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Naga Sword, Dao
Lot: 1UnsoldNaga Sword, Dao, early 20th century, the iron blade, with wood handle, partially wrapped in rattan, and dyed goat hair, lg. 31 1/4 in. more ...
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Naga Brass Pectoral Ornament
Lot: 2UnsoldNaga Brass Pectoral Ornament, the large brass head, with long red tube bead necklace, size of brass head 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. more ...
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Large Naga Pectoral Ornament
Lot: 3Sold for: $594$475Large Naga Pectoral Ornament, the long, multi-bead necklace, with large brass head attached, with a bell from each ear, below two brass friezes of figures, with a wood plank below, with three raised more ...
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Nuristan House Post
Lot: 4Sold for: $750$600Nuristan House Post, 19th century, large carved wood architectural post, the long rectangular form carved in three sections, with small carved abstract heads, and geometric devices, dark patina, lg. more ...
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Dayak Wood Coffin End
Lot: 5UnsoldDayak Wood Coffin End, 19th century, Kayan, Dayak, Borneo, Indonesia, large anthropomorphic Aso figure, possibly a dog or dragon, once attached to the end of a coffin, with large glass bead eyes and more ...
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Asmat Headrest
Lot: 6Sold for: $688$550Asmat Headrest, Irian Jaya, mid-20th century, the central cylindrical pillow with raised linear designs, each end with a large head, the mouth open with exposed teeth, traces of white and dark more ...
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Papuan Gulf Betel Nut Staff
Lot: 7Sold for: $438$350Papuan Gulf Betel Nut Staff, Wapo Delta, Papuan Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, late 19th century, hardwood staff, with an abstract head at the top, below is a 5-in. cutout, with lime-filled more ...
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New Guinea Highlands Polychrome Wood Mask
Lot: 8Sold for: $688$550New Guinea Highlands Polychrome Wood Mask, Eastern Highlands, hollowed-out face mask, with three round holes, for mouth and eyes, the nose applied with clay mastic compound, the front painted in more ...
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New Guinea War Shield, Worrumbi
Lot: 9Sold for: $1,625$1,300New Guinea War Shield, Worrumbi, Mendi, Southern Highlands, 20th century, with fiber sling threaded through two holes in the middle, small holes at the top for attaching feathers, multicolored more ...
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New Guinea Underarm Shield, Elayborr
Lot: 10UnsoldNew Guinea Underarm Shield, Elayborr, Mendi, Southern Highlands, 20th century, with a U-shaped recess at the top, enabling the holder to position the shield under the armpit, allowing the carrier to more ...
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New Guinea Barkcloth
Lot: 11Sold for: $3,125$2,500New Guinea Barkcloth, Huron Peninsula, 20th century, freehand design repeated in two large panels, mounted, and framed, barkcloth size 57 x 33 in. Provenance: Private collection, Massachusetts; more ...
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Hunstein Mountains Garra Cult Hook
Lot: 12Sold for: $938$750Hunstein Mountains Garra Cult Hook, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, with four sharply pointed hooks, with central rounded projection with small hole, painted allover in brown more ...
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Keram River Amulet Figure
Lot: 13Sold for: $3,000$2,400Keram River Amulet Figure, Lower Sepik River, pre-contact period, standing male figure, with heavy legs on a round base, the cutout arms raised to the collar below the face, the small mount under a more ...
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New Guinea Canoe Prow
Lot: 14Sold for: $500$400New Guinea Canoe Prow, Middle Sepik River, early 20th century, the bird, once attached to the prow of a canoe, the bird with large bill, and head, the back carved with typical incised designs, more ...
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New Guinea War Trumpet, Kul
Lot: 15Sold for: $1,125$900New Guinea War Trumpet, Kul, Iatmul, Middle Sepik River, early to mid-20th century, the finial in the form of a bird's head, the body decorated in the typical Iatmul incised circular motifs, with a more ...
