Oceanic and Asian Art & Interiors

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Lot 1

Papua New Guinea. A large Aibom Village earthenware sago storage pot.

1Papua New Guinea. A large Aibom Village earthenware sago storage pot.
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Papua New Guinea. A large Aibom Village earthenware sago storage pot. With a bird or ancestral being 'face' to one side with remains of white pain...

Lot 2

Papua New Guinea. A large rounded earthenware pot.

2Papua New Guinea. A large rounded earthenware pot.
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Papua New Guinea. A large rounded earthenware pot. With small opening, with incised decoration within borders to the upper half. Circa H50cm. Lots...

Lot 3

Papua New Guinea. An earthenware cooking pot and a red example.

3Papua New Guinea. An earthenware cooking pot and a red example.
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Papua New Guinea. An earthenware cooking pot and a red example. The first with upturned lip, blackened to the upper half, undecorated, circa H24cm...

Lot 4

Papua New Guinea. Two rounded earthenware pots.

4Papua New Guinea. Two rounded earthenware pots.
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Papua New Guinea. Two rounded earthenware pots. Both with everted lip rim, the body undecorated, largest circa H28cm, the smaller damaged. Lots 1...

Lot 5

Papua New Guinea. A Dimiri village earthenware smoking pot.

5Papua New Guinea. A Dimiri village earthenware smoking pot.
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Papua New Guinea. A Dimiri village earthenware smoking pot. With rounded base, pierced with numerous round holes, decorated in between with engrav...

Lot 6

Papua New Guinea. A Koiwat village earthenware eating bowl, kamana.

6Papua New Guinea. A Koiwat village earthenware eating bowl, kamana.
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Papua New Guinea. A Koiwat village earthenware eating bowl, kamana. The conical vessel carved with concentric lines filled with ochre, white and r...

Lot 7

Papua New Guinea. A large Salamaua style cooking pot.

7Papua New Guinea. A large Salamaua style cooking pot.
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Papua New Guinea. A large Salamaua style cooking pot. Of conical form, with a row of applied dots below the rim, the upper half of the pot blacken...

Lot 8

Papua New Guinea. A Sepik garamut ceremonial slit drum.

8Papua New Guinea. A Sepik garamut ceremonial slit drum.
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Papua New Guinea. A Sepik garamut ceremonial slit drum. Of cylindrical form, carved from a single tree trunk, a linear opening running along the t...

Lot 9

Papua New Guinea. An Urama Island wood drum.

9Papua New Guinea. An Urama Island wood drum.
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Papua New Guinea. An Urama Island wood drum. With crocodile painted jaws over carved concentric red and white circles. H96.5cm. Lots 1-58 in this...

Lot 10

Papua New Guinea. A Southern HIghland kundu, drum.

10Papua New Guinea. A Southern HIghland kundu, drum.
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Papua New Guinea. A Southern HIghland kundu, drum. Of waisted form with striped decoration to lower section. H100cm. Lots 1-58 in this auction ar...

Lot 11

Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River trunk drum.

11Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River trunk drum.
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Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River trunk drum. The hollowed out trunk carved with a crocodile and fish, the crocodile clasped around the tree trunk, ...

Lot 12

Papua New Guinea. Two wooden stools.

12Papua New Guinea. Two wooden stools.
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Papua New Guinea. Two wooden stools. Carved with geometric shapes between two hemispheres, H23cm and H19cm. Lots 1-58 in this auction are all fro...

Lot 13

Papua New Guinea. Two wooden stools.

13Papua New Guinea. Two wooden stools.
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Papua New Guinea. Two wooden stools. Each carved with geometric shapes between two hemispheres, H27cm and 22cm. Lots 1-58 in this auction are al...

Lot 14

Papua New Guinea. Three wooden stools.

14Papua New Guinea. Three wooden stools.
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Papua New Guinea. Three wooden stools. One with out-turned opposing 'knees' between opposing hemispheres, one with short legs, the other composed ...

Lot 15

Papua New Guinea. A Massim Tribriand Islands feast bowl.

15Papua New Guinea. A Massim Tribriand Islands feast bowl.
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Papua New Guinea. A Massim Tribriand Islands feast bowl. Carved with serpent form scrolls and faces to each end with an oval bowl to the centre. L...

