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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 1-58 in this auction are all from the same collection, the majority of which was collected in Papua New Guinea in the 1970s and 1980s.

Tapa - Wandbehang von den Tonga-Inseln. Geglättete Rinde des Maulbeerbaums (unförmig), mit schwarzer Farbe gemalte Pflanzen und Ornamte. Teilstück, 2 Faltstellen. Ca. 60er Jahre. D. 80x 60 cm. R. (NL-Del_1)

A Samoa tapa fragmentPolynesiabarkcloth with painted geometric and leaf decoration,41cm x 60cm, framed and glazed.

A Tonga throwing club Polynesiathe domed pointed head with a carved band of lozenge flanges to a carved zig-zag spiral patterned handle, pierced towards the end for attachment, 36.5cm long,and an Oceanic tapa beater, with one plain side, 38cm long. (2)ProvenanceFred North, London.

An Elema eharo maskPapuan Gulf, Papua New Guineafibre and tapa with red, white and black pigment, of helmet type with a long eliptical face with an open mouth baring teeth, with ring eyes and outline zig-zag motifs including to the double fin coiffure, with a long curved rod to the top,108cm high.

An Oceanic / Polynesian Tapa bark cloth, probably Tongan - painted with earth pigments with four geometric panels, probably early to mid-20th century, approx, 61 x 68cm; together with an Indian elephant whip, first half 20th century; and a modern carved wooden ladle, 45.75cm long. (3)

Large Oceanic Polynesian Fijian painted tapa cloth (made from the bark of the mulberry tree) & a Fijian barbed spear

Circa 344-340 BC.. Warrior, nude but for helmet, standing facing behind bridled horse to left, holding spear and shield with right hand and resting left on horse's back; |- to right / Taras astride dolphin to left, holding trident in extended right hand, and shield in left; TAPA? behind, A over waves below. Vlasto 516-18; HN Italy 889; SNG ANS 693. 7.13gr, 22mm, 10h (). From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian. Near Very Fine. [No Reserve]

AUTOGRAPHS. A collection of autograph letters signed and other ephemera, including a 1p. a.l.s. by Agustin De Itubide dated 1824, a 1p a.l.s. by William Mariner, with ‘Tapa cloth’ samples and dated 1828, a 3pp a.l.s. by the French King as the Duc D’Orleans concerning a gifted painting, and a clipped signature of King George III.

A mid-20th century Polynesian tapa cloth, the vendor informs us that this was a backdrop at the funeral of Queen Salote of Tonga in 1965 and was given to the vendors aunt who was nursing in Tonga at the time and it has stayed within the family by descent, it was also featured in BBC Antiques Roadshow where it was valued by Ronnie Archie-Morgan, 140 x 275cm; together with one other smaller example, 61 x 78cm (2)

A large African tapa cloth, in clear acrylic frame, cloth measures 133 x 88cm.

A mid-20th century Polynesian tapa cloth, the vendor informs us that this was a backdrop at the funeral of Queen Salote of Tonga in 1965 and was given to the vendors aunt who was nursing in Tonga at the time and it has stayed within the family by descent, it was also featured in BBC Antiques Roadshow where it was valued by Ronnie Archie-Morgan, 140 x 275cm; together with one other smaller example, 61 x 78cm (2)

MARIANO FORTUNY: A bolt of cotton fabric, yellow and white screen print of stylised lions printed to one side of edge, made in Italy, Mariano Fortony Dopose Venezia 14.05 meters approximately, a smaller piece, MARIANO FORTUNY, yellow and white screen print, elaborate sccroll sprays approximately 3 meters and MARIANO FORTUNY bolt TAPA white gold with stripe 100% long staple cotton approximately 3 meters bearing cardboard retail label

A tapa cloth textile from Samoa, hand-painted in sections depicting birds, animals and symbols, 184cm x 360cm. Bark cloth or tapa is not a woven material but made from bark that has been softened through a process of soaking and beating

A mid-20th century Polynesian tapa cloth, the vendor informs us that this was a backdrop at the funeral of Queen Salote of Tonga in 1965 and was given to the vendors aunt who was nursing in Tonga at the time and it has stayed within the family by descent, it was also featured in BBC Antiques Roadshow where it was valued by Ronnie Archie-Morgan, 140 x 275cm; together with one other smaller example, 61 x 78cm (2)

FIJIAN TAPA BARK CLOTH, printed with traditional geometric designs

An Oceanic / Polynesian Tapa bark cloth, probably Tongan - painted with earth pigments with geometric patterns, believed to be first half 20th century, approx. 170 x 118 cm, has been folded, tear to one end, smaller tears and small holes around the margins, old glue residue around the edges to the reverse.

