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Aboriginal — Artefacts - Tribal

Lots 577—672 Found 2,014

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Boomerang. Darling river region, incised linear totemic decoration, heavy adzed markings to reverse. 19th century
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Mulga shield, mid 20th century North-Western Australia hardwood, intricate lineal detail front and rear. The handle has a…
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A Central Desert spear thrower (woomera) hardwood intricately carved in traditional zig zag design some spinifex resin left on…
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A Central Desert dance paddle hardwood intricately carved in traditional pattern front, smooth on back, spinifex resin on…
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Spear thrower (woomera), Victoria. Elongated blade of plano-convex section, tapering to form an elongated handle of circular…
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West Australian fighting boomerang, early 20th century in hardwood with incising on each surface. 74 cm
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Arnhem land boomerang with a black and white and red 'Fish' pattern. 53 cm
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Antique 19th century Australian Aboriginal NSW boomerang, fine incised meandering decoration, Kamilaroi Tribe Delungra, 1908,…
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Boomerang club, Lake Eyre Region, South Australia. Carved hardwood. Provenance: Provenance: Lake Collection, New South Wales.…
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Aboriginal Wunda shield, early 20th century carved zigzag decoration having white, iron red and black/grey colouration 87 x 14…
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Australian Aboriginal message stick, flattened oval form, incised & painted with natural earth pigment, length 169 cm.…
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Aboriginal Riji carved pearl shell pendant C.1940-1960, north West Region WA decorated with incised zig-zag designs. Height: 16…
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Aboriginal boomerang, Western Australia, early 20th century, with stand, length 63 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and…
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Four Coolamon Aboriginal carrying vessels of many uses. All heavily decorated.
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Northern Australian Aboriginal quartzite knife. With spinifex gum hilt and paperbark string bound sheath. Length 18 cm
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19th century Aboriginal hunting boomerang. Sword form with broad, flat section end. Lightly scored surface. Provenance: Bungan…
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Artist unknown, a small wooden Tiwi grave post, c.1970, Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, natural earth pigments on hard…
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Two early stone cut boomerangs,19th century 52 cm and 47 cm long
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Bullroarer, West Australian origin, incised swirling track decoration on both sides
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19th century Aboriginal ceremonial club. Banded ochre markings with fibre and resin handgrip. Provenance: Bungan Castle Museum…
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Aboriginal Message stick or totem. Flattened spindle form with resin and sand markings incl. Sinuous line verso. Provenance:…
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Two Aboriginal 'Swan neck' boomerangs, wood, dyed with red ochre, flattened, lense-shaped in diameter, a curved handle with…
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Aboriginal throwing club, large throwing stick terminating softly at each end. Dark coloured hardwood with varnished patina.…
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Large Western Australian bullroarer with incised geometrical diamond shaped design
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Mathew, John. Eaglehawk and Crow. A study of the Australian Aborigines, including an inquiry into their origin and a survey of…
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A Tasmanian mariner shell necklace, 164 cm long
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An Aboriginal Tiwi Island totem. Length 221 cm.
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A boomerang, with profusely incised pattern to both sides, mounted. Western NSW. 62 cm
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An Aboriginal ancestral figure, decorated with horizontal white ochre stripes. Northern Australia. Height 85 cm
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A group of 4 Queensland artifact, comprising 3 Woomeras and a western Queensland boomerang. Boomerang 74 cm
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Australian Aboriginal woomera/spear thrower, Ooldea, Western Desert, South Australia, of flat tapering form, the shaft incised…
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Early Australian Aboriginal fighting club, south Eastern, of tapering form, good patina with cross hatched notches to end,…
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Fine early engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland, carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand)…
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Large early incised spear thrower (woomera), Western Australia, carved and engraved hardwood and spinifex resin (no custom…
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Fine incised bullroarer, Central Australia, carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments (with custom stand) the…
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Early incised bulbous club, South East South Australia, carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand) length 75 x 5 cm.…
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Early throwing club, Condah Lakes, Victoria. Carved and engraved hardwood. The curving shaft of circular section terminating in…
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Large Aboriginal bark basket, Murray River, north Queensland, moulded bark, cane, spinifex resin and natural earth pigments (no…
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Three massive pandanus dilly bags, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, woven plant fibre (no custom stands) a dilly bag (burlupurr…
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A fine West Australian body ornament (lonka lonka), of pearl shell, the anterior incised with classic curvilinear motifs,…
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Three (3) boomerangs, south East Australian, convex fronts and obvious adze markings, reverse sides all flat with adze marks,…
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A large Kimberley parrying shield, early 20th century Western Australia hardwood smooth finish with painted dot designs heavy…
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A Western Desert spear thrower (woomera) hardwood intricately carved in traditional zig zag design on front rear side intricate…
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Early pineapple-headed club, North-East Queensland. Pineapple-headed club with raised striking section on the bulbous head…
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A Central Desert fighting boomerang early 20th century with a coarse incised pattern. 74 cm
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Australian Aboriginal parrying shield, Western Australia, of elongated oval form, with a deep incised key pattern, length 81 cm…
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Antique 19th century Australian Aboriginal NSW boomerang, fine incised decoration, Kamilaroi Tribe Delungra, 1908
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A Wunda shield, Western Australia. Length 71 cm
