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Auction House:
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Aboriginal - Artefacts
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** The Message stick Vehicle, the Aboriginal Art car is dubbed 'The Message Stick Vehicle' and is a timeless Art piece of Australian Aboriginal cultural history adorned with incredible Aboriginal paintings on this one of a kind Ex-military 1961 Land Rover… ***
*** A fine Queensland rainforest shield and sword club, early 20th century. Provenance: Robert White collection. Shield: 87.5 x 19 cm; club: 92 cm (2) ***
*** A fine old Wunda shield, West Australia, late 19th - early 20th century. Finely incised zig zag designs with traces of the original white, red ochre decorations & old patination. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014) was a British businessman,… ***
*** A Cape York woomera an exceptional early spear thrower of wood, resin and shell. Aurukun people, Queensland. Length 83 cm ***
*** Three old hair pins, Western Australia, early 20th century; finely incised on both sides; two with interlocking diamond designs and the other with incised concentric squares. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a British businessman,… ***
*** Three old hair pins, West & Central Australia, [3], all finely incised, two with interlocking designs and the other with incised concentric Circles, 19/20th century. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014) was a British businessman, politician and… ***
*** A fine Lagrange Bay shield, Western Australia, 19th century; with fine deep incised vertical striations on the front, the reverse with fine interlocking abstract designs, traces of red ochre and ancient patina. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine… ***
*** A boomerang, Queensland with finely incised traditional designs. Length 66 cm ***
*** A fine & early shield, West Australia, early 20th century. Finely incised zig zag designs with traces of the original white, red ochre decorations & old patination. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014) was a British businessman, politician and… ***
*** A mother of pearl Lonka Lonka, Kimberley Region, north Western Australia, with incised design decorated with ochre, height 15.5 cm, width 10.5 cm. Provenance: The James M Jackson collection ***
*** A Wunda shield, Ashburton, Western Australia, 19th century; a fine and early Wunda shield with classical deep incised zig zag designs on the front, the back showing the great age of this shield with incised vertical striations bisected with horizontal… ***
*** A fine old Wunda shield, West Australia, late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he was a lifetime collector in many… ***
*** Three early south East Australian boomerangs, 19th century; finely stone carved and in good condition. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he… ***
*** Jimmy Agungunga (b.1935), a superb Aboriginal lorrkon, Arnhem land, Northern Territory, natural earth pigment designs on hollow wooden log, on custom steel mount. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 192 cm ***
*** A superb Western Australian Wunda shield with finely incised pattern to face, decorated with natural ochres. Provenance: From a UK collection. Height 72 cm ***
*** An Aboriginal morning star ceremonial pole, Elcho Island, Northern Territory. Provenance: Collected by the vendor from Galiwin'ku, Elcho Island, 1998, height 187 cm ***
*** An Aboriginal shield, Western Australia, early 20th century; finely carved with zig zag striations on the front and concentric squares incised on the back of the shield, traces of red ochre. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a British… ***
*** Parrying shield, La Grange Bay area. Hardwood with finely incised curvilinear design to rear. Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Provenance: Paquim collection. Acquired by Joe Paquim, a former US submariner who returned to Western Australia after World… ***
*** Three old hunting boomerangs, 19th/early 20th century; with incised designs. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he was a lifetime collector… ***
*** A Lagrange shield. Length 70 cm ***
*** Two early central Desert hunting boomerangs, both with fine linear striations, traces of ochre, used and old patina. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret… ***
*** Two old boomerangs, left: an early stone carved hunting boomerang, Western Australia, right : an early highly curved returning boomerang, made from hardwood, Southeast Australia, early 20th century. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a… ***
*** A large old Australian Aboriginal Coolamon bowl, Central Australia; finely incised on both sides with linear striations, the outside painted with traditional central Desert clan designs. 69 x 26 cm ***
*** A large mimi ancestral figure, Arnhem land, Northern Territory, natural earth pigments on carved wood, mounted on custom stand. Provenance: Purchased from Cooee Gallery, Sydney, 1992. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 229 cm ***
*** Bardi shield. Hardwood decorated with red ochre and finely incised designs to front and rear. Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Provenance: Paquim collection. Acquired by Joe Paquim, a former US submariner who returned to Western Australia after World… ***
*** Two early central Desert hunting boomerangs, both with fine linear striations, traces of ochre, use and old patina. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret… ***
*** A finely carved and painted shield, Central Australia, the front with fine Central Australian designs in white ochre. 68 x 22.5 cm ***
*** Two fine West Australian Woomeras, [2], both finely incised over the entire front surface, one with zig zag designs and the other abstract designs and possibly a snake (or rainbow serpent) motif. Both have peg at top intact and old use patina. Provenance:… ***
*** A South East Australian Leangle club in hardwood with knob to base of handle. Length 59 cm ***
*** A rare and early Australian spear Thrower/Woomera, South-Eastern Australia, faint incised marks on face of central section, wooden notch peg attached with binding (probably kangaroo gut) and remnant glittering resin (possibly spinifex). Dark colour… ***
*** A South East Australian Aboriginal fighting implement with bulbous form to centre of shaft and both ends tapering to a point. Length 71 cm ***
*** A Lonka Lonka ornament, Western Australia. Length 17.5 cm ***
*** A Lonka Lonka ornament Western Australia. Length 14 cm ***
*** Two old boomerangs, both with incised designs, one has a spirit figure on both sides. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he was a lifetime… ***
*** An unusual Aboriginal Beak-Form mulga wood club, lake Eyre/Coopers creek Region, South Australia, length 70 cm ***
*** Ceremonial boomerang, kangaroo Dreaming 1975, old Mick Walankari Tjakamarra (c.1914-1996), Papunya, Western Desert, NT, Mulga wood and synthetic polymer, 66 cm. Provenance: painted during 1975 at Papunya, Western Desert, purchased at the Aboriginal and… ***
*** A bark painting by Rosie Karedada (born c. 1927) Wandjina figure 1970's. Provenance: painted in Kalumburu, WA, Aboriginal and Pacific Art gallery Sydney, (Gabriella Roy). Kalumburu exhibition lot, number 10. Signed 'Rosie' verso. Private Collection, Only… ***
*** A superb, painted, early north Queensland boomerang, 19th century, Australia, signs of use, minor chips and wear to painted surface as per image length 61 cm ***
*** Declan Apuatimi (1930-1985), a hard wood figure of a woman, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, with natural earth pigments. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 64 cm ***
*** Arnhem Land Burial post with four pointed projecting protuberances, painted in ceremonial design. Provenance: Ex. Michael Leyland collection, this burial post was purchased 1968 from the Superintendent at the time of the Manninggerida Arnhem Land… ***
*** Artist unknown, a small wooden Tiwi grave post, c.1970, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, natural earth pigments on hard wood. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 48 cm ***
*** A boomerang, with profusely incised pattern to both sides, mounted. Western NSW. 62 cm ***
*** An Aboriginal ancestral figure, decorated with horizontal white ochre stripes. Northern Australia. Height 85 cm ***
*** A Wunda shield, Western Australia. Length 71 cm ***
*** An Aboriginal woomera, finely incised, curvy linear design to one side, spinifex resin terminus and wooden peg bound with kangaroo gut, Central Australia. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 72 cm ***
*** A fine early Aboriginal string bag, together with a hair pin finely incised, [2]. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014) was a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He was a lifetime… ***
*** An Aboriginal morning star ceremonial pole, Elcho Island, Northern Territory. Provenance: collected by the vendor from Galiwin'ku, Elcho Island, 1998, height 206 cm ***
*** A finely fluted hardwood coolomon, Central Australia, 17 x 70 cm ***
*** A Western Australian hardwood Aboriginal shield with incised Design, interlocking fine incised design to verso and fine parrallel fluted design to face, length 61 cm ***
*** A nineteenth century boomerang painted with natural ochres, Kimberley Region, North-West Western Australia. Provenance: Ex-Fred north collection, England, length 58 cm ***
*** An Aboriginal fighting club finely fluted handle with carved and incised pointed bubous head. South-Easter Australia. 70 cm ***
*** A pair of Aboriginal clap sticks with fine cross hatch designs in natural ochres. Central Australia. Length 46 cm ***
*** Woomera. Hardwood with finely incised curvilinear design to one face, wooden peg attached with kangaroo gut binding. Minor damage. Provenance: Paquim collection. Acquired by Joe Paquim, a former US submariner who returned to Western Australia after World… ***
*** A Mimi spirit sculpture 62 cm ***
*** A Central Australian woomera with incised pattern to face and spinifex resin handle. Provenance: From a UK collection. Height 70 cm ***
*** A painted coolamon, 72 cm long ***
*** An early South East Australian parrying shield. Length 62 cm ***
*** A old hardwood club, Central Australia, of elongated tapering form, heavily incised with designs on most of the surface and old use patina. 