Tribal Art - a Papua New Guinea Tapa type cloth; a circular wall mask, inlaid with metal and beads, 28cm diameter (2)

* Papermaking. Handmade Papers of the World, together 5 volumes and folders, 1st edition, Tokyo: Takeo Co., 1979, English and Japanese text volumes, photographic illustrations within the text, Forefathers of paper folder, two folders, with 171 paper specimens in all, plus specimens of papyrus, parchment, bai-lan, amatl and tapa, the whole housed with a publisher’s letter and errata list in a paper-covered book box with drop-down lid and embossed label, within the publisher’s original shipping carton, overall 48 x 37 x 19 cm (15 kg)QTY: (1)NOTE:One of 1,100 numbered copies. The introduction is by Yoshikuni Seki, the English text volume of explanatory text has contributions by Dr Hassan Ragab, Sensui Shoji, Fred Siegenthaler, Henk Voorn, Henry Morris, Colin Cohen and others. The paper specimens include those from China, Korea, Japan, Nepal, India, Burma, Thailand, Madagascar, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, England, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Yugoslavia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, the United States and Australia. A highly impressive and well-designed publication.

A Polynesian tapa cloth. With geometric decoration, 52X34cm.

Large Tongan tapa cloth approx 385 x 193cm.

A large 19th/early 20th century Polynesian tapa bark cloth, likely a Fijian Masi Kuvui, zig-zag borders with central interlocking geometric patterns decorated with small crescent shapes, 308x190cm

A large Fijian Tapa cloth with painted motifs, 87" x 77".

A Large Tongan Tapa (Bark) Cloth, the cream field decorated with panelled bands of geometric motifs in brown and ochre within a floral border, the side panels numbered, 426cm by 182cmThere is some lifting of the pulp surface at one edge, but is generally in good clean condition.

A Collection of Souvenir Artefacts from Papa New Guinea, comprising four Tapa (bark) cloths, each decorated with panels of intricate strapwork in ochre, black and cream, two carved wood figures of seated tribesman with animal hair headdresses, a wood panel carved and stained as a bird of paradise, a figural carved wood paperknife, a boar's tusk pendant, a pair of coconut shell bangles, and four seed and shell necklaces, together with a collection of modern photographic slides showing the indiginous people, artefacts and landscapes (qty)Footnote :- Collected by the Reverand John Titterington

A Kuba (Congo) carved wood figural cup, 19th/20th century, the upper vessel carved with three registers of dentil, over a kneeling spirit figure with open mouthed fierce expression 21cm high; together with a Papua New Guinea barkcloth "tapa" long mat painted with repeating panels of hatched X motifs and toothed patterns, with applied label inscribed "Mat made out of tree bark New Guinea" 221cm x 47cm (max); and another, tubular, painted with tree-like and other repeat motifs, with adhered old letter " A New Guinea dress made of the beaten bark of a tree stripped entire off the trunk without being cut at all. With love to Mrs Vaudrey from May" 171cm x 16cm (3)

Two tapa or barkcloth panels, 20th century, probably Pacific Islands, each painted with geometric and floral patterns,182 x 63cm and 61 x 95cm (2)Provenance: The Hildegard Heygate Textiles Collection.

Großes Rindenbasttuch "Tapa" aus Samoa, PolynesienStoff aus der Rinde des Maulbeerbaumes, in Erdfarben ornamental bemalt und bedruckt, die Rindenbaststoffe (auch "Siapo tasina" auf Samoa) wurden nicht nur als Wickelröcke getragen, sondern auch als Wertgegenstände gesehen, als "Primitiv-Geld" für Brautpreis oder andere Transaktionen, ca. 158 x 120 cm, in selten gutem Zustand erhalten, zur Stabilisierung auf ein grobes Sisalgewebe aufgenäht

A large Maori tapa cloth inscribed four times 'Kalauni' and decorated with stylised motifs of a crown, birds and flowers, approx 370 x 184cm.