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Aboriginal artists unknown, two message boards and a bull-roarer, two circa early 20th century patinated hardwood message…
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Queensland pineapple club, has a rich patina from tribal handling. A roughened hand grip. Early 1900's. With a custom stand. 73…
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Two Aboriginal artefacts woomera, carved decoration, 80 cm very finely fluted Coolamon, 58 cm
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Engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales or Southern Queensland, carved and engraved hardwood, of bi-convex section with…
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19th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, Western Australian, with incised body, raised on metal stand, height 62 cm…
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Five rare carved boab nuts with finely incised scenes of Aboriginal life from the Kimberley region, WA. One is signed by Lockie…
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An Aboriginal woomera, finely incised, curvy linear design to one side, spinifex resin terminus and wooden peg bound with…
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A fine early Aboriginal string bag, together with a hair pin finely incised, [2]. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine…
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Australian Aboriginal parrying shield (North-West Western Australia) early 20th century, natural earth pigments on carved and…
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Western NSW 'Lil Lil' throwing club, A-147 marked to club. Provenance: Ex Stanley Moriarty collection, length 62 cm
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Aboriginal incised hardwood shield. Provenance: A former diplomatic family based in the ACT (collection formed in the 1950s &…
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Western Australian bullroarer of exceptional quality. Late 19th, early 20th century, showing a beautiful patina. Private…
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Two Aboriginal morning star poles, ornamented with feathers, together with three totem carvings and a message stick
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An Aboriginal morning star ceremonial pole, Elcho Island, Northern Territory. Provenance: collected by the vendor from…
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Fighting boomerang, incised bands of linear decoration on front and reverse
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Boomerang, Darling river, incised linear track decoration and bands of zig-zag lines
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Torres Strait Islands Headdress, cassowary feather and woven fibres early 20th century framed and mounted 30 cm high, 42 cm wide
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Three Fine Aboriginal Boomerangs, stone tooled, with two examples offering finely incised parallel marking which follow the…
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Aboriginal churinga, incised parallel circular and linear designs to front and back. Hourglass shaped hole. Traces of ochre.…
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Quantity of aboriginal ceremonial stone artefacts, most with place of origin written, including Bourke 23 cm, Hungerford Qld 28…
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A South African carved hardwood rhinoceros. Height 52 cm. Length 26 cm
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An old Aboriginal didgeridoo, traditionally carved from one piece of wood. Most paint remains in a fine diamond panelled…
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Southeast Australian club, possibly Victoria, the early and incised club of hardwood with bulbous head and tapering carved…
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A finely fluted hardwood coolomon, Central Australia, 17 x 70 cm
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Rare ceremonial club, Western Australia. Club with an elliptical shaped head and tapering to form an elongated handle.…
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Three glass and 2 stone spearheads from the Kimberly. One spearhead is mounted. Serrated spearheads from the Kimberley Region…
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A Western Australian hardwood Aboriginal shield with incised Design, interlocking fine incised design to verso and fine…
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A Tasmanian Aboriginal mariner shell bead necklace, early 20th century, 154 cm. Provenance: Collection of The Late Geoffrey…
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Three message sticks, Western Australia (early twentieth century), carved hardwood and natural earth pigments, 36.5 cm, 42 cm,…
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A Throwing or Fighting Club, South Australian origin, late 19th century, 94 cm
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Aboriginal carved pearl shell, early rare form geometric design to front and nature map line marks and sail boat Art work to…
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Wooden bullroarer, with tightly carved, stone-tooled geometrical pattern formulating into well-defined, complex, interlocking…
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An Early Throwing Boomerang, South East Queensland (early nineteenth century), carved hardwood, 60 cm long. Provenance:…
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Two Coolamons, central deserts origin, late 19th early 20th century.
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Heavy Australian Aboriginal lacerator club, Monto Region, Queensland, with incised decoration to the shaft, the club head set…
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Australian Aboriginal woomera/spear thrower, East Kimberley Region, WA, with spreading shaft, short cylindrical hand grip and…
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A boomerang - Murray-Darling region, shallow curved shape, decorated with 2 lines of incised concentric oval patterns and a…
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Australian Aboriginal shield, Gulmari type, in beechwood, of curved oval form, painted with three circle and dot motifs to…
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Fine early engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood. Of convex section,…
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Engraved boomerang, Western New South Wales / Southern Queensland. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx length 62.5 x 5.5 cm.…
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Rare ceremonial club, Western Australia. Club with an elliptical shaped head and tapering to form an elongated handle.…
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Woomera (spear thrower). South East Australian, 19th century, incised decoration to the front of the body and distal end. 60 cm
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Aboriginal throwing club, curved and slender throwing stick with fine fluting over the entiresurface. Longitudinal incised…
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Aboriginal throwing club, large centre weighted throwing stick terminating softly at each end. Dark hardwood patina with…
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Early bulbous club, Murray River Region, New South Wales. Club with biconical head, probably from the Murray River region.…
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Aboriginal artists unknown, Decorated Coolamons' (3), Early-mid 20thc, one of beanwood, painted with natural earth pigments.,…
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A collection of three rare bone Aboriginal implements (yulo), central and north Western Victoria. Yulo used by medicine man to…
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Pelican figurine in natural earth pigments 1960's- 1970's. Attributed Stanislaus Puruntatameri 1906-87 on carved ironwood and…