NEW GUINEA and PAPUA continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1753 |
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 SEPIK: Ambunti full-length male figure carved from a single piece of wood with small spirit-figure on the forehead, incised eyes,
enormous nose descending to the chin creating a handle, pointed phallus, extended hands & feet on a fancy platter creating what is in essence a double meathook, from a men's spirit house. Size H1850xW360xD95mm. Acquired 1958. One of the most
important pieces in the collection. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,350.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1754 |
|
 SEPIK: Two women's 'grass' skirts made of coconut fibre, coloured vertical stripes with red & greem or red green & purple pigments
(natural?). 800mm or 750mm long, one dated to 1964; and Chimbu man's skirt of woven possum hair, 510mm long.
(3) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1755 |
|
 SEPIK: Large but remarkably light woven mask, largely rattan with wooden tusks, sharpened wooden teeth & a beard of coconut husk,
highlighted with natural earth pigments, hung at the entrance to a men's spirit house. Size H730xW630 with the brow 280mm deep. Acquired 1962.
(Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1756 |
|
 SEPIK: Large mask carved from a single piece of wood with apertures for eyes, prominent nose, protruding tongue & phallic extension of
the chin, natural pigment on the tongue & eyes, beard made of woven strap with coconut husk trim & cassowary feathers, for hanging within a men's spirit house, small defect by the mouth. Size H950xW480xD230mm. Acquired 1950. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1757 |
|
 SEPIK: Centrepiece for a men's spirit house being a mask carved from a single piece of wood with prominent brow, deep-set eye-holes,
huge nose & small toothless mouth, woven rim with beard of coconut husk & adornments. Size H760xW530xD200mm. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1758 |
|
 SEPIK: Centrepiece for a men's spirit house being a large mask carved from a single piece of wood with conical forehead, exaggerated
eyes with inset cowries, & prominent chin, extensive decoration with natural pigments including an ear-to-ear grin, woven rim with coconut-husk adornment. Size H860xW360xD150mm. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$600.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1759 |
|
 SEPIK: Concave dance mask carved from a single piece of wood with narrow male face, slits for eyes, hollowed-out nostrils and a
grimacing mouth with remnants of red pigment. Size H390xW150xD125mm. Dated to circa 1920. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1760 |
|
 SEPIK: Grotesque mask remarkably carved from a single piece of wood with incised eyes, obscenely pointed nose, mouth made of a
horizontally inset cowrie shell with additional decoration of other tiny shells, three hinged wooden circlets on the forehead stated to represent three human kills. Size H550xW160xD330mm (the depth of the nose). Dated to circa 1918. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1761 |
|
 SEPIK: Yam Festival dance mask of a male figure with huge incised eyes & white pigment surrounds, large nose with hole for a bone
ornament, & incised mouth, woven rattan rim with cassowary feathers, internal straps to go around the head & between the teeth. Size H380xW280xD110mm. Gifted to our vendor at the 1974 Festival. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1762 |
|
 SEPIK: East Sepik (Wewak) small mask apparently for a child crafted from half a large coconut shell with incised eyes & mouth,
decorated with natural red & white pigments, woven rattan nosepiece & base with cassowary feathers. Size H290 (including the handle)xW180xD100mm. Acquired 1970. [The smallest tribal mask we have seen] (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$250.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1763 |
|
 SEPIK: Ceremonial Harvest Festival mask carved from a single piece of wood with excised circular eyes & tiny mouth, large curved beak
with 'tusks' made from mother-of-pearl shell, coconut fibre decoration, fibre & rattan straps within, minor rubbing of the brows probably from brow-beating an adversary. Size H540xW250xD140mm. Acquired 1958. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1764 |
|
 SEPIK: Middle Sepik heavily decorated ceremonial Sago Harvest mask with small cowries for eyes & extended bill for longevity of the
harvest, natural red white & ochre pigments with minor deterioration, not hollowed-out. Size H410xW135xD75mm. Acquired 1958. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1765 |
|
 SEPIK: East Sepik (Maprik) heavily decorated & incised mask with naturalistic facial features & small shells (not cowries) for eyes,
overall red pigment with white & ochre highlights, plus black eyeliner, not hollowed-out, small drilled hole at the top for hanging. Size H460xW160xD90mm. Acquired 1974. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1766 |
|
 SEPIK: Ramu People male spirit piece carved from a single log of wood with boggled exopthalmic eyes, the base being an inverted bird
with elongated bill inserted in the nose's one central nostril, for hanging outside the chief's hut as a synbol of his authority. Size H330xW100xD100mm. Dated to "probably" early-20th century. (Image1) (Image2)
|
Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1767 |
|
 SEPIK: Children's toys made from woven rattan in the shape of a pig with tiny cowrie eyes size L185xW70xH90mm, very fine, acquired
1958; and a rooster size L250xW150xH95mm, fine, acquired 1984. (2 items) (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$140
SOLD for AU$105.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1768 |
|
 SEPIK: West Sepik (Vanimo) & East Sepik (Angoram) penis sheaths (kotekas) fashioned from light wood (180mm long) or a gourd (270mm
long) both with rattan fastenings & the first with a carved waste-disposal aperture!, both acquired 1963; also two lime containers made from a gourd (360mm long) with tight-fitting lid & the original spatula (or pick) with damage to the point, or
from wood, both with incised decoration; plus two spinning tops each fashioned with bamboo shaft & part of a coconut shell that have different ornamentation & one with red pigment, 200 or 150mm wide. (6 items) (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1769 |
|
 SEPIK: Three spear-launchers (atlatls, similar to Aboriginal woomeras) the first made of wood with dessicated feathers ornament,
1100mm long including the feathers, others of bamboo with ornamental handles attached with rattan bindings, 750mm or 660mm long. Acquired between 1970 & 1978. (3 items) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$120
SOLD for AU$90.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1770 |
|
 SEPIK: Stone implements comprising Kumusi fish-net sinker; Minj two-legged jigger; Madang flint for scraping animal-skins; Bainings
grinding stone; Mount Hagen pestle; and Chimbu double-headed pestle (?), average height 80mm. (6 items) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$120
SOLD for AU$90.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1771 |
|
 SOUTHERN COASTAL: Weapon fashioned from the upper jaw of a crocodile with 15 teeth of various sizes, full-length woven binding with
shell & feather decoration but the handle has been broken. Size L540xW60xD35mm. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1772 |
|
 TROBRIAND ISLANDS: Man's ceremonial necklace with 45 good-size cowrie shells attached in three rows to rattan collar & backing. Size
H380xW380xD75mm. An impressive & beautiful piece. With Western purpose-made metal stand. Acquired 1982. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