A Baining kavat maskGazelle Peninsulatapa and wood with pigment decoration, 89cm high.

A Fiji tapa beaterMelanesiaof elliptical form with carved grooves and with a cylindrical handle,37cm long.

Large Tongan tapa cloth 380cm X 190cm approx

A large Tongan tapa mat, early 20th century; rectangular, with stylised foliate and crown motifs in russet reserves; 177 x 172cmProvenance: By family repute, the tapa was made for the coronation of Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga, (explaining the presence of the crown motifs in its design). It was presented to a Rev. L. Greensides who had been present at the occasion, as Superintendant of the Melanesian Mission and who was later Vicar of Abbotskerswell, Devonshire. The tapa was left with the property when the current vendors bought the Old Vicarage in that village.

Property of a Nobleman Fijian 19th/Early 20th Century A large decorative 'Tapa' barkcloth design Mounted on canvas Provenance: Christie's, 30th January 2019, Lot 128 Dimensions: 64 in. (H) x 81.5 in. (W)

'VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BLONDE TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS IN THE YEARS 1824-1825..'by Captain the Right Hon. Lord Byron Commander, with engraved map and plan and 13 engraved plates, one folding, mostly aquatint, calf-backed boards, re-backed, corners rather worn, modern bookplate of John Malden -- 10½ x 8½ in. (27.5 x 21.5cm). London, John Murray, 1826; together with a facsimile of Robert Dampier’s To the Sandwich Islands on H.M.S. Blonde; and a section of bark paper/tapa cloth brought from the Sandwich Islands by Lieut. C. Malden, 1825(3)Bark paper: Lt. Charles Malden (1797-1855) and thence by descent.Book: occasional light foxing

A LARGE SAMOAN TAPA (SIAPO) CLOTH POSSIBLY 19TH CENTURY,210cm x 160cm

Papua New Guinea Northern province tapa with a typical abstract decor ||PAPOEASIE NIEUW - GUINEA - NOORDELIJKE PROVINCIE zgn tapa met een typisch abstract lijnenspel - 111 x 92 prov : collectie Prigogine - Brussel Dhr Yves Prigogine (zoon van Nobelprijswinnaar Ilya) en zijn vrouw organiseerden vanaf de jaren '90 zeer regelmatig expedities in Papoea-Nieuw Guinea en Irian Jaya met het doel de lokale bevolkingsstammen te leren kennen en artefacten van hen te verzamelen. Nu haar man gestorven is, moet zij de grote collectie beetje per beetje verkopen.

Papua New Guinea Northern province tapa with a typical abstract decor ||PAPOEASIE NIEUW - GUINEA - NOORDELIJKE PROVINCIE zgn tapa met een typisch abstract lijnenspel - 72 x 57 prov : collectie Prigogine - Brussel Dhr Yves Prigogine (zoon van Nobelprijswinnaar Ilya) en zijn vrouw organiseerden vanaf de jaren '90 zeer regelmatig expedities in Papoea-Nieuw Guinea en Irian Jaya met het doel de lokale bevolkingsstammen te leren kennen en artefacten van hen te verzamelen. Nu haar man gestorven is, moet zij de grote collectie beetje per beetje verkopen.

Papua New Guinea Northern province tapa with a typical abstract decor ||PAPOEASIE NIEUW - GUINEA - NOORDELIJKE PROVINCIE zgn tapa met een typisch abstract lijnenspel - 105 x 81 prov : collectie Prigogine - Brussel Dhr Yves Prigogine (zoon van Nobelprijswinnaar Ilya) en zijn vrouw organiseerden vanaf de jaren '90 zeer regelmatig expedities in Papoea-Nieuw Guinea en Irian Jaya met het doel de lokale bevolkingsstammen te leren kennen en artefacten van hen te verzamelen. Nu haar man gestorven is, moet zij de grote collectie beetje per beetje verkopen.

