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1. Papua New Guinea Men's House Decoration.
Papua New Guinea Men's House Decoration. Carved & ochre painted long billed bird. Abelam, Sepik River.
H78cm
Lot No. 1
$80.00 - $150.00
2. YALANDJA, Owen (b.1960)
Yawkyawk Water Spirit, 1993. Maningrida Arts & Culture descriptive certificate verso. Catalogue #YALA9/793. With accompanying DVD of Yawkyawk legend.
Ochre Pigment on Stringy Bark
93x58cm
Lot No. 2
$800.00 - $1200.00
3. Aboriginal School (2)
Rita GOTJABAWUY, Serpents, with BulaBula Arts stamp verso; & Roy BURNYILA, 'Warngu (Flying Fox)' & #1805 inscribed verso.
Acrylic on Canvas
58x51cm, & 65x47cm
Lot No. 3
$50.00 - $100.00
4. Papua New Guinea Yam Ceremony Yina.
Papua New Guinea Yam Ceremony Yina. Carved face with lime & ochre coloration. Kwoma people, upper Sepik. Use patina.
H78cm
Lot No. 4
$60.00 - $100.00
5. 2 Papua New Guinea Drums.
2 Papua New Guinea Drums. Fish mouth, with incised whorls & finely worked mouth with polychrome decoration, retains reptile membrane (split), Gulf of Papua. Together with Papua New Guinea asmat drum, relief carved with lime & ochre coloration, & hornbill
Lot No. 5
$300.00 - $500.00
6. Aboriginal School (2)
Topsy TJULVATA 'Kulpitjata' cat #834, Maruku Arts & Crafts stamp & cat# 7 BDJ inscribed verso; David COX Untitled, inscribed verso 'Warmun Art Centre WAC 639/00.
Acrylic on Canvas (2)
70x45cm & 90x38cm
Lot No. 6
$50.00 - $100.00
7. GOODWIN, Daniel
'Todd River, Alice Springs Gap,' 1993.
W/Clr
45x59cm
Lot No. 7
$100.00 - $200.00
8. Papuan Gulf Carved Story Board.
Papuan Gulf Carved Story Board. Fishing boat with crocodile, eels, snake & fish. Mask & figure border with lime & ochre infill.
50x109cm
Lot No. 8
$100.00 - $200.00
9. 2 Papua New Guinea Items.
2 Papua New Guinea Items. Incl. hunter's magic bones bag, Simbu area; pair dance rattles, Sepik River.
Lot No. 9
$60.00 - $100.00
10. 2 Various Papua New Guinea Sago Platters.
2 Various Papua New Guinea Sago Platters. Middle Sepik with carved back & croc head terminal. Asmat with gope style back & effigy head.
L76cm (longest)
Lot No. 10
$50.00 - $100.00
11. Massim Carved Turtle Form Bowl.
Massim Carved Turtle Form Bowl. Ornate incised lime filled decoration under. Old repairs to neck & tail. Collected Papua New Guinea 1940s.
L55cm
Lot No. 11
$100.00 - $200.00
12. Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure, & Basket Hook.
Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure, & Basket Hook. Plain carved figure on stool; & unadorned carving with old ochre patina. Both Yensinmungua, Middle Sepik.
H78cm (figure)
Lot No. 12
$100.00 - $200.00
13. Qty Papua New Guinea Body Adornments.
Qty Papua New Guinea Body Adornments. Incl. Highlands Kina wealth shell necklace, tusk & shell jewellery.
Various
Lot No. 13
$60.00 - $100.00
15. Vacant
Vacant
Lot No. 15

14. DJORLOM, Warren (Aboriginal School)
'Mimih Spirits & Antilopine Kangaroos.' Maningrida Arts & Culture label verso.
117x51cm
Lot No. 14
$500.00 - $600.00
16. PWERLE, Gracie Morton (b.c.1956)
'Bush Plum Seeds,' 2007. Certificate from Kooroora Art Gallery
Acrylic on Canvas
96x186cm
Lot No. 16
$200.00 - $400.00
17. EBATARINJA, Arnulf (b.1931)
Mount Sonder, MacDonnell Ranges, 1972.