Lot 16

Papua New Guinea. A Massiam Trobriand Islands feast bowl.

16Papua New Guinea. A Massiam Trobriand Islands feast bowl.
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Papua New Guinea. A Massiam Trobriand Islands feast bowl. Pierced and carved at either end with scrolls, inlaid with shell, with a central oval bo...

Lot 17

Papua New Guinea. A large Sepik River wood mask.

17Papua New Guinea. A large Sepik River wood mask.
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Papua New Guinea. A large Sepik River wood mask. Pierced openings to forehead, eyes and mouth, remains of black, red and white paint. H71cm. Lots...

Lot 18

Papua New Guinea. A Hunstein Mountain Sepik wood mask.

18Papua New Guinea. A Hunstein Mountain Sepik wood mask.
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Papua New Guinea. A Hunstein Mountain Sepik wood mask. With concave eyes and protruding pupils, with elongated triangular points running up the ce...

Lot 19

Papua New Guinea. A large carved and painted wood totem mask.

19Papua New Guinea. A large carved and painted wood totem mask.
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Papua New Guinea. A large carved and painted wood totem mask. With a bird-like figure with protruding eyes to the top, perched over two further ma...

Lot 20

Papua New Guinea. A carved wood dwelling panel.

20Papua New Guinea. A carved wood dwelling panel.
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Papua New Guinea. A carved wood dwelling panel. With fixing holes along one side, carved in low relief with two large scrolls, with remains of bla...

Lot 21

Papua New Guinea. A long rectangular dwelling panel.

21Papua New Guinea. A long rectangular dwelling panel.
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Papua New Guinea. A long rectangular dwelling panel. Carved in low relief with geometric patterns in red, black and white, a fixing hole at each e...

Lot 22

A Tribal low wood tripod stool. On two short legs, the third elongated, L79cm.

22A Tribal low wood tripod stool. On two short legs, the third elongated, L79cm.
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A Tribal low wood tripod stool. On two short legs, the third elongated, L79cm. Lots 1-58 in this auction are all from the same collection, the ma...

Lot 23

Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River carved wood stool.

23Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River carved wood stool.
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Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River carved wood stool. With slightly concave surface, the two side supports carved with simplified facial features. L4...

Lot 24

Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River large carved wood canoe shaped bowl.

24Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River large carved wood canoe shaped bowl.
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Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River large carved wood canoe shaped bowl. Of shallow form with crocodile head handles to each pointed end, L84cm. Lots...

Lot 25

Papua New Guinea. A thickly carved wood bowl. With a lug to one long side pierced with two holes.

25Papua New Guinea. A thickly carved wood bowl. With a lug to one long side pierced with two holes.
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Papua New Guinea. A thickly carved wood bowl. With a lug to one long side pierced with two holes. L41.4cm Lots 1-58 in this auction are all from ...

Lot 26

Papua New Guinea. Two Sepik River carved wood bowls.

26Papua New Guinea. Two Sepik River carved wood bowls.
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Papua New Guinea. Two Sepik River carved wood bowls. Each of pointed oval form, One with ancestral figure handles, largest L48cm. Lots 1-58 in th...

Lot 27

Papua New Guinea. A large boat form wood bowl.

27Papua New Guinea. A large boat form wood bowl.
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Papua New Guinea. A large boat form wood bowl. With small handles to each long side, the base carved flat. L59cm. Lots 1-58 in this auction are a...

Lot 28

Papua New Guinea. Two carved wood shallow Boiken dishes.

28Papua New Guinea. Two carved wood shallow Boiken dishes.
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Papua New Guinea. Two carved wood shallow Boiken dishes. Each with a carved roundel to the underside and with two small handles, one of each dish ...

Lot 29

Papua New Guinea. A large Sepik River wood mortar.

29Papua New Guinea. A large Sepik River wood mortar.
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Papua New Guinea. A large Sepik River wood mortar. With engraved patterns to to and bottom, with two pierced scroll feet. H37cm. Lots 1-58 in thi...

Lot 30

Papua New Guinea. Two blackened earthenware cooking bowls.

30Papua New Guinea. Two blackened earthenware cooking bowls.
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Papua New Guinea. Two blackened earthenware cooking bowls. One with two animal head handles peering over the everted rim, the other with patterned...

