perforated hole on inner staff. Long tapered shaft,…
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19th century rare wooden Jacob Heberley pipe. beautifully carved with two reclining tattooed Maori males lying back to back on…
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Old and rare carved Maori wooden tiki face (Kororu) and small tiki figure, probably the apex of a meeting house
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A spearthrower (womera), South East Australia (nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 75.2 cm high. Provenance: The Tom McCourt…
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A large Sumba carved wood totem figure - Sulawesi 182 cm high. Provenance: Artist Michael Johnson collection, Sydney
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A headhunted skull Dayak People. 15 cm high and 18 cm wide
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A Standing Figure, Massim, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, (circa 1900), carved wood and natural earth pigments, 36 cm…
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A Carved Head, Aitchen, North East Malekula, Vanuatu, (early twentieth century), carved wood, boar's tusk, pandanus, spider's…
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A carved ceremonial drum Slit gong (Atingting Kon), Ambrym Island Vanuatu, carved in typical form, weathered and split from…
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A chiefly stool, Fanti Tribe, Ghana, West Africa, early 20th century, made for chiefly use, the base of the seat of the stool…
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Mixed feathers kete of Kaka (forest parrot) and Kekeru (wood pigeon), the flax base with fine woven and plaited handles, from…
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A pre-European Maori carved pounamu hei tiki, the top of the head with old pre-European scarf and snap cut, the body of mid to…
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A waka by master carver Wi Te Parihi Mou Paru, Wi Te Parihi Mou Paru, also known as bill Mou (1912-1974) carved this waka as a…
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A late 18th century wooden carver's mallet, with carved wooden face with moko and wear marks to back (from use as a mallet).…
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Korere (feeding funnel), the front carved with a figure in relief with wheku head with hands placed on thighs, the reverse with…
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Fine Aboriginal shield, ovoid wooden body with parallel circular rainbow and pointillism motif on front section. Grooved back…
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Fine wahaika, of classic form with a large rounded blade a masterfully carved manaia form sitting to the incurve and another…
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A Peter Chatsworth attributed Tukutuku panel. Entitled 'My Marae. Tukutuku panels are an integral part of story telling for…
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Whalebone kotiate. Carved whalebone in a traditional form with a symmetrical blade, manaia head with open mouth and protruding…
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Late 18th, early 19th century Fijian tanoa, kava bowl. Large example of elliptical form ovoid at the sides with points at each…
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A Northwest boomerang c.1900 fine incised pattern, remains of ochre decoration. 55 cm
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Rainforest cross boomerang, Queensland. A cross boomerang made of two elongated oval wooden sections of similar size set at…
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Bali, kris holder, wood carved in the form of a grotesque or demonic frog, 36 cm height. Other Notes: the kris goes into the…
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A Mangia Island adze, Cook Islands, 19th century; finely carved on custom made stand. 68 cm
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East Indonesia, Moko, kettle drum, possibly 18th or 19th century, bronze, hourglass shape with four handles, decorated with…
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Trowulan, East Java, head of a woman, Majapahit period, c14th century, terracotta, 8.5 cm height. Related works: similar to…
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A Fijian pineapple head club (Totokia) (early to mid 20th century) carved wood, natural woven fibre the bulbous carved and…
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An Aboriginal brass breast plate (King and Queen plate) (Queensland, 19th century) crescent shaped with holes at each end,…
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Kamasan, Bali, Parthayajna, Tabing, c1930s, pigment on European cotton cloth, 105 x 120 cm. Other Notes: This small tabing…
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A shield, Iwam people, May River, East Sepik Province, a finely carved and painted shield comprised of four panels of abstract…
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An old war shield, Lumi area, Torricelli Mountains, West Sepik,Papua New Guinea, 19th century; shield collection no. M-940.…
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A Western Highlands war shield, Waghi Valley, Papua New Guinea 145 cm
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Wandjina bark painting attributed to Waijin Djangara b.1929 an early Kimberley artist of some note. He began his career…
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A fine Taino stone pestle, 1000-1400 AD, Dominican Republic, of dense hard stone carved with a recumbent figure for the handle…
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Three old hair pins, West & Central Australia, [3], all finely incised, two with interlocking designs and the other with…
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Australian Aboriginal shield, 1970s, synthetic polymer paint and earth pigments on carved and incised wood. Black, yellow and…
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Baining ceremonial mask, Northern New Britain, Papua New Guinea, constructed of a tapa cloth painted in orange and black…
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Four Dayak baby carriers, b'aBorneo two of woven cane and two carved with hudoq spirits and aso dragons, various additional…
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George Milpurrurru, (1934-1998), Group Ganalbingu, Fruit Bats 90 x 60 cm
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Hafted Aboriginal stone axe. with an ancient uniface pecked & polished stone & more modern 100-150 years old hafting, from…
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A finely worked New Ireland butterfly totem dance mask, tapa and rattan, elongated eyes, large carved central nose, 38 cm, base…
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A large sickle shaped Solomon Islands Parrying club, with mother-of pearl inlay both sides, 119 cm long
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A Tongan neckrest, narrow arching legs with small feet under top ledge, legs lashed to top with vegetable fibre, 25 x 19 cm
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Tekoteko - ancestral figure cylindrical form, well defined facial features with large tongue protruding from mouth, fingers…
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Toki Poutangata - ceremonial adze 19th century or earlier, stone adze of tapering form bound to haft with flax cord, haft of…
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A contact period hei tiki bowenite, translucent with light flecks. Red sealing wax in the eyes. Length 9 cm.
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An old taiaha, traditionally carved with a stylised head and protruding tongue with whorl design, almond shaped paua inset eyes…
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A good large pre-European toki pounamu, dark green tone, quadrangular form, the rough butt end with angular textured section,…
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A vintage kauri standard lamp by John Empsall Sykes, the base carved with Maori ancestor figures with some decoration to the…