Papua New Guinea Northern province tapa with a typical abstract decor ||PAPOEASIE NIEUW - GUINEA - NOORDELIJKE PROVINCIE zgn tapa met een typisch abstract lijnenspel - 124 x 71 prov : collectie Prigogine - Brussel Dhr Yves Prigogine (zoon van Nobelprijswinnaar Ilya) en zijn vrouw organiseerden vanaf de jaren '90 zeer regelmatig expedities in Papoea-Nieuw Guinea en Irian Jaya met het doel de lokale bevolkingsstammen te leren kennen en artefacten van hen te verzamelen. Nu haar man gestorven is, moet zij de grote collectie beetje per beetje verkopen.

A collection of Melanesian artefactsshell, boars' tusks, fibre, nut cases and beads, including an Asmat nose ornament, 19cm wide, necklaces, bangles, chest ornaments, spoons, a wood tapa beater, 24cm long, an Abelam tusk, fibre and bamboo ornament, 21cm wide, a chest ornament with two shells bound with a yellow fibre, 18.5cm wide, a nut container with fibre and shell discs, 11cm long, a shell disc currency belt, 82cm long, a Fiji shell, drilled through the edge, 9.5cm long and two fibre bags. (qty)ProvenanceA selection from Charles W. Abel (1863 - 1930) set up a mission station at Kwato in the Massim district in 1891.A selection from Julian and Barbara Harding, London.Romy Rey Collection, London.

A Samoa tapaPolynesiabark cloth, pigment decorated forty-eight rectangles of geometric designs, 168cm x 165cm.ProvenanceSeward Kennedy Collection, New York / London.

A Wallis Island ceremonial tapaPolynesiabark cloth with painted decoration and cut end borders,232cm x 65cm, mounted.ProvenanceBrant Mackley, Santa Fe, USA.Clive Loveless, London.

An Oro Province tapa clothPapua New Guineabark cloth with pigment decoration, the back with a handwritten paper label Dr ALLEN, 140cm x 92cm, mounted.ProvenanceDr Allen.Clive Loveless, London.

(Private Press, Typography, Printing), a large folder containing Whittington Press posters/broadsides, various prospectuses, specimen pages, original C19th glazed marbled paper, original calligraphy etc, including 'Monotype' Ornament Broadsheets, set of five, comprising No.1 The Arabesque, No.2 The Fleuron, No.3 The Border, No.4 The Nineteenth Century Ornament, No.5 Type Flowers., each 573 x 445mm; Whittington Press broadside/poster, 1993, limited edition (1,000), of a letter about Caslon type faces written by Eric Gill to his younger brother 'Max' MacDonald Gill and published in the Hawkesyard Review, 1918, on Zerkall Ingres paper, 64 x 48cm, (3 copies), 10 Whittington Press FIne Press Book Fair posters 1994-2003, each with wood engraved illustration by Miriam MacGregor or Hellmuth Weissenborn, approx 40 x 31cm to 61 x 42cm (several duplicates), Whittington Summer Show poster 2016, wood engraving by Miriam Macgregor, pencil signed by her, other Whittington Press specimen pages incl. Guido Morris at St Ives, After The Funeral ill. Sally Scott, The Whittington Press A Bibliography 1971-1981, etc; Gill, Eric--Saint Dominic's Press: 'Lectiones ad Matutinum Officii Defunctorum...', Ditchling: S. Dominic's Press, 1925, printed in red and black, unbound booklet of leaves, [14]pp in total, appears incomplete, some leaves repeated, 15 wood engraved illustrations by Eric Gill (some of which duplicates on repeated leaves) + one other, no limitation page, 220 copies stated as being produced, but actual number of copies likely to be less as Pepler may have destroyed some copies as he was not happy with book, incomplete, but very scarce; other private press ephemera etc including Clinker Press, Fleece Press, Old School Press, Johnny Hannah poster and Ephemera etc; six large sheets of original C19th glazed marbled paper; a pochoir colour illustration 'Ode: Still Life with Vase of Flowers' by Walter Bachinksi, Shanty Bay Press, 2000, limited edition (23/50), signed, numbered and titled in pencil by the artist and signed in pencil by Crispin Elsted, the poet of the text alongside; original calligraphy by Peter Halliday, gilt illuminated on vellum, pencil signed and dated Feb. 1984, mounted, and another by Meic Morgan Finch; Gott typography print, pencil limitation (56/95), two Fijian Tapa cloths, etc

