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Philippine Ritual Box, Punamhan
Lot: 1030UnsoldPhilippine Ritual Box, Punamhan, Ifugao, Luzon, Banaue region, box with three-dimensional pig heads carved on the left and right, dry black patina, lg. 14 1/2, wd. 7, ht. 6 1/2 in. more ...
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Two Malay Kris Knives
Lot: 1031Sold for: $185$150Two Malay Kris Knives, late 19th century, steel blades and wood handles and cases, collected in Singapore in 1935, lg. 13 1/4 and 12 1/2 in. more ...
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Malay Sword and Wood Scabbard
Lot: 1032UnsoldMalay Sword and Wood Scabbard, late 19th century, with silver and carved wood handle and wood scabbard with carved decorations, lg. 24 in. more ...
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Malay Sword and Bamboo Scabbard
Lot: 1033UnsoldMalay Sword and Bamboo Scabbard, 19th century, wood handle with long steel blade, lg. 30 1/2 in. more ...
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Powder Horn
Lot: 1034UnsoldPowder Horn, 19th century, decorated with line and circle engraving, lg. 15 1/4 in. more ...
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Dayak Hardwood Paddle
Lot: 1036Sold for: $185$150Dayak Hardwood Paddle, Indonesia, 20th century, with bone ring at the top of the shaft and two bone inlays, lg. 46 in. more ...
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Dayak Bead Necklace
Lot: 1037UnsoldDayak Bead Necklace, Indonesia, trade beads, with teeth and carved wood charms, (one charm unattached),lg. 14 3/4 in. more ...
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New Guinea Highlands Headdress
Lot: 1038Sold for: $62$50New Guinea Highlands Headdress, Papua New Guinea, mid-20th century, lichen-covered cloth headdress, with woven rattan decoration around the rim and feather on top, dia. 17 in. Provenance: Arnold more ...
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Middle Sepik River Lime Gourd
Lot: 1039Sold for: $123$100Middle Sepik River Lime Gourd, long gourd decorated with nassa and cowrie shells pressed into a mud paste; with a cassowary bone lime stick, with bird head and long nassa shell appendages, the more ...
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New Guinea Stone Tapa Beater
Lot: 1041Sold for: $86$70New Guinea Stone Tapa Beater, early to mid-20th century, long heavy stone with cut grooves at one end, lg. 13 3/4 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, label reads "PB-84-482 more ...
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New Guinea Dog Tooth Headband
Lot: 1042Sold for: $123$100New Guinea Dog Tooth Headband, Manam Island, Madang province, dog teeth woven together to form a headband, lg. 11, wd. 3 1/2 in. more ...
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New Guinea Ladle
Lot: 1043Sold for: $246$200New Guinea Ladle, Manam Island, mid-20th century, coconut bowl attached to a long handle carved with a series of long-nosed masks with a crocodile head at the end, black, encrusted patina, lg. 24 more ...
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New Guinea Armband
Lot: 1044UnsoldNew Guinea Armband, Sepik River, early to mid-20th century, with typical incised designs, held together with two rattan bindings, lg. 7 in. more ...
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Seven New Guinea Shell Rings
Lot: 1045UnsoldSeven New Guinea Shell Rings, Boiken, 20th century, clamshell currency rings, dia. 6, 5 1/8, 4 3/4, 4 1/8, 3 1/4, 3, and 2 1/4 in. Provenance: The property of John Schaeffer more ...
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New Guinea Wood Drum
Lot: 1046UnsoldNew Guinea Wood Drum, Boiken, first quarter 20th century, with raised and incised carving, with metal base, (missing the skin, age crack in wood),lg. 16 1/2 in. more ...
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New Guinea Bull Roarer
Lot: 1047UnsoldNew Guinea Bull Roarer, Papuan Gulf, decorated with an ancestor motif on one side, traces of white pigment, lg. 19 in. more ...
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Massim Lime Spatula
Lot: 1048Sold for: $135$110Massim Lime Spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, clapper type with typical carved motifs, traces of blue and lime pigments, lg. 14 in. more ...
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Two Massim Islands Sword Clubs
Lot: 1049Sold for: $123$100Two Massim Islands Sword Clubs, Papua New Guinea, late 19th/early 20th century, palmwood with dry, dark patina, lg. 50 3/4, 30 1/2 in. more ...
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Asmat Carved Wood Ritual "Replacement" Head
Lot: 1050Sold for: $123$100Asmat Carved Wood Ritual "Replacement" Head, mid-20th century, with trace of pigments, used instead of skulls in headhunting rituals, ht. 7 1/4, wd. 6 3/4 in. Provenance: The property of John more ...
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Digul River Shield
Lot: 1051Sold for: $523$425Digul River Shield, Papua, Indonesia, mid-20th century, carved in shallow relief with chevrons and lightly pigmented, handle on the rear not cut out, lg. 61 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of more ...
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Mappi River Shield
Lot: 1052Sold for: $461$375Mappi River Shield, Papua, Indonesia, mid-20th century, carved in shallow relief with repeating spiral motifs, with pigments, lg. 65 in. Provenance: The property of John Schaeffer more ...
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Three Solomon Island Fishhooks
Lot: 1053Sold for: $369$300Three Solomon Island Fishhooks, early 20th century, three shell and fiber fishhooks together with a pearl shell lure, lg. 4 1/4, 2 5/8, 2 1/4, and 2 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of John more ...
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Solomon Islands Spear and Bow
Lot: 1054UnsoldSolomon Islands Spear and Bow, Buka Island, 19th century, palmwood spear, decorated with orchid and coconut fiber, with remnants of the bone barbs, together with a palmwood bow, lg. of spear 70, lg. more ...
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Solomon Islands Palmwood Club
Lot: 1055UnsoldSolomon Islands Palmwood Club, 19th century, unusual style with a long pointed end, (some loss),old tag reads "Solomon Islands," lg. 41 1/4 in. more ...
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Solomon Islands Paddle Club
Lot: 1056UnsoldSolomon Islands Paddle Club, San Cristobal, 19th century, paddle type with central raised ridgeline on the blade, (one side of blade broken and restored),lg. 42 in. more ...
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Solomon Islands Paddle Club
Lot: 1057Sold for: $246$200Solomon Islands Paddle Club, San Cristobal, 19th century, paddle type with central raised ridgeline on the blade, lg. 45 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, number 1128. more ...
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Solomon Islands Hardwood War Club
Lot: 1058UnsoldSolomon Islands Hardwood War Club, Florida or Nggela Islands, early 19th century, with a simple raised line and mouth design at the end of the blade, lg. 46 1/4 in. more ...
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Solomon Islands Club
Lot: 1059UnsoldSolomon Islands Club, Nggela, Florida Islands, 19th century, with pointed end and raised ridge at the top of the club, smooth black patina, lg. 37 1/2 in. more ...
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Santa Cruz Dance Club, Napa
Lot: 1060Sold for: $246$200Santa Cruz Dance Club, Napa, Solomon Islands, late 19th/early 20th century, canoe-shaped club, with black pigment decoration and fiber tassels, some of the tassel lugs are missing, with coconut more ...