05-05-201805-05-2018
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May 5, 2018 10:00 AMCalender

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  • Painted Wood Board,

    Painted Wood Board,

    Lot: 32
    Sold for: $14,760$12,000

    Painted 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

    New Caledonian Phallic Hardwood Club

    Lot: 33
    Sold for: $800$650

    New 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

    New Caledonian Hardwood Club

    Lot: 34
    Sold for: $1,599$1,300

    New 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

    Tongan Ironwood War Club, Apa Api

    Lot: 35
    Sold for: $3,075$2,500

    Tongan 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,

    Fijian War Club,

    Lot: 36
    Sold for: $2,706$2,200

    Fijian 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

    Early 19th Century Tongan Club

    Lot: 37
    Sold for: $984$800

    Early 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

    Fijian Ironwood Pole Club, Povai

    Lot: 38
    Sold for: $3,444$2,800

    Fijian 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

    Fijian Sali Club

    Lot: 39
    Unsold  

    Fijian 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

    Fijian Hardwood Kava Bowl

    Lot: 40
    Sold for: $1,353$1,100

    Fijian 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

    Fijian Whale Tooth, Tabua

    Lot: 41
    Sold for: $1,476$1,200

    Fijian 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

    Fijian Ironwood War Club, Totokia

    Lot: 42
    Sold for: $1,722$1,400

    Fijian 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

    Mangaia Island Adze Blade

    Lot: 43
    Unsold  

    Mangaia Island Adze Blade, pre-contact black basalt blade, lg. 10 1/2 in. more ...

  • Large Hawaiian Turned Bowl

    Large Hawaiian Turned Bowl

    Lot: 44
    Sold for: $615$500

    Large 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

    Head of an Easter Island Moai Kavakava Figure

    Lot: 45
    Sold for: $3,321$2,700

    Head 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

    Australian Aborigine Boomerang

    Lot: 46
    Sold for: $1,722$1,400

    Australian 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,

    Western Australian Wood Spear Thrower,

    Lot: 47
    Sold for: $369$300

    Western 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

    Aborigine Stone Churinga

    Lot: 48
    Sold for: $1,046$850

    Aborigine 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

    Bardayal "Lofty" Nadjamerrek (Kunwinjku Aboriginal, c. 1926-2009) Bark Painting

    Lot: 49
    Sold for: $2,214$1,800

    Bardayal "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

    Iban Dayak, Borneo Tun Tun Pig Trap Amulet

    Lot: 50
    Sold for: $1,353$1,100

    Iban Dayak, Borneo Tun Tun Pig Trap Amulet, early 20th century, wooden form, ht. 20 1/2 in. more ...

  • Philippines Spoon

    Philippines Spoon

    Lot: 51
    Unsold  

    Philippines Spoon, 19th century, unusual type with secondary cup above the figure, with smooth dark patina, lg. 7 1/4 in. more ...

  • Dogon Ladder

    Dogon Ladder

    Lot: 52
    Unsold  

    Dogon 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

    Small Zulu Shield, Ishilunga

    Lot: 53
    Unsold  

    Small 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

    Zulu Shield, Ishilunga

    Lot: 54
    Unsold  

    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, lg. 38 in. more ...

  • Zulu Milk Pail, Ithunga

    Zulu Milk Pail, Ithunga

    Lot: 55
    Unsold  

    Zulu 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

    Thumb Piano, Kasanji

    Lot: 56
    Unsold  

    Thumb Piano, Kasanji, Luba, Congo, early 20th century, wood and metal, ht. 8 1/2 in. Provenance: Eric Robertson, New York. more ...

  • Pende Mask

    Pende Mask

    Lot: 57
    Unsold  

    Pende 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,

    Ibibio Mask,

    Lot: 58
    Sold for: $492$400

    Ibibio 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

    Two Female Ibeji Figures

    Lot: 59
    Sold for: $1,107$900

    Two 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

    Yoruba Equestrian Figure

    Lot: 60
    Unsold  

    Yoruba 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

    Male Terra-cotta Figure

    Lot: 61
    Sold for: $431$350

    Male 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 ...