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Auction House:
Aalders Auctions
Number of lots recorded:74
Lots with images:74
Prices available:74
Category:
Aboriginal - Artefacts
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** 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 ***
*** 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 ***
*** 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 ***
*** Australian Aboriginal bird hunting boomerang, Western Australian, in mulga, with two decorative lines of cross hatching to each end, length 70 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal club, in hardwood, with knop end and tapering pointed handle, good patina, length 49.5 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal throwing club, of tapering form, with fine fluting to the body, hatched handle, excellent patina, paper label 46, no. 76 to base, length 65.5 cm. Provenance: Ex-McAlpine collection, then Leonard Joel, then private collection,… ***
*** Australian Aboriginal throwing club, bi-coloured, with slight curve to the top and fluting to the body, with gummed end, length 65 cm. Provenance: Ashoka Arts, UK, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** Large 19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, of curved leaf form, with incised panels of line decoration, good patina, length 80 cm. Provenance: The junk Company, 2006, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** 19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, South Australian, of narrow leaf form, with slight incised motif, length 72 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, 2006, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** 19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, South Australian, of narrow elongated form, good patina, length 69 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, 2006, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** Australian Aboriginal shield, of narrow leaf form, painted with goanna and snake motifs, in tones of red, black and white, length 97 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal shield, of elongated oval form, incised with line and dot work to both sides, length 72 cm ***
*** Pair of Australian Aboriginal twin dancing spears, with twin spears, above cross hatched decoration, length 45 cm (2) ***
*** Early Australian Aboriginal shield, central Desert, in beanwood, of oval form, good patina to exterior, fluting to interior, length 67.5 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal throwing club, in hardwood, of slender form, with fluting to the body, hatched handle, length 64 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with large bulbous end and tapering handle, length 52 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hardwood fighting club, with slightly pointed end and roughed handle to other end, length 57.5 cm ***
*** 19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, South Australia, of elongated form, good patina, length 76 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, 2006, then private collection, Queensland. ***
*** Australian Aboriginal nulla-nulla, in hardwood, with pointed baluster end, the club following the natural form of branch, fluting to body, length 45 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with curved bulbous end and tapering handle, good patina, length 50 cm ***
*** 19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, lake Eyre, South Australia, of curved form, length 79 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, Queensland, of typical curved form, on stand, length 55 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, Queensland, of typical curved form, incised with images of emus, on stand, length 56 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, Queensland, of typical curved form, on stand, length 65 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal throwing club, Southern Highlands, NSW, of tapering form, with rich patina, age cracks, length 42 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland ***
*** Australian Aboriginal throwing club, in mulga, with rounded end, with fluted body and diagonal lines running around the body, gummed end, length 70 cm ***
*** 19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Western Australia, in mulga wood, of curved form, adze cut to body, length 54 cm. Provenance: Ex-McAlpine collection no.26, then Oceanic, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, of slightly curved form, with incised fluting to one side, in ochre tones, length 71 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, central Desert, pre-1920 collected, of large curved form, one side fluted, evidence of natural pigment to one side, slight a/f, length 65.5 cm. Provenance: Jon Saussehrd, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** Australian Aboriginal Hooked fighting boomerang No.7, in mulga wood, with hooked end, of handsome proportions, length 76 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** Central Australian Aboriginal stone axe heads, with ground edges, the smaller with extant pencil cataloguing marks and paper label, length 10.5 cm and 13 cm (2) ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, Western Desert, in mulga, with adze cut marks to body, length 50 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal snake staff, Western Desert, the raised snake carved in natural tones and following form of the wood, length 98 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal implement, Western Desert, of elongated almond form, one side incised with dot panels, with painted white finish, length 63 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal shield, Western Australian, of oval form, incised with zig zag and dot background, evidence of ochre, length 75 cm Provenance: Leonard Joel, 2005, then private collection, Queensland. ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, c.1920, Western Australia, of curved form, incised with patterns, length 60 cm. Provenance: J & a Saussehrd, then private collection ***
*** Australian Aboriginal Nulla-Nulla, in hardwood, with rounded surface to body tapering to handle, with natural gum handle, the body incised with panels of diagonal line work, good patina, length 78 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal woomera, of tapered leaf form, carved with three snakes in relief, length 64 cm ***
*** 19th century Australian Aboriginal woomera, of narrow elongated form, with carved thick line decoration, length 77 cm. Provenance: The junk Company, 2006, then private collection, Queensland. ***
*** Australian Aboriginal shield, South Australian, in mulga, of narrow curved oval form, incised with wave and line decoration to each side, length 75 cm. Provenance: tribal ancient, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** Australian Aboriginal Totemic shield, Nepabunna, South Australian, of boat form, decorated with carved frogs, goanna and snakes, length 38 cm ***
*** Tiwi Island ceremonial spear, of elongated form, with painted decoration, in tones of white and brown, length 151 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, central Desert, curved towards one end, length 79 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Kimberley, with curved end, with painted and incised decoration, in tones of black and brown, length 68 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal club, Kimberley, Western Australian, following the natural form of the wood, fluted to body, hatched handle, length 62 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, c.1920, Western Australia, in mulga wood, of typical form, with adze cuts to body, collection no.26 verso, length 59 cm. Provenance: J & a Staussehrd, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** Australian Aboriginal Twined dilly bag, in natural fibre, with loop handle, in bands of colour in natural tones, length 33 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal food tray, in pandanus, of circular form with twin handles, in tones of cream and yellow, diameter 29 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal throwing club, Central Desert, with rounded pointed end and fluted body with hatched handle, length 54 cm ***
*** Tiwi Island ceremonial spear, of long elongated form, with painted decoration in tones of brown, white and black, a/f, length 152.5 cm ***
*** Early Australian Aboriginal Club/Digging stick, of cylindrical form, with rounded ends, incised lines to one end, good patina, length 90 cm. Provenance: tribal ancient, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** Australian Aboriginal totem boomerang, south Western Australian, of curved form, incised with feather motifs to body, length 54 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal Desert hunting spear, with leaf form end, with bound barb to edge, length 177 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal woomera, of elongated almond form, with sealed gum end, the body incised with panels of cross hatching, length 80 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, central Desert, with fluting to one side, and painted end, length 73 cm. Provenance: Leonard Joel, 2005, then private collection, Queensland ***
*** Australian Aboriginal boomerang, of curved form, incised with panels of geometric decoration to one side, length 56 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal hunting boomerang, c.1920, Western Australia, with curved wider end, length 62 cm ***
*** Australian Aboriginal parrying shield, c.1930, NSW, of tapering almond form, handle verso, length 56 cm Provenance: Minjama, 2006, then private collection, Queensland. ***
*** Aboriginal carved message stick, carved with serpent to stick, purchased Dreamtime gallery, length 23.5 cm ***