Auction 2791B
March 14, 2015 10:00AM
Lots
Papua New Guinea Fiber Pectoral
- Lot:
- 1
- Sold for:
- $369$300
Papua New Guinea Fiber Pectoral, the elaborate form edged in nassa shells, with two shell terminals and blue and red pigments, patina of long use, 14 x 14 in. More ...
Four New Guinea Ornaments
- Lot:
- 2
- Sold for:
- $185$150
Four New Guinea Ornaments, two painted fiber pectorals with nassa shell edging, one with bear tusks, and two shell pendants with incised decoration at the tail end, (the latter two showing much More ...
Two New Guinea Ornaments
- Lot:
- 3
- Sold for:
- $246$200
Two New Guinea Ornaments, a pectoral of woven fiber, dog teeth, and nassa shell edging, and an armband of boar tusks with cloth and fiber strap, lg. of pectoral 14 in. More ...
Three New Guinea Shell Necklaces
- Lot:
- 4
- Sold for:
- $338$275
Three New Guinea Shell Necklaces, one with woven fiber base, patina of long use, (largest missing a few shells), lg. to 27 in. More ...
Four New Guinea Items
- Lot:
- 5
- Unsold
Four New Guinea Items, two split rattan and nassa shell-decorated armbands, and two fiber, bone, and nassa shell items, a hair ornament and possibly a spatula, with red and blue pigment, lg. to 13 More ...
New Guinea Clay Bowl
- Lot:
- 6
- Sold for:
- $215$175
New Guinea Clay Bowl, with conical bottom, form completely covered with elaborate scroll designs, ht. 8, dia. 10 in. More ...
New Guinea Carved Wood Food Platter
- Lot:
- 7
- Sold for:
- $338$275
New Guinea Carved Wood Food Platter, Murik Lakes area, the bottom with abstract faces in a central four-point star design, (cracks), dia. 18 1/2 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess More ...
Massim Lime Spatula
- Lot:
- 8
- Sold for:
- $584$475
Massim Lime Spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, with curvilinear designs and Janus heads, lg. 14 1/2 in. More ...
New Guinea Bone and Rattan Harpoon Head
- Lot:
- 9
- Sold for:
- $338$275
New Guinea Bone and Rattan Harpoon Head, carved from a crocodile jawbone, dark patina, lg. 11 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection. More ...
New Guinea Kundu Drum
- Lot:
- 10
- Sold for:
- $369$300
New Guinea Kundu Drum, Tinuka Village, Mimika Tribe, hourglass form with carved thorny lizard motif and original tympanum, ht. 21 1/2 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection. More ...
Two Massim Carved Wood Finger Drums
- Lot:
- 11
- Sold for:
- $554$450
Two Massim Carved Wood Finger Drums, with stylized birds at the handle, incised decoration, one with tympanum, ht. to 16 in. More ...
New Guinea Clay Head
- Lot:
- 12
- Unsold
New Guinea Clay Head, with stylized face and punctuate decoration overall, traces of white, blue, and red/brown pigment, ht. 8 3/4 in. Provenance: Milton and Ruby Fox collection. More ...
Sepik River Boar's Head
- Lot:
- 13
- Sold for:
- $308$250
Sepik River Boar's Head, pig skull over-modeled with clay and decorated with various shells, hair, and feathers, (remnant red/brown pigment), lg. 11 in. More ...
Two New Guinea Fiber and Shell Bride Price Payments
- Lot:
- 14
- Sold for:
- $308$250
Two New Guinea Fiber and Shell Bride Price Payments, Boiken, Sepik River, one a polychrome Janus mask, both with fiber masks, attached to ancient shells, ht. to 14 in. More ...
New Guinea Carved Wood Ancestral Mask
- Lot:
- 15
- Sold for:
- $800$650
New Guinea Carved Wood Ancestral Mask, Vokeo Island, Schouten group, stylized human face, red and brown pigment, ht. 21 1/2 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection. More ...