Lot 31

Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River carved wood figure.

31Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River carved wood figure.
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Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River carved wood figure. With inlaid shell eyes, perched on the edge of a stool. Height of carving 64cm, With a feather...

Lot 32

Two large Solomon Islands carved wood figures.

32Two large Solomon Islands carved wood figures.
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Two large Solomon Islands carved wood figures. Depicting a male and a female figure each with engraved decorative bands to arms and waist, each at...

Lot 33

Two Solomon Island carved wood figures.

33Two Solomon Island carved wood figures.
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Two Solomon Island carved wood figures. One standing with arrows in his right hand, H42cm, the other seated on a four-legged stool, with remains o...

Lot 34

Papua New Guinea. Two Sepik River ancestral standing figures.

34Papua New Guinea. Two Sepik River ancestral standing figures.
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Papua New Guinea. Two Sepik River ancestral standing figures. The first with patterned headdress and shawl, elongated trunk, shell eyes, hands res...

Lot 35

An African wood carving of figures in a canoe and two further figures.

35An African wood carving of figures in a canoe and two further figures.
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An African wood carving of figures in a canoe and two further figures. The first with fur crowns and skirts, L63cm. Lots 1-58 in this auction are...

Lot 36

Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River ancestral figure.

36Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River ancestral figure.
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Papua New Guinea. A Sepik River ancestral figure. Of small stature, with large almond eyes above an elongated beak/nose, hands resting on its thig...

Lot 37

Papua New Guinea. A Lower Sepik River betel nut mortar and a 'canoe' bowl.

37Papua New Guinea. A Lower Sepik River betel nut mortar and a 'canoe' bowl.
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Papua New Guinea. A Lower Sepik River betel nut mortar and a 'canoe' bowl. The first carved with four standing figures atop a rounded mound holdin...

Lot 38

Papua New Guinea. Two woven reed animals.

38Papua New Guinea. Two woven reed animals.
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Papua New Guinea. Two woven reed animals. Comprising a boar painted with stripes of rust, black and white, and with shell eyes, and a 'kaiaimunu',...

Lot 39

Papua New Guinea. A Humboldt Bay Walamo canoe prow and a Sepik River example.

39Papua New Guinea. A Humboldt Bay Walamo canoe prow and a Sepik River example.
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Papua New Guinea. A Humboldt Bay Walamo canoe prow and a Sepik River example. The first carved with fish, painted in black, rust ochre and white, ...

Lot 40

Papua New Guinea. An Iatmul people earthenware gable finial, 'konguwavi'.

40Papua New Guinea. An Iatmul people earthenware gable finial, 'konguwavi'.
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Papua New Guinea. An Iatmul people earthenware gable finial, 'konguwavi'. In the form of a long-tailed bird perching on a figure who in turn is se...

Lot 41

Papua New Guinea. Four hardwood and stone carved ancestral heads.

41Papua New Guinea. Four hardwood and stone carved ancestral heads.
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Papua New Guinea. Four hardwood and stone carved ancestral heads. Of pointed oval form, each deeply carved with accentuated features, the largest ...

Lot 42

Papua New Guinea. Four stone and hardwood clubs.

42Papua New Guinea. Four stone and hardwood clubs.
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Papua New Guinea. Four stone and hardwood clubs. All with engraved crosshatching to one or more sides, the longest of wood, L36cm. Lots 1-58 in t...

Lot 43

Papua New Guinea. A carved stone ornament.

43Papua New Guinea. A carved stone ornament.
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Papua New Guinea. A carved stone ornament. Of flattened, rough rectangular form, carved to each short side with a face and with further spiral and...

Lot 44

Papua New Guinea. A large carved ladle, two 'scepters' and a handle.

44Papua New Guinea. A large carved ladle, two 'scepters' and a handle.
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Papua New Guinea. A large carved ladle, two 'scepters' and a handle. From the Sepik region, the ladle handle carved with a series of masks above a...

Lot 45

Papua New Guinea. A group of carved armbands, spheres, a club, etc.

45Papua New Guinea. A group of carved armbands, spheres, a club, etc.
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Papua New Guinea. A group of carved armbands, spheres, a club, etc. The spheres of wood, the armband of carved wood and woven grass, etc. Lots 1-...

