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Painted Wood Board,
Lot: 32Sold for: $14,760$12,000Painted Wood Board, Kwoi, Purari Delta, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, high crested form with handle, pierced at ears and nose, decorated in high relief with a face in the more ...
New Caledonian Phallic Hardwood Club
Lot: 33Sold for: $800$650New Caledonian Phallic Hardwood Club, mid-19th century, with pecked design at head, smooth dark patina, lg. 31 1/2 in. more ...
New Caledonian Hardwood Club
Lot: 34Sold for: $1,599$1,300New Caledonian Hardwood Club, early 19th century, with tapa band at butt end, rich dark patina, lg. 27 1/2 in. Provenance: A private Boston collection; John Friede Collection, Rye, New York. more ...
Tongan Ironwood War Club, Apa Api
Lot: 35Sold for: $3,075$2,500Tongan Ironwood War Club, Apa Api, late 18th century, with herringbone and diamond designs on top half of club, smooth deep patina, lg. 34 in. more ...
Fijian War Club,
Lot: 36Sold for: $2,706$2,200Fijian War Club, Totokia, early 19th century, Vesi hardwood, with rich dark patina, lg. 33 in. Provenance: A private Boston collection. more ...
Early 19th Century Tongan Club
Lot: 37Sold for: $984$800Early 19th Century Tongan Club, lg. 36 1/2 in. (92.7 cm). Provenance: A private Cambridge, Massachusetts, collection. Note: Old paper label attached reads: "Australian Paddle. Presented to more ...
Fijian Ironwood Pole Club, Povai
Lot: 38Sold for: $3,444$2,800Fijian Ironwood Pole Club, Povai, early 19th century, fully carved with intricate geometric designs, the bands and compartments with very tightly condensed zigzag, horizontal, and longitudinal more ...
Fijian Sali Club
Lot: 39UnsoldFijian Sali Club, early 19th century club, with typical tavatava and alligator skin design on the spur, with smooth worn patina, lg. 40 in. more ...
Fijian Hardwood Kava Bowl
Lot: 40Sold for: $1,353$1,100Fijian Hardwood Kava Bowl, early 19th century, oval shape with pointed ends, shallow dish type without legs, double-holed suspension lug on one side, trace of original sennet in one hole, 19 1/2 x more ...
Fijian Whale Tooth, Tabua
Lot: 41Sold for: $1,476$1,200Fijian Whale Tooth, Tabua, early 19th century, sperm whale tooth pendant pierced at either end for suspension, fine and varied cream to golden patina, lg. 6 1/4 in. (16.0 cm). more ...
Fijian Ironwood War Club, Totokia
Lot: 42Sold for: $1,722$1,400Fijian Ironwood War Club, Totokia, late 18th century, an example of an earlier style, with a dry black overall patina, lg. 34 in. more ...
Mangaia Island Adze Blade
Lot: 43UnsoldMangaia Island Adze Blade, pre-contact black basalt blade, lg. 10 1/2 in. more ...
Large Hawaiian Turned Bowl
Lot: 44Sold for: $615$500Large Hawaiian Turned Bowl, late 19th century, Koa wood, ht. 10 1/2, rim dia. 10 1/4 in. more ...
Head of an Easter Island Moai Kavakava Figure
Lot: 45Sold for: $3,321$2,700Head of an Easter Island Moai Kavakava Figure, toromiro wood, from a large moai kavakava figure, with heavy brow above deeply cut eyes which once held obsidian and bone eyes, with faint engraving of more ...
Australian Aborigine Boomerang
Lot: 46Sold for: $1,722$1,400Australian Aborigine Boomerang, New South Wales, late 19th century, with arrow and zigzag engraving on front, probably cut by a possum tooth, verso with overall adzing, dry patina, lg. 25, wd. 2 1/2 more ...
Western Australian Wood Spear Thrower,
Lot: 47Sold for: $369$300Western Australian Wood Spear Thrower, Woomera, late 19th/early 20th century, diamond and zigzag design of the front, (missing top barb),lg. 29 1/2 in. more ...
Aborigine Stone Churinga
Lot: 48Sold for: $1,046$850Aborigine Stone Churinga, late 19th century, central desert, schist stone covered in red ochre, with incised rings and semicircles on both sides, 13 x 4 1/2 in. more ...
Bardayal "Lofty" Nadjamerrek (Kunwinjku Aboriginal, c. 1926-2009) Bark Painting
Lot: 49Sold for: $2,214$1,800Bardayal "Lofty" Nadjamerrek (Kunwinjku Aboriginal, c. 1926-2009) Bark Painting, depicting a Dugong, c. 1970s, 26 x 16 1/2 in. Provenance: A private San Diego, California, collection; Church more ...
Iban Dayak, Borneo Tun Tun Pig Trap Amulet
Lot: 50Sold for: $1,353$1,100Iban Dayak, Borneo Tun Tun Pig Trap Amulet, early 20th century, wooden form, ht. 20 1/2 in. more ...
Philippines Spoon
Lot: 51UnsoldPhilippines Spoon, 19th century, unusual type with secondary cup above the figure, with smooth dark patina, lg. 7 1/4 in. more ...
Dogon Ladder
Lot: 52UnsoldDogon Ladder, carved wedges into a trunk of a tree with a fork at the top, the notches serve as footholds while the fork at the top stabilizes the ladder, dry patina and worn footholds, lg. 82 more ...
Small Zulu Shield, Ishilunga
Lot: 53UnsoldSmall Zulu Shield, Ishilunga, tanned cowhide, with a hardwood stick in the back kept in place by two parallel bands inserted between straps cut out from the hide, with small handle of twisted more ...
Zulu Shield, Ishilunga
Lot: 54UnsoldZulu Shield, Ishilunga, tanned cowhide, with a hardwood stick in the back kept in place by two parallel bands inserted between straps cut out from the hide, lg. 38 in. more ...
Zulu Milk Pail, Ithunga
Lot: 55UnsoldZulu Milk Pail, Ithunga, early 20th century, hollowed wood form with two black serrated rectangles on either side used to hold the pail by the knees while milking, ht. 13 3/4 in. more ...
Thumb Piano, Kasanji
Lot: 56UnsoldThumb Piano, Kasanji, Luba, Congo, early 20th century, wood and metal, ht. 8 1/2 in. Provenance: Eric Robertson, New York. more ...
Pende Mask
Lot: 57UnsoldPende Mask, hollowed-out form, wearing a fiber and basketry headdress sweeping to the back, the face with pointed chin and open pierced mouth with jagged teeth held to one side, beneath curved nose more ...
Ibibio Mask,
Lot: 58Sold for: $492$400Ibibio Mask, Nigeria, early 20th century, hollowed-out form, holes around edge for attachments, mouth open bearing tongue and teeth, turned-up nose, cut-out eyes, and small ears, raised more ...
Two Female Ibeji Figures
Lot: 59Sold for: $1,107$900Two Female Ibeji Figures, each standing on a circular base, of typical form, each decorated with strands of beads and cowrie shells, wearing indigo-color striated coiffure, smooth old patina to more ...
Yoruba Equestrian Figure
Lot: 60UnsoldYoruba Equestrian Figure, with tall circular base and stylized horse supporting the oversized figure, each hand carrying a ritual staff, the crosshatched coiffure ends with a very long bulbous more ...
Male Terra-cotta Figure
Lot: 61Sold for: $431$350Male Terra-cotta Figure, Yoruba, Nigeria, 19th century, with hands resting on abdomen, below exaggerated pectorals, the large head displays the typical Yoruba features, bulging eyes, flat nose and more ...