81 cm ***
*** Tiwi Islands, tall figure 1999, Carmelina Puantulura, circa 1957 - 2006, earth pigments, coconut husk and paperbark on ironwood. Height 159 cm. Provenance: Ancient Erth Indigenous Art Cairns, QLD, 1999. Rosemary Penrose collection other notes: Collections… ***
*** A carved and painted crocodile figure, north East Arnhem Land, circa 1970-1980; the crocodile is an important clan totem, and is often depicted in Arnhem Land bark paintings and less often in carvings such as this one. The finely pained ochre raark… ***
*** A Gulmari shield, showing extensive signs of use and wear, remnants of original ochre on both face and reverse, inset handle showing signs of use, Queensland. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 54 cm ***
*** A fine Central Australian Aboriginal boomerang, with lateral incised fluting and glossy patina ***
*** An early Aboriginal woomera, with original peg secured with kangaroo gut binding, one side profusely carved with incised design, inscribed verso: 'A King 2/3 Field Regiment', with original spinifex resin terminus to handle, Western New South Wales, length… ***
*** A South East Australian hardwood club with incised circular design to one side and incised panel design verso. Length 67 cm ***
*** A pair of feather and red wool shoes, Central Australia. 26 x 15 cm ***
*** Two mother of pearl ornaments, Kimberley Region, north Western Australia, with fine incised design, height 6.5 cm to 17 cm, width 3.5 cm to 12 cm. Provenance: The James M Jackson collection ***
*** A boomerang, used for striking fish, Western Australia. Length 56 cm ***
*** A bean wood shield, Central Australia, together with a finely carved and ochred coolamon bowl; the shield with faint painted designs (emu and foliage) Provenance: This shield was given as a thank you to Dr Bertram Welton in the 1940s when he worked with… ***
*** A pair of ceremonial spears, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, collected 1960's; finely carved and ochre painted designs. 128 cm each ***
*** Three Australian Aboriginal woven baskets, including: a Queensland bicornuate basket and two Central Arnhem Land woven baskets. 43 cm, 24 cm, 33 cm (3) ***
*** An Aboriginal message board with incised design, Central Australia, decorated with ochre. Provenance: The Hugh Gallagher collection, length 86 cm ***
*** Two Gippsland Aboriginal clubs, with custom made stand. Provenance: collected by Major Glen, head of the Lake Tyers Mission, East Gippsland in 1927, information supplied by vendor ***
*** A south East Australia parrying shield 62 cm ***
*** An Aboriginal painted shield, Western Desert, Australia, c.1960s, with vibrant design, height 49 cm ***
*** A Central Australian shield, made from beanwood and fluted on both sides, painted with red ochre, some wear from use to centre of front, chipping to one side of rear, Central Australia. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length… ***
*** An fine Aboriginal boomerang, Central Australia. Provenance: south American Private Collector, length 59 cm ***
*** A ceremonial saw fish Rostrum, Northern Territory, Australia, decorated with ochre. Provenance: Collected on Elcho Island, Arnhem land in 1970s, length 54 cm ***
*** A South East Australian Aboriginal club with elliptical decoration in high relief. Length 64 cm ***
*** A fine cape York painted boomerang, Queensland, length 64 cm ***
*** A didgeridoo with Ochre design, Northern Australia, length 106.5 cm ***
*** Boomerang. Old patina with finely incised fluting to one side. Central Australia. Provenance: Paquim collection. Acquired by Joe Paquim, a former US submariner who returned to Western Australia after World War II and became a Native Affairs officer for… ***
*** An Aboriginal mimi figure, Arnhem land, Northern Territory, with cross hatch design in natural earth pigments, height 107 cm ***
*** North Queensland Biconial basket 41 cm ***
*** An Australian Aboriginal wooden shield incised decoration front and back. Length 74 cm ***
*** Two didgeridoos, length 95 cm and 137 cm ***
*** An Aboriginal stone axe with old original binding and spinifex resin mount painted with ceremonial design. Central Australia. Length 38 cm ***
*** An ironwood bust, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, height 50 cm ***
*** A jabiru, Arnhem land, Northern Territory, crack to base, height 72 cm ***
*** An Aboriginal carved wood head, Tiwi Island ***
*** A pair of old boomerangs, Central Desert, Australia, length 35-46 cm ***
*** A hardwood woomera, Western Australia, with incised pattern to face, wooden notch peg fixed with spinifex resin, length 75 cm ***
*** A central Queensland boomerang with incised design decorated with pipe clay, both ends sharpened to points typical of the region, length 57 cm ***
*** A cape York boomerang and a painted Arnhem land boomerang (2), paintwork on the Arnhem land boomerang is worn from age and use, length 66 cm and 67 cm ***
*** Aboriginal woomera of broad form with incised pattern and wooden peg affixed with kangaroo gut binding. Central Australia. 82 cm ***
*** Artist Unknown, Tiwi Islands, pukamani pole 2002, earth pigment on iron wood Painted Country Gallery catalogue No. PC13. Provenance: Original Dreamtime Art Gallery Alice Springs, NT, 2002. Rosemary Penrose collection. Height 135 cm ***
*** A hardwood Aboriginal club, south Eastern Australia, dark honey coloured patina. Provenance: Ex-Williams collection, 2006, length 58 cm ***