NEW GUINEA and PAPUA continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1713 |
|
 IRIAN JAYA: Dani People small hand-held stone implements with woven sheaths for comfort. L205mm & 175mm. [The stone is stated to be
"jasper" but that does not appear to us to be the case] (2) (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1714 |
|
 IRIAN JAYA: Dani People (Otsjanep Village) carved ceremonial fertility vessel (?) with an androgynous but probably female head at one
end & "twins" (?) at the other, with an internal object possibly representing two foetuses in the womb. Size L770xW220xH100mm. Very unusual.
(Image1)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1715 |
|
 IRIAN JAYA: Dutch-influenced wooden yoke for suspending a basket from each end, size L910xW180mm), acquired 1950; and Highlands
crudely incised food bowl made from mango wood, size L760xW170xH95mm, acquired 1959.
(2 items) (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1716 |
|
 IRIAN JAYA: Dani People wooden headrest or pillow with a carved spirit figure at each end, separate pieces for the legs attached with
rattan bindings & cross-pieces secured with wooden nails. Size L620xW175xD140mm. Acquired 1960. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$180
SOLD for AU$135.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1717 |
|
 IRIAN JAYA: Dani People large war shield made from a single piece of wood with simple carved handle, extensively decorated with
natural earth pigments, surmounted with a spirit figure from a separate piece of wood. Size H1730 (including the totem)xW590xD30mm. Acquired 1950. [There may originally have been a woven fibre binding to support the shield on the warrior's
shoulder] (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1718 |
|
 IRIAN JAYA: Asmat District large decorative war shield carved from a single piece of macassar ebony with large handle on the reverse
& boldly incised carvings on the piece surmounted with a carved spirit figure. Size H1690xW482xD20mm. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1719 |
|
 IRIAN JAYA: Dani People elaborate necklace composed of woven fabric, pigs' tusks, cowries & other small shells, tail feathers from a
bird of paradise & an ammonite fossil, minor defects. SizeL880mm. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1720 |
|
 IRIAN JAYA: Dani People elaborate necklace composed of woven fabric, pigs' tusks, cowries & other small shells, tail feathers from a
bird of paradise & an ammonite fossil, almost certainly by the same craftsman as the previous lot. SizeL880mm. Stated to be for purchasing land.
(Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1721 |
|
 MADANG PROVINCE: Alexishafen hollow hourglass drum (kundu) carved from a single piece of wood with a finely shaped central handle,
incised decoration with white pigment & reptile-skin, decorated with black & white pigment. Size H480xDiameter100mm. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1722 |
|
 MADANG: Large war shield made from a single flat piece of wood rounded at top & base with added decoration to confront the enemy,
natural earth pigments, woven textile binding apparently to encircle the waist & to be held in one hand. Size H1240xW505xD20mm. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1723 |
|
 MOROBE PROVINCE: Angu or Kukukuku People dagger with carved wooden handle & European steel blade, with the native leather scabbard.
Size of the dagger L360xW40. Acquired 1983. [The Kukukuku (pronounced cookah-cookah) of the mountainous regions south of Morobe were formerly cannibals. This dagger is stated to have been confiscated during the police enquiry into the presumed murder
of the American Michael Rockefeller in Irian Jaya in 1961] (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1724 |
|
 MOROBE PROVINCE: Angu or Kukukuku People killing weapon with simple curved wooden handle, cassowary (?) bone point & woven binding.
Size L500xW380xD30mm. Acquired 1959. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1725 |
|
 NEW BRITAIN: Bainings ceremonial headdress with cassowary fewathers attached to a fabric skullcap. Size H360xW220xDiameter110mm.
Acquired 1965. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1726 |
|
 NEW BRITAIN: (Talasea) communal food bowl carved from a single piece of wood decorated with four stingrays & two spirit figures
highlighted with white pigment. Size L730xW230xD150mm. Acquired 1957. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1727 |
|
 NEW BRITAIN: Rabaul bamboo lime-pot with rattan decoration & hanging hook, the vessel tapered to two points perhaps to drive into the
ground, apparently with a "secret chamber" stated to contain "old Chinese coins" & there is definitely something rattling around inside, size H620xW100xD70mm; also the original lime spatula or pick carved with dodo-like bird handle & two shells.
Acquired 1958. [Popular throughout the Pacific region, traditionally "lime" was made of crushed coral, a forest-vine mustard called "daka" & betel nut or "buai". The mixture creates a euphoric or hallucinogenic sensation, and is highly addictive] (2
items) (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1728 |
|
 NEW BRITAIN: Talasea young woman's necklace with shortened cord (or perhaps a longer one missing?) attached to a large shell with
brilliant nacre (mother-of-pearl). Size H150xW140mm. Acquired 1985. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1729 |
|
 NEW BRITAIN: Put Put Harbour war shield created from three vertical pieces of light rattan wood bound with strips of rattan with a
handle on the reverse, brightly coloured with bold black white & red pigments. Size H1320xW310xD50mm. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1730 |
|
 NEW BRITAIN: Gazelle Peninsula (Tolai People) small & simple convex shield carved from a single piece of wood with vertical handle,
simple incised decoration on the front made with a pointed bone. Size H310xW160xD90. Acquired 1954. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1731 |
|
 NEW BRITAIN: Bainings two hefty warclubs, the shafts made of ebony (macassar wood) each inserted through a polished stone secured with
natural resin, one with a fringe of coconut husk, the other with two circlets of tiny cowries (stated to be one for each human kill). Size 1345mm or 1070mm long. Acquired 1950 & 1958. (2 items) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
|
Estimate AU$120
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1732 |
|
 NEW BRITAIN: Fossilised clam-shell found at a west coast inlet; also small stone implements x13, one broken.
(14) (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