W/Clr
50x71cm
Lot No. 17
$500.00 - $800.00
18. Aboriginal School (3)
Collette KOONTAMA (2) 'Platypus Dreaming,' 'Goanna Dreaming;' & Diedre NAPANGARDI, Bush Banana Dreaming.
Acrylic on Canvas (3)
29x40cm (each)
Lot No. 18
$40.00 - $60.00
19. Trobriand Carved Female Figure.
Trobriand Carved Female Figure. Carved in hardwood bearing a crocodile decorated betel & mortar on her head. Old splits & use patination. Break across base. Collected 1940s.
H66cm
Lot No. 19
$100.00 - $150.00
20. Papua New Guinea Carved Minja.
Papua New Guinea Carved Minja. Large yam ceremony minja. Kwoma people, upper Sepik. Some losses.
H160cm
Lot No. 20
$200.00 - $300.00
21. Papua New Guinea Lower Sepik Fishing Magic Charm.
Papua New Guinea Lower Sepik Fishing Magic Charm. Carved & incised decoration. Old charred patina.
H44cm
Lot No. 21
$150.00 - $300.00
22. Liberian Dan Race Mask.
Liberian Dan Race Mask. Cowrie & hair decorated.
H39cm
Lot No. 22
$250.00 - $350.00
23. Dan Headdress.
Dan Headdress. Cane armature with mirror fabric & cowrie decoration.
H64cm
Lot No. 23
$200.00 - $300.00
24. 2 Papua New Guinea Carved Wood Masks.
2 Papua New Guinea Carved Wood Masks. Over-modelled clay & shell decoration. Large losses.
H100cm (tallest)
Lot No. 24
$80.00 - $100.00
25. 3 Various Aboriginal Bowls.
3 Various Aboriginal Bowls. All with pyrographed decoration.
L72cm (largest)
Lot No. 25
$80.00 - $150.00
26. 2 Papua New Guinea Carved Items.
2 Papua New Guinea Carved Items. Incl. Mindimbit Sepik ancestor figure; Papua Gulf Bullroarer.
H35cm (figure)
Lot No. 26
$80.00 - $150.00
27. 3 Various Papua New Guinea Asmat Items.
3 Various Papua New Guinea Asmat Items. 2 bone daggers with plaited string hilts, quills, & shell & feather tassels. Also, bone nose ornament.
L37cm (longest)
Lot No. 27
$100.00 - $150.00
28. Aboriginal Stone Axe Head.
Aboriginal Stone Axe Head. In wooden handle bound with string. Sharpened by flaking. C. 19th century. Purchased in Quambone in the 1950s.
L32cm
Lot No. 28
$100.00 - $150.00
29. Kwoma Sepik Bone Dagger.
Kwoma Sepik Bone Dagger. Incised mask decoration.
L32cm
Lot No. 29
$80.00 - $100.00
30. 3 Various 1970s Papua New Guinea Contemporary Craft Items.
3 Various 1970s Papua New Guinea Contemporary Craft Items. Incl. 2 earthenware owl form whistles; & brazed metal spirit figure (A/F)
H31cm (figure)
Lot No. 30
$120.00 - $200.00
31. 4 Small Carved Sepik Figures.
4 Small Carved Sepik Figures. 2 birds, double mask, standing figure with headdress.
H26cm (tallest)
Lot No. 31
$60.00 - $100.00
32. Papua New Guinea Yam Ceremony Minja.
Papua New Guinea Yam Ceremony Minja. Large carved & ochred mask on hooked base. Kwoma people, upper Sepik. Losses & faults.
H163cm
Lot No. 32
$150.00 - $300.00
33. Solomon Islands Wealth Necklace.
Solomon Islands Wealth Necklace. Strung lattice form using hand-worked shell.
L66cm
Lot No. 33
$80.00 - $100.00
34. Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure.
Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure. Dense hardwood carving of a figure surmounted by hornbill. Shell, clay, feather & hair decoration. Long village use patina.
