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Two Massim Lime Spatulas
Lot: 1122UnsoldTwo Massim Lime Spatulas, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, a long clapper type with typical carved open scrollwork motifs, with a double-figured spatula with incised designs, more ...
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Massim Wood Effigy Hook
Lot: 1123Sold for: $281$225Massim Wood Effigy Hook, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, fish hook with a stylized anthropomorphic sitting figure on one end of the hook, with metal stand, lg. 15 1/2 in. Provenance: The more ...
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Two Massim Lime Gourds
Lot: 1124UnsoldTwo Massim Lime Gourds, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, gourds with ornamented stoppers, one with boar tusk, the other missing tusk, with fiber carrying strap with shells, more ...
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Two Massim Hardwood Clubs
Lot: 1125Sold for: $531$425Two Massim Hardwood Clubs, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, carved from an ebony type hardwood, and decorated with finely incised scrollwork designs, filled with lime to highlight the more ...
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New Guinea Canoe Ornament
Lot: 1126UnsoldNew Guinea Canoe Ornament, West Papua, North Coast, Humboldt Bay, two human head animal creatures on a central structure, placed on the prow of a canoe, traces of pigments, (minor wood loss, one ear more ...
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Two Asmat Bone Nose Ornaments, Maka
Lot: 1127Sold for: $281$225Two Asmat Bone Nose Ornaments, Maka, Otsjanep area, southeast Irian Jaya, cassowary bone nose ornaments, with metal stands, each with inventory number Br862, lg. 4 1/2 and 4 1/2 in. Provenance: more ...
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Ceremonial Jug, Ferok
Lot: 1128Sold for: $175$140Ceremonial Jug, Ferok, Erokwere, Vogelkop, Irian Jaya, carved wood jug with cut-out handle and woven orchid fiber on the spout, used to serve a strong liquor made from sago, lg. 11 1/4 in. more ...
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Carved Wooden Mimika Figure
Lot: 1129UnsoldCarved Wooden Mimika Figure, West Papua, carved figure of an ancestor, pigmented to highlight forms, ht. 20 1/2 in. more ...
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Headhunter's Bamboo Horn, Fu
Lot: 1130Sold for: $188$150Headhunter's Bamboo Horn, Fu, Northwest Asmat, West Papua, early/mid-20th century, fully decorated on the exterior with typical anthropomorphic motifs and designs, used to terrify the enemy when more ...
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Asmat Wood Dagger
Lot: 1131Sold for: $106$85Asmat Wood Dagger, Irian Jaya, decorated at the top with fiber, seeds, and cassowary feathers, with Plexiglas base, lg. 16 in. more ...
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Korwar Canoe Prow Ornament
Lot: 1132UnsoldKorwar Canoe Prow Ornament, Cenderawasih Bay, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, 20th century, repeated cutout design with abstract figure atop, (losses),lg. 29 in. more ...
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Torres Straits Bamboo Pipe, Sukuba Morap
Lot: 1133Sold for: $188$150Torres Straits Bamboo Pipe, Sukuba Morap, Eastern Islands, Mer (Murray) Island, Australia, early 20th century, long bamboo smoking pipe, with abstract pyrographic designs on exterior, with more ...
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Two Admiralty Islands Coconut Implements
Lot: 1134UnsoldTwo Admiralty Islands Coconut Implements, a ladle with carved wood handle attached to a large half coconut shell, together with a coconut lime container, lg. 9 3/4 and 3 1/2 in. Provenance: more ...
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New Ireland Painted Wood Figure, Malagan
Lot: 1135Sold for: $200$160New Ireland Painted Wood Figure, Malagan, 20th century, small standing figure wearing an elaborate headdress, painted in natural pigments, (minor restorations),ht. 19 1/4 in. Provenance: The more ...
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Vanuatu Painted Clay Mask
Lot: 1136UnsoldVanuatu Painted Clay Mask, Malekula Island, 20th century, painted clay modeled into a face, with boar tusks and natural fibers, lg. 7 3/4, wd. 7 1/2 in. Provenance: The Rosman Rubel collection, more ...
