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Auction House:
Davidson Auctions
Number of lots recorded:53
Lots with images:53
Prices available:53
Category:
S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Ceremonial Tjubuan (Chunwan) mask. Pentecost Island, Vanuatu 20th century. The Tjubuan ceremony of south Pentecost was a fertility rite benefitting both yams and humans, and these distinctive masks were hand held by non-dancing participants. David Said… ***
*** Western Pacific wooden tapa cloth beater. Early square-headed beater alternately, patterned to all sides, with shaped grip. Age and use patina. Length 30 cm ***
*** Trobiand Island fingerdrum. Incised lime filled decoration, height 74 cm ***
*** Oceana carved Wand. Early mask form hand wand. Pacific Islands. Use patina. Height 29 cm ***
*** Kali Laloni Tongan headrest, height 11.5 cm, length 38 cm ***
*** Western Pacific hardwood club. Vanuatu. Curved hardwood shaft with use patina. Small loss to head, length 8 cm ***
*** 5 1975 Fiji $25 sterling silver proof coins. Minted by the Royal Canadian mint, each in presentation case. Wt.3750 (grains) ***
*** Eastern Solomon Islands dance Wand. Carved figure surrounded by totem. Old loss to one side. E x Dawkins collection, late 1930s. Length 48 cm ***
*** Fijian throwing club. Early 20th century ula with spherical chip banded head. Age and use patina. Length 35 cm ***
*** Solomon Islands Nguzu Nguzu canoe prow. Mid 20th century with mother of pearl inlay. Height 21 cm, length 24 cm ***
*** Solomon Islands wood club. Tapering, oval cross section with raised medial line each side of flat tip. Old use patina. Malaita Island. Small losses. Length 107 cm ***
*** Two various Dyak carved bone Hilts. and carved wood crouching fetish figure from Kalimantan. Height 16 cm (figure) ***
*** Batak figure, Lake Toba, Sumatera, Indonesia. Provenance: ex Dr Peter Elliot collection (1927-2014). The collection amassed over six decades until his death, spans Australian and Aborigianal Art, Asian Art and Oceanic Art and artefacts, particularly from… ***
*** Solomon Islands club. Dark softwood axe form club. Length 80 cm ***
*** Early Borneo brass & wood betel nut set. 6 pieces, incl. Brass bound wooden storage box. Height 23 cm (box) ***
*** Three Solomon Islands bowls. Deep oval form with decorated terminals. Fire charred and smoked patination. Early 20th century. Length 47 cm (Longest) ***
*** Three Dayak pieces, including poison dart mortar and pestle and a small bowl, 28 cm ***
*** Four Papua New Guinea items. Dayak shield with low relief carving to exterior; Sumba carved figure; West Papuan fibre woven bag; & Sumba carving, length 127 cm (shield) ***
*** Solomon Islands club. Large, fluted head with mother of pearl inlay handle & woven terminal band. Some losses. Length 50 cm ***
*** Solomon Islands hardwood war club. With woven fibre binding to handle (perished), early example, 19th or early 20th century, length 127 cm ***
*** Polynesian hardwood 'Pole' war club, Tonga or Fiji. Early example, 19th or early 20th century, length 106 cm ***
*** Quantity iron Weapons. From former British north Borneo, mostly late 19th century. Three spear heads; five machete blades; & one machete with a 19th century blade & 20th century handle. Collection Dr John Raven, Perth. ***
*** Two similar Solomon Islands ceremonial bowls. Wooden, with dual fish form handles, both with mother of pearl inlay. Length 27 cm; 42 cm. Height 16 cm (each) ***
*** Three early shell rings. Solomon Islands. Diameter 11.5 cm (largest) ***
*** Philippines Carved Wooden Sancta on a Wooden Base. Remnants of original stucco remain. Height 54.5 cm ***
*** Western Pacific ceremonial war e. Espirito Santo Island, Vanuatu, feast preparation flat mortar and pounder. David Said Collection, length 107 cm (mortar) ***
*** Two Keris. Mindanao keris with flamboyant blade (length 71 cm); and Dayak mandau sword (length 66 cm) ***
*** Western Pacific spear. Malekula ceremonial spear. Terminating with Janus head and four prongs. Vanuatu. David Said Collection, length 137 cm ***
*** Solomon Islands club. Flattened bulbous head. Age patina. Length 104 cm ***
*** Solomon Islands decorative bowl. Carved animal ends with mother of pearl inlay. Length 39 cm ***
*** Solomon Islands Model Canoe For teaching traditional construction with correct lashed sections and resin sealed seams. Mid 20th century Length 83 cm ***
*** Western Pacific turtle bone axe. Bone blade lashed to notched handle. Mortlock Islands, the Carolines. Length 50 cm ***
*** Borneo Beaded baby carrier. Figure beaded cloth on tiny wood based form. David Said Collection, height 37 cm ***
*** Two Dayak hand woven Pua Kumba cloths. Various designs, 220 x 102 cm (largest) ***
*** Samoan ceremonial spear. Tapering barbed tip, the shaft with lime filled incised banding. Mid 20th century. Length 151 cm ***
*** Small cylindrical stone. with both ends painted, pecked & hammer dressed small stone tool, Washkuk people, upper Sepik Region of Papua New Guinea. Likely to be a small stone axe, previously hafted for fine stone work but similar stones have been said to… ***
*** Five various Solomon Islands ceremonial spears. Carved barbed heads with decoratively cane bound hafts. Length 91 cm (longest) ***
*** Three various Western Pacific ceremonial Staffs. All carved, two with lime infil. 104 cm (longest) ***
*** New Hebrides War Club. Slim ovoid head with a pair of collars. Flange terminal to shaft. 1940's. Losses. Ex Richard Berry Collection, Melbourne. Length 94.5 cm ***
*** Fijian Tanoa bowl. Used for kava. Raised on four legs, the rim & bowl interior with intricate geometric decoration, height 18 cm, diameter 41 cm ***
*** Six various Western Pacific bowls etc. Various sizes with woven cane rims. Also, netted cane gourd. Diameter 24 cm (largest bowl) ***
*** Two various Solomon Islands clubs. Fluted head with diamond woven decorative handles; and axe form head with woven handle. Length 59 cm (longest) ***
*** Melanesian Carved Board. Painted with red and white ochre. Length 73 cm ***
*** Western Pacific Ceremonial Spear/Paddle. Minimally carved haft at base of head. Shaft sawn and damaged. Collected mid 20th century Length 151 cm ***
*** Western Pacific Carved Stone Face. Inset quartz eyes. Length 20 cm ***
*** Two blow guns and darts. Kandrian area, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The 2 bamboo blow guns are in 3 sections, each one being 3 length s (180 cm) each and the 2nd in 3 length s (160 cm) each. In New Guinea only the people of West New Britain made… ***
*** Fijian tapa cloth - Taveuni 120 x 196 cm ***
*** Three framed Fijian Tapa cloths, 30 x 45 cm (average) ***
*** Solomon Islands mask. Elongated head inset with mother of pearl. Length 49 cm ***
*** Solomon Islands Barbed spears. Two early short, undecorated spears. Small glued repair to one; two ceremonial carved barbed spears with decorative woven cane hafts. Length 132 cm (longest) ***
*** Solomon Islands shell money. three various necklets, two crescent form and other spiral shell terminal. ***
*** Western Pacific ceremonial carving. Figures on framework supporting open pot. Collected mid 20th century. Estate Major Cooper. Height 90 cm ***
*** Solomon Islands mortar/bowl with shell inlay, height 30 cm ***