L112cm
Lot No. 34
$150.00 - $300.00
35. Aboriginal Hunting Boomerang.
Aboriginal Hunting Boomerang. Stone worked grooved shaft. Collected Central Desert late 1950s.
L76cm
Lot No. 35
$200.00 - $400.00
36. 4 Old Sepik Utensils & Mortar.
4 Old Sepik Utensils & Mortar. 4 Carved, slotted & pointed sticks, with village use patina; also, Murik Lakes figure form betel mortar.
L64cm (longest)
Lot No. 36
$80.00 - $100.00
36A. Solomon Islands Carved Bowl.
Solomon Islands Carved Bowl. Pointed oval form with incised rim.
L46cm
Lot No. 36A
$50.00 - $100.00
37. 2 Papua New Guinea Carvings.
2 Papua New Guinea Carvings. Polychrome decorated bird (Yamok, Sepik); & ancestor figure, incised decoration with shell & string, & head unusually turned sideways, Mindibit, Sepik River.
H51cm (bird)
Lot No. 37
$80.00 - $100.00
38. 4 Aboriginal Carved Mulga Boomerangs.
4 Aboriginal Carved Mulga Boomerangs. 3 with chipped & incised decoration. Mid 20th century.
L110cm (largest)
Lot No. 38
$150.00 - $300.00
39. 4 Various Aboriginal Artefacts.
4 Various Aboriginal Artefacts. Incl. decorated club; carved mulga snake; woomera; & small serpent decorated didgeridoo.
L110cm (didge)
Lot No. 39
$100.00 - $200.00
40. Papua New Guinea Massim Bowl.
Papua New Guinea Massim Bowl. Central relief carved finials, & incised end decoration.
77cm (oval)
Lot No. 40
$80.00 - $150.00
41. DJAYKURRNGA, George (b.1930)
'Mimi & Namarodo Spirits.' Descriptive label verso. Oenpelli.
Natural Earth Pigments on Bark
54x24cm
Lot No. 41
$150.00 - $250.00
42. Aboriginal School
Qty Aboriginal & Papua New Guinea Artefacts. Incl. Aboriginal school, Native Animals & Fish, bark; Mimi Figure, work on paper, stamped verso Marrawuddi Gallery, Northern Territory. Also, PNG spears, arrows & 3 bows.
30x65cm (bark)
Lot No. 42
$80.00 - $150.00
43. PETYARRE, Gloria (born c.1938)
'Bush Medicine Leaves,' 2005. Certificate from The Artery at Darlinghurst per Boomerang Aboriginal Art (includes photo of artist with work).
Acrylic on Belgian Linen
121x45cm
Lot No. 43
$200.00 - $400.00
44. Trobriand Ebony Lime Spatula.
Trobriand Ebony Lime Spatula. Chief's pattern, with 2 headed handle & carved haft. Old, fine crack which is splinted.
L65cm
Lot No. 44
$250.00 - $350.00
45. Solomon Islands Wood Club.
Solomon Islands Wood Club. Tapering, oval cross section with raised medial line each side of flat tip. Old use patina. Malaita Island. Small losses.
L107cm
Lot No. 45
$200.00 - $300.00
46. Papua New Guinea Sepik Fertility Figure.
Papua New Guinea Sepik Fertility Figure. Female in face decorated armature. Old ochre & lime colour with use patina.
H110cm
Lot No. 46
$150.00 - $300.00
47. INKAMALA, Adolf (1914-1960)
'Ormiston Gorge,' 1958.
W/Clr
25.5x35.5cm
Lot No. 47
$300.00 - $500.00
48. 4 Various Aboriginal Items.
4 Various Aboriginal Items. Incl. animal decorated dish; carved goanna digging stick; woven grass cover & bag.
L49cm (dish)
Lot No. 48
$100.00 - $200.00
49. Old Tapa Cloth.
Old Tapa Cloth. Oro Province, PNG. Various small holes.
78x151cm
Lot No. 49
$80.00 - $150.00
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