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S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific — Tribal - Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

$6,600
A chalkstone or coral head, Manning Strait, Solomon Islands;…
$6,600
An early Micronesian navigational map, known as stick Charts…
$6,000
Fourteen early shell pendants 'Loanlasi', Malaita and Makira…
$5,760
Two old Rennell Island clubs and an old Ambrym Island club, 81…
Auction House:
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Four Vanuatu ceremonial pieces. Provenance: David Baker Collection. ***
*** A Malekula Island mask, Vanuatu, 68 cm ***
*** A Malekula mask, 89 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure of a dog, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 115 cm ***
*** A double faced Malekula Island mask with teeth, Vanuatu, 69 cm ***
*** A Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 155 cm ***
*** Three Vanuatu clubs, 59 cm, 113 cm, 124 cm ***
*** A Malekula plaque, Vanuatu, 89 cm ***
*** A fern tree figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, 210 cm ***
*** A large wood Grade figure, Vanuatu, 325 cm ***
*** Two Vanuatu figures. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 61 cm & 45 cm ***
*** A Malekula mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 55 cm ***
*** A Vanuatu wood carved mask, Ambrym Island. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 29 cm ***
*** A fine Pacific comb, with finely woven fibre binding, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands, 17 x 5 cm ***
*** A fine ancestral bust with elaborate headdress, Nias Island, Indonesia. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 33 cm ***
*** Chief's ceremonial baton, Malaita, Soloman Islands. 35 cm ***
*** Chief's ceremonial baton, Malaita, Soloman Islands. 35 cm ***
*** A Hawaiian God figure, in hard heavy wood, height 64 cm ***
*** Three clubs. Provenance: David Baker Collection. ***
*** Two Acting Island masks, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial plaque, 91 cm x 51xm ***
*** A Malekula figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 88 cm ***
*** A Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 172 cm ***
*** Dayak mask, with hinged lower jaw and faded paintwork, Borneo, Indonesia. Height 44 cm ***
*** A Malekula figure/ plaque Big eyes, Vanuatu, 81 cm ***
*** A Dayak knife wood handle with steel blade. Borneo, Kalimantan, Indonesia. Length 37 cm ***
*** A Malekula mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 69 cm ***
*** An Ambrym Island mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 61 cm ***
*** A breast piece pendant with ground shell disc necklace together with a Bavara, on natural fibre, stylised frigate bird disc, Solomon Islands, length 21 cm [Bavara] ***
*** A carved wooden ancestral figure, Nias Island, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 63 cm ***
*** A carved wooden ancestral figure, adu siraha salawa, Nias Island, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, 20th century. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 69 cm ***
*** A pair of 19 century whale's teeth, the Solomon Islands. Provenance: collected by a missionary in the 1960s, length 10-15 cm ***
*** A wooden figure, Banks Island, Vanuatu, 197 cm ***
*** A painted fern figure, Malekula, 230 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 70 cm ***
*** A ceremonial figure, Malekula, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 85 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial plaque, 85 cm ***
*** A Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 155 cm ***
*** A Vanuatu ceremonial wood carved figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 40 cm ***
*** Two wood platters, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 77 cm each ***
*** A Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 70 cm ***
*** A large Malekula mask, 102 cm H x 83 cm wide ***
*** Two food platters, Vanuatu, 50 cm, 63 cm ***
*** A Marquesan transitional figure, carved in traditional form, collected by the vendor c.1972 on a sailing trip to the Marquesas Islands, Marquesas Islands, height 22 cm ***
*** A kava bowl with twenty six legs, Fiji, height 15 cm, diameter 14 cm ***
*** A ten strand shell money necklace, Afi I Oiya, with black spacers, the Solomon Islands. Provenance: Ex Judith wood collection, length 92 cm ***
*** A fine carved wood ancestral figure, Nias Island, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on custom stand. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 34 cm ***
*** Five Vanuatu artefacts, 20 cm - 34 cm ***
*** Two Malekula masks, 60 cm, 74 cm ***
*** A Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 61 cm ***
*** Two Malekula male and female figures, Vanuatu A/F. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 113 cm ***
*** A fern tree figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu A/F damage to head, 159 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 77 cm ***
*** Two Ambrym Island masks, Vanuatu on stand. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 67 cm ***
*** A Malekula mask, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial head. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 25 cm ***
*** A Vanuatu pig killing club, with deep lustrous patina and multiple faces, on custom metal stand, Vanuatu, length 46 - 71 cm ***
*** A fighting club, 'Alofolo, Malaita, Solomon Islands, height 89 cm ***
*** A Borneo ceremonial tattoo kit, Ikat tribe c.1940 44 x 10 x 13 cm ***
*** A Dyak ancestral figure mounted on custom stand, Borneo, Indonesia, large chip to top left forehead A/F, height 91 cm ***
*** Two Pacific Island digging sticks and a part iron whale blade (Af) ***
*** A Vanuatu figure, 148 cm ***
*** A wooden figure, Banks Island, Vanuatu, 131 cm ***
*** A Nias wood carving of various figures 72 cm long ***
*** Two Acting Island masks, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 60 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 98 cm ***
*** A large Vanuatu bowl. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 110 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure, 87 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial plaque, 90 cm ***
*** A large platter, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 96 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure, 81 cm ***
*** Two Vanuatu painted wood carved figures, 61 cm, 52 cm ***
*** Two Malekula masks. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 60 cm high ***
*** Two Vanuatu figures. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 53 cm & 55 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 78 cm ***
*** A wooden fighting club, knob finial, flared end, Efete Island Vanuatu. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 76 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 65 cm ***
*** A Dayak carving together with an Indonesian lime container ***
*** A food bowl, the Solomon Islands, 43 x 28 cm ***
*** A wooden ancestral figure with prominent sex, Nias Islands, Indonesia. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 50 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial mask, 135 cm ***
*** A fern fibre figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 138 cm ***
*** A painted fern tree figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, 233 cm ***
*** A Malekula Island painted drum, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 244 cm ***
*** A fern tree figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 170 cm ***
*** Two Malekula ceremonial carvings, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 34 cm ***
*** A Malekula figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 166 cm ***
*** A cane ladder, of woven rattan construction, Dayak people, Borneo. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 183 cm ***
*** A large wood carved figure, Malekula, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 160 cm ***
*** A large Acting Island mask, Vanuatu A/F with feathers and pieces for repairs, 81 cm ***
*** An Ambrym fern tree figure, Vanuatu, 90 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure, Vanuatu, 73 cm ***
*** A Malekula mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 68 cm ***
*** A tribal Bulul figure, Ifugao people, northern Luzon, Philippines, Ex Ruth collection, height 51 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 118 cm ***
*** A Malekula ceremonial figure. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 91 cm ***