Sepik River Flute Stopper Figure
- Lot:
- 16
- Sold for:
- $2,829$2,300
Sepik River Flute Stopper Figure, Mundugamor, Yuat River, New Guinea, stylized human figure with fiber attachments, blackened surface, cowrie shell eyes, ht. 20 1/2 in. Provenance: Leo and More ...
New Guinea Carved Wood Ancestor Mask
- Lot:
- 17
- Sold for:
- $615$500
New Guinea Carved Wood Ancestor Mask, Mindibit, Middle Sepik River area, stylized human face, traces of red pigment, ht. 26 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection. More ...
Sepik River Carved Wood Charm
- Lot:
- 18
- Sold for:
- $369$300
Sepik River Carved Wood Charm, a male figure with blackened surface in a finger-woven fiber bag with shell decoration, ht. 6 1/2 in. More ...
Two New Guinea Coconut Items
- Lot:
- 19
- Sold for:
- $154$125
Two New Guinea Coconut Items, a Sepik River spirit whistle with incised decoration, and a spoon with anthropomorphic handle from Purari delta area, Papuan Gulf, lg. of spoon 5 1/4 in. Provenance: More ...
Iatmul Orator's Stool
- Lot:
- 20
- Sold for:
- $677$550
Iatmul Orator's Stool, East Sepik province, Papua New Guinea, with ancestral figure functioning as support, painted detail, (cracks, wood loss), ht. 51 in. Note: Collected in the late 1960s. More ...
New Guinea War Shield
- Lot:
- 21
- Sold for:
- $308$250
New Guinea War Shield, Lower Sepik River area, convex form relief-carved with abstract faces and curvilinear devices, painted details, ht. 61 1/2, wd. 8 1/4 in. Note: Collected in the 1960s. More ...
Sepik Gable Figure
- Lot:
- 22
- Sold for:
- $1,968$1,600
Sepik Gable Figure, Iatmul, Middle Sepik, human figure standing on a raised dome base, surmounted by a large bird with stylized wings, remnant red, black, white, and yellow pigment, dark patina, ht. More ...
Sepik River Carved Wood Possible Skull Rack
- Lot:
- 23
- Sold for:
- $1,968$1,600
Sepik River Carved Wood Possible Skull Rack, c. first half 20th century, with central splayed female form extending to phallic devices and terminating in two stylized fish, the female with shell More ...
Asmat Double Figure
- Lot:
- 24
- Sold for:
- $2,829$2,300
Asmat Double Figure, c. first half 20th century, two slender stylized figures with elbows to the knees and hands to the chest, traces of red, black, and white pigment, aged surface, old tag, ht. 31 More ...
Two Philippine Carved Wood Figures
- Lot:
- 25
- Sold for:
- $1,107$900
Two Philippine Carved Wood Figures, c. early 20th century, possibly bookends, both seated with hands to the cheeks, with glass eyes, and smoking brass pipes, one wearing a traditional rattan hat and More ...
Miao Jacket
- Lot:
- 26
- Sold for:
- $584$475
Miao Jacket, Guizhou Province, China, early 20th century, indigo-dyed cotton cut in a tunic style, panels on the back and shoulders featuring cotton applique and silk braided embroidery in a dense More ...
Massim Figural Mortar
- Lot:
- 27
- Sold for:
- $400$325
Massim Figural Mortar, with incised geometric detail, appears to have possibly been varnished at some time, (cracks), ht. 22 in. More ...
Solomon Islands Carved Wood Chief's Staff
- Lot:
- 28
- Sold for:
- $1,353$1,100
Solomon Islands Carved Wood Chief's Staff, Melanesian Mission, with seated human finial and shell inlay, (some missing), lg. 37 1/4 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection. More ...
Solomon Islands Paddle Club
- Lot:
- 29
- Sold for:
- $1,046$850
Solomon Islands Paddle Club, c. 19th century, the graceful form with dark patina, (wood loss), lg. 42 1/2 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection. More ...
Solomon Islands Carved Wood War Club
- Lot:
- 30
- Sold for:
- $923$750
Solomon Islands Carved Wood War Club, "Alafolo," with highly stylized face and geometric designs, lg. 41 in. Provenance: C. Yacoe collection; Leo and Lillian Fortess collection. More ...