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Vanuatu Painted Clay Mask
Lot: 1137UnsoldVanuatu Painted Clay Mask, Malekula Island, 20th century, painted clay modeled into a face, with natural fibers and spider-webbing, lg. 9 1/2, wd. 6 1/2 in. Provenance: The Rosman Rubel more ...
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Vanuatu Pig Killing Club, Atata
Lot: 1138Sold for: $213$170Vanuatu Pig Killing Club, Atata, Ambrym Island, hardwood, the hammer features the head of an ancestor, used to slaughter pigs sacrificed at Mange society ceremonies, lg. 20 3/4 in. Provenance: more ...
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Vanuatu Hardwood War Club
Lot: 1139Sold for: $625$500Vanuatu Hardwood War Club, Malekula Island, 19th century, paddle style with long thick shaft terminating in a pointed cone, smooth dark patina, lg. 51 1/2 in. more ...
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Miniature New Caledonian Club
Lot: 1140Sold for: $500$400Miniature New Caledonian Club, Kanak, 19th century, hardwood club, with the head in the form of an abstract bird, lg. 16 1/2 in. Provenance: The Rosman collection, New York City. more ...
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Kanak Bamboo Container
Lot: 1141Sold for: $250$200Kanak Bamboo Container, New Caledonia, late 19th century, bamboo container, the open end with dried fiber stopper, decorated with human imagery, with old painted collection number, lg. 17 3/4 in. more ...
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Papua New Guinea Shell Currency Ring, Erenge
Lot: 1142Sold for: $688$550Papua New Guinea Shell Currency Ring, Erenge, North Bougainville, 19th century, carved from tridacna shell, used as a form of currency in exchange transactions, deep groove carved around the outside more ...
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Rennell Islands Club, Baukiana
Lot: 1143Sold for: $563$450Rennell Islands Club, Baukiana, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands, late 19th/early 20th century, hardwood, rattan, and sennit fiber, the strapped head carved into eight blunt points, lg. 15 1/4 in. more ...
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Santa Cruz Island Shell Breast Ornament, Tema
Lot: 1144Sold for: $531$425Santa Cruz Island Shell Breast Ornament, Tema, tridacna shell circular ornament, complete with the natural fiber string for suspension, (with rim chips and natural cracks),dia. 4 1/2 in. more ...
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Santa Cruz Woven Bag
Lot: 1145Sold for: $125$100Santa Cruz Woven Bag, Ndende, early 20th century, woven fiber bag, with geometric pattern in black, used for carrying betel nut equipment, bag 10 x 10 in. Provenance: The Rosman collection, New more ...
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Solomon Islands Feather Money Baton, Ndabma
Lot: 1146Sold for: $188$150Solomon Islands Feather Money Baton, Ndabma, Santa Cruz Islands, red feathers attached to a thin stick, lg. 13 3/4 in. Provenance: Norman Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Mass more ...
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Four Melanesian Combs
Lot: 1147Sold for: $375$300Four Melanesian Combs, three from the Solomon Islands, and one bamboo, from Papua New Guinea, lg. 9 1/2, 8 3/4, 8, and 7 in. Provenance: The Rosman collection, New York City. more ...
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Solomon Islands Walking Stick
Lot: 1148Sold for: $125$100Solomon Islands Walking Stick, 20th century, ebony wood stick, with inlaid nautilus shell decoration, lg. 36 in. more ...
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Solomon Islands Shell Currency Ring, Erenge
Lot: 1149Sold for: $344$275Solomon Islands Shell Currency Ring, Erenge, New Georgia, early 20th century, carved from tridacna shell, used as a form of currency in exchange transactions, pierced twice, dia. 6 1/8 in. more ...
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Two Solomon Islands Shell Currency Rings, Erenge
Lot: 1150Sold for: $200$160Two Solomon Islands Shell Currency Rings, Erenge, New Georgia, early 20th century, carved from tridacna shell, used as a form of currency in exchange transactions, dia. 5 and 4 3/4 in. more ...
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Solomon Islands Paddle Club
Lot: 1151UnsoldSolomon Islands Paddle Club, San Cristobal, 19th century, paddle type with central raised ridgeline on the blade and pointed butt end, lg. 46 in. more ...