A QUANTITY OF PICTURES AND PRINTS ETC, to include a framed Fijian tapa, approximate size 91cm x 95cm, an indistinctly signed nude female figure study, mixed media on paper, approximate size 30cm x 24cm, a wood block print depicting an African woman together with the wood block used to produce the print, signed Libero 77, A Philip Rundall painting of a lemon, signed and dated 1976 verso - damaged, a watercolour depicting exotic birds, signed Allan M. Castro '96, approximate size 60cm x 44cm, signed Rob Warbrick prints etc

A Papua New Guinea Massim, double bowl with carved decoration, 59cm long x 16cm at widest point, together with a Papua new Guinea double pig tooth ornament 10cm wide x 8.5cm high and a Papua New Guinea spatula with carved bird decoration 22.5cm long x 3cm wide and a Papua New Guinea painted bark cloth (tapa cloth) 170cm long (4) (at fault)

A South Seas tapa cloth, decorated with natural pigments with overall geometric forms, 190cm x 124cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A very large Tongan tapa cloth, decorated in natural pigments with panels of birds, trees, animals and script, 394cm x 220cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

ELEMA TAPA MASK, eharo69 cm. longProvenanceJoris Visser, Brussels/Amsterdam

In natural tones. Beautifully hand decorated in traditional design. Hand written �Tapa, R, Oipa - Hawaii.� Dimensions: 5.25"H x 5.25"Dia.Country of Origin: Hawaii, United StatesCondition: Age related wear, with tiny chip to lid's rim.

Tongan Tapa cloth wall hanging 3.6 x 1.9m approximately. Handpainted with flora and forna, possible signed by artist.

A late 19th / early 20th century Oceanic Polynesian Fijian or Samoan mulberry bark Tapa cloth, with painted geometric designs in dark brown hues, 101cm x 147cm.

Two Baliem Valley skirtsIrian Jayawoven sago palm,70cm wide,and eleven Oceanic tapa cloths; Tonga, Fiji and Sentani Lakes. (13)ProvenanceVirginia Bond Korda Collection.

Six Fiji / Tonga fansnatural and dyed fibre and feathers, the largest with a painted tapa centre,39cm diameter,and four Solomon Islands combs, the longest 28cm. (10)ProvenanceDr James Spillius, London.

A Barkwood Polynesian tapa wall hanging, 407cm x 189cmLocation:LWB

A rectangular Tonga tapa cloth, a central heraldic shield flanked by two depictions of Ha'amonga 'a Maui, decorated hermit crabs and Tonga mounga kihe loto above and below, with a geometric design border, approximately 125cm wide x 100cm long CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection

Ca. 280-272 BC. Obv:Youth, nude, on horseback right, crowning horse with wreath; behind, ??; in two lines below, ???/???. Rev: TAPA?, Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding tripod and resting hand resting on dolphin; below, CA?. Vlasto 666; SNG ANS 1046-50; SNG BN 1869; HN Italy 957. Very fine.Size: D: 21.2mm; 7.97gProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired pre 2000.

Twelve mixed bottles of red wine, comprising Baron de Ley Club Privado Rioja, Paternina Rioja 2017, Tapa Roja 2019 Old Vines, Lomas del Marques 2014 Reserve, Barbera D'Asti Superior, George Dubceuf Morgon 2015, Sous Le Soleil Merlot, Chianti 2017 Reserve, Ian Botham Wines Cabernet Savignon, Dolcetto Alba 1998 (x2), and a Cowrie Bay New Zealand Hawks Bay Merlot. (12)

.Calabria,Tarentum. Circa 334-330 BC. AR Nomos. (.). Obv: Nude warrior, wearing helmet, on horseback right, shield on left arm, holding two spears in left hand, and thrusting spear downward in right hand; ?AI below. Rev: TAPA?, Phalanthos riding dolphin left, holding shield decorated with hippocamp on left arm and trident over shoulder in right hand; ?I to right, murex shell below. Fischer-Bossert group 77, 1035 (V394/R799); Vlasto 594; HN Italy 935; SNG ANS 990. Fine. Rare!Size: 19,3mm., 7,77gProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired pre 2000.