Lot 46

Papua New Guinea. A group of green and black stone axe heads. The largest L30cm.

46Papua New Guinea. A group of green and black stone axe heads. The largest L30cm.
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Papua New Guinea. A group of green and black stone axe heads. The largest L30cm. Lots 1-58 in this auction are all from the same collection, the ...

Lot 47

Papua New Guinea. A long spear and a ceremonial staff.

47Papua New Guinea. A long spear and a ceremonial staff.
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Papua New Guinea. A long spear and a ceremonial staff. The spear with carved figural motif to end and blade, L228cm, the staff topped with open sh...

Lot 48

A quantity of Tribal spears.

48A quantity of Tribal spears.
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A quantity of Tribal spears. Of various designs, one wood example with geometric carving to one side, several covered in coloured, woven rush, cir...

Lot 49

Papua New Guinea. Two carved axe handles, carved scepters and other accessories.

49Papua New Guinea. Two carved axe handles, carved scepters and other accessories.
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Papua New Guinea. Two carved axe handles, carved scepters and other accessories. Including animal bone daggers or scepters, ornamental darts, carv...

Lot 50

Papua New Guinea. A collection of accessories, jewellery, etc.

50Papua New Guinea. A collection of accessories, jewellery, etc.
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Papua New Guinea. A collection of accessories, jewellery, etc. Including boar teeth necklaces, bone bracelets, shells, etc. Lots 1-58 in this auc...

Lot 51

Papua New Guinea. A group of bead, bone and shell adornments.

51Papua New Guinea. A group of bead, bone and shell adornments.
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Papua New Guinea. A group of bead, bone and shell adornments. Including a wide beaded hanging adorned with carved animal teeth, a woven piece deco...

Lot 52

Papua New Guinea. Five lengths of painted tapa cloth.

52Papua New Guinea. Five lengths of painted tapa cloth.
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Papua New Guinea. Five lengths of painted tapa cloth. Each painted in back and rust with differing patterns. Largest circa 130cm x 60cm. Lots 1-5...

Lot 53

A collection of books on Oceanic art.

53A collection of books on Oceanic art.
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A collection of books on Oceanic art. Including 'The Fuller Collection of Pacific Artifacts', 'Dreamings: The Art of Aboriginal Australia', etc. ...

Lot 54

A large collection of books, primarily regarding Papua New Guinea.

54A large collection of books, primarily regarding Papua New Guinea.
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A large collection of books, primarily regarding Papua New Guinea. Including 'The Seized Collections of the Papua New Guinea Museum', 'The Traditi...

Lot 55

Mathias Kauage (Papua New Guinea, 1944-2002), screenprint, 'meri em i bilas'.

55Mathias Kauage (Papua New Guinea, 1944-2002), screenprint, 'meri em i bilas'.
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Mathias Kauage (Papua New Guinea, 1944-2002), screenprint, 'meri em i bilas'. Limited edition 46/60, signed lower right, 79cm x 59cm, framed and g...

Lot 56

A 20th century Ethiopian story painting on canvas.

56A 20th century Ethiopian story painting on canvas.
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A 20th century Ethiopian story painting on canvas. Depicting the story of Queen Sheba and King Solomon, circa 39cm x 80cm, framed and glazed. Lot...

Lot 57

A carved wood standard lamp.

57A carved wood standard lamp.
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A carved wood standard lamp. Carved on commission in Zambia with pierced panels of figures and huts, with a hand painted shade. Height to fitting ...

Lot 58

A Zambian handmade wood cabinet.

58A Zambian handmade wood cabinet.
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A Zambian handmade wood cabinet. Richly carved with panels of African animals in landscapes between dense stippled patterns. Engraved inside 'Made...

Lot 58A

An African tribal carved wooden buffalo head. With a hollow mouth, bearing its teeth.

58AAn African tribal carved wooden buffalo head. With a hollow mouth, bearing its teeth.
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An African tribal carved wooden buffalo head. With a hollow mouth, bearing its teeth. H70cm

Lot 58B

Three African wood spear heads. One carved with a head, the other with rows of lines. Largest L74cm.

58BThree African wood spear heads. One carved with a head, the other with rows of lines. Largest L74cm.
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Three African wood spear heads. One carved with a head, the other with rows of lines. Largest L74cm.

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