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New Guinea Sago Peg
Lot: 16UnsoldNew Guinea Sago Peg, Middle Sepik River, early/mid-20th century, the large peg, with graduated opening at one end, the other with a face on each side, woven rattan in the middle to keep the split more ...
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New Guinea Ancestor Figure
Lot: 17Sold for: $46,875$37,500New Guinea Ancestor Figure, Abelam, Maprik area, early 20th century, wood with natural pigments, the rear hollowed out, the large head, with small, open mouth, the long nose with wide and pierced more ...
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New Britain Shield
Lot: 18Sold for: $688$550New Britain Shield, Nakanai, early/mid-20th century, the front decorated with diamond and triangular motifs, repainted with enamel paints, the back with two carrying handles, mounted on metal stand, more ...
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New Britain War Club
Lot: 19Sold for: $3,250$2,600New Britain War Club, Sulka, late 19th/early 20th century, the long, thin shaft with cone butt-end, and bulbous head, terminating in a rounded point, with metal stand, lg. 46 3/4 in. Provenance: more ...
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Solomon Islands Club
Lot: 20UnsoldSolomon Islands Club, Malaita, 19th century, the handle inlaid with nautilus shell on one side of the handle, the shaft with central raised ridgeline on one side, lg. 38 in. Provenance: Private more ...
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Solomon Islands Feather Currency Roll, Tevau
Lot: 21Sold for: $4,688$3,750Solomon Islands Feather Currency Roll, Tevau, Santa Cruz, late 19th/early 20th century, red feathers attached to coils of fiber, wrapped around two round bark circles, with job's tears shell more ...
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New Caledonia War Club
Lot: 22Sold for: $875$700New Caledonia War Club, 19th century, with phallic-shaped head incised with chevrons, the handle partially bound with pandanus palm, and strips of tapa, lg. 33 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian more ...
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Australian Aboriginal Tiwi Figure
Lot: 23Sold for: $1,188$950Australian Aboriginal Tiwi Figure, Purukapali figure, attributed to Mani-Luki (Harry Carpenter) Wommatakimmi, (c.1914-80),inscribed in pen on the bottom, Purukapali by Deaf Tommy, probably after a more ...
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Aborigine Shield
Lot: 24Sold for: $531$425Aborigine Shield, Western Desert, early 20th century, incised with abstracted linear designs on both sides, (age cracks in the wood),lg. 29 1/4 in. more ...
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Fijian Throwing Club, Ula
Lot: 25Sold for: $1,125$900Fijian Throwing Club, Ula, early 19th century, with gadroon-head type, the tavatava on the shaft, smooth from use, the butt-end indented for shell/bone inlay, (age crack in head),lg. 18 in. more ...
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Fijian Throwing Club, Ula
Lot: 26Sold for: $813$650Fijian Throwing Club, Ula, early 19th century, the lobed-head club carved from rootstock, with tavatava carved grip, worn from much use, the butt-end carved out, with numerous piercings for wrist more ...
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Fijian Throwing Club, Ula
Lot: 27Sold for: $531$425Fijian Throwing Club, Ula, early 19th century, the ball-head type, with partial tavatava carved grip, which is worn from much use, the head with natural undulations, below are numerous short cuts in more ...
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Fijian War Club, Bovai
Lot: 28Sold for: $750$600Fijian War Club, Bovai, early 19th century, the flared butt, with scooped-out end, pierced with sennit fiber wrist cord, the graduating shaft leading to rounded end, dark, smooth patina, (minor more ...
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Fijian Rootstock Club, Vunikau
Lot: 29Sold for: $1,063$850Fijian Rootstock Club, Vunikau 19th century, ironwood, tree rootstock forms the head of the club, with side roots cut off to leave protuberances, with tavatava-carved grip and dark patina, (minor more ...
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Fijian Dance Club, Sali
Lot: 30Sold for: $875$700Fijian Dance Club, Sali, 19th century, the smooth, rippled shaft leading to curving spur at the top, and two flaring planes below, each side carved with raised circles, smooth, brown patina, lg. 40 more ...