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Oceanic Art formerly from Ed Boylan Collection

by Leonard Joel

Platinum House

03 May 2012

Melbourne, Australia

Live Auction
54 Lots
KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT

Lot 3001: KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT

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Description: KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT mid 20th century. Papuan Gulf, Papuan New Guinea. Placed outside as protective figures. 90cm (height)

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KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT

Lot 3002: KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT

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Description: KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT mid 20th century. Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Placed outside as protective figures. 96cm (height)

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MONUMENTAL FIGURATIVE ROOF LINTEL

Lot 3003: MONUMENTAL FIGURATIVE ROOF LINTEL

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Description: MONUMENTAL FIGURATIVE ROOF LINTEL with bright ochre pigments. Circa 1960s, Kwoma people, Washkuk Hills, Upper Sepik region, Papua New Guinea. This figure is from the interior of a large communal house and is an ancestral figure. 320cm (height)

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ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POSTANCESTOR FIGURE

Lot 3004: ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POSTANCESTOR FIGURE

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Description: ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POST ANCESTOR FIGURE with remnant bright ochres. Circa 1960s 170cm (height)

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ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POSTANCESTOR FIGURE

Lot 3005: ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POSTANCESTOR FIGURE

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Description: ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POST ANCESTOR FIGURE with remnant bright ochres. Circa 1960s 244cm (height)

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ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POSTANCESTOR FIGURE

Lot 3006: ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POSTANCESTOR FIGURE

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Description: ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POST ANCESTOR FIGURE with remnant bright ochres. Circa 1960s. 193cm (height)

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MASSIVE RAMU RIVER FEAST BOWL, FIGURATIVE HANDLES

Lot 3007: MASSIVE RAMU RIVER FEAST BOWL, FIGURATIVE HANDLES

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Description: MASSIVE RAMU RIVER FEAST BOWL, FIGURATIVE HANDLES Circa early 20th century. East Sepik region, Papua New Guinea 126cm (length)

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MASSIVE RAMU RIVER FEAST BOWL, FIGURATIVE HANDLES

Lot 3008: MASSIVE RAMU RIVER FEAST BOWL, FIGURATIVE HANDLES

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Description: MASSIVE RAMU RIVER FEAST BOWL, FIGURATIVE HANDLES Circa early 20th century. East Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. 145cm (length)

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LARGE SCHOUTEN ISLAND FEAST BOWL, FIGURAL HANDLES

Lot 3009: LARGE SCHOUTEN ISLAND FEAST BOWL, FIGURAL HANDLES

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Description: LARGE SCHOUTEN ISLAND FEAST BOWL, FIGURAL HANDLES Circa early 20th century 92cm (length)

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SMALL WEATHERED GARAMUT VILLAGE DRUM

Lot 3010: SMALL WEATHERED GARAMUT VILLAGE DRUM

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Description: SMALL WEATHERED GARAMUT VILLAGE DRUM Circa early 20th century. Sepik, Papua New Guinea. 66cm (height)

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FINELY CARVED GARAMUT WOOD DRUM WITH HIGHLY DETAILED FIGURATIVE FINIALS

Lot 3011: FINELY CARVED GARAMUT WOOD DRUM WITH HIGHLY DETAILED FIGURATIVE FINIALS

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Description: FINELY CARVED GARAMUT WOOD DRUM WITH HIGHLY DETAILED FIGURATIVE FINIALS mid 20th Century. Maramba, Iatmul people, Middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. 140cm (height)

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LARGE HARDWOOD MINJA FIGURE WITH PIERCED NOSE

Lot 3012: LARGE HARDWOOD MINJA FIGURE WITH PIERCED NOSE

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Description: LARGE HARDWOOD MINJA FIGURE WITH PIERCED NOSE mid 20th century. Kwoma people, Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea. Used in the great cycle of yam ceremonies celebrated by all the tribes of the Washkuk Hills. 180.5cm (height)

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LARGE NUKUMA YINA FIGURE

Lot 3013: LARGE NUKUMA YINA FIGURE

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Description: LARGE NUKUMA YINA FIGURE with ochres, mid 20th century. Used in the great cycle of yam ceremonies celebrated by all the tribes of the Washkuk Hills. 130cm (height)

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FINELY DETAILED HARDWOOD MINJA FIGURE WITH PIERCED NOSE

Lot 3014: FINELY DETAILED HARDWOOD MINJA FIGURE WITH PIERCED NOSE

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Description: FINELY DETAILED HARDWOOD MINJA FIGURE WITH PIERCED NOSE mid 20th century. Kwoma people, Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea. 148cm (height)

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NUKUMA YINA FIGURE

Lot 3015: NUKUMA YINA FIGURE

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Description: NUKUMA YINA FIGURE with older smoked ochres, early 20th century. Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea. Yam ceremony. 106cm (height)

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FINELY DETAILED MINJA FIGURE

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Description: FINELY DETAILED MINJA FIGURE mid 20th century. Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea. Yam ceremony. 123cm (height)

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FINELY DETAILED MINJA FIGURE

Lot 3017: FINELY DETAILED MINJA FIGURE

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Description: FINELY DETAILED MINJA FIGURE mid 20th century. Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea. Yam ceremony 174cm (height)

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FINELY DETAILED KWOMA YINA FIGURE

Lot 3018: FINELY DETAILED KWOMA YINA FIGURE

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Description: FINELY DETAILED KWOMA YINA FIGURE with strong orange pigment, mid 20th century. Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea. Yam ceremony 116cm (height)

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FINELY DETAILED KWOMA YINA FIGURE

Lot 3019: FINELY DETAILED KWOMA YINA FIGURE

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Description: FINELY DETAILED KWOMA YINA FIGURE with strong red pigment, mid 20th century. Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea. Yam ceremony. 123cm (height)

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FINELY DETAILED KWOMA YINA FIGURE

Lot 3020: FINELY DETAILED KWOMA YINA FIGURE

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Description: FINELY DETAILED KWOMA YINA FIGURE mid 20th century. Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea. Yam ceremony. 125cm (height)

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RARE ABELAM DANCING SPIRIT FIGURE remnant bright ochres

Lot 3021: RARE ABELAM DANCING SPIRIT FIGURE remnant bright ochres

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Description: RARE ABELAM DANCING SPIRIT FIGURE with remnant bright ochres, mid 20th century. Maprik, Papua New Guinea. remnant bright ochres 76cm (height)

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ABELAM WEATHERED POST FIGURE

Lot 3022: ABELAM WEATHERED POST FIGURE

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Description: ABELAM WEATHERED POST FIGURE mid 20th century. Maprik, Papua New Guinea. 112cm (height)

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NOGWI FEMALE FIGURE

Lot 3023: NOGWI FEMALE FIGURE

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Description: NOGWI FEMALE FIGURE early 20th century. Washkuk area, Nukuma culture. Used in the final stages of male initiation, the last stage of the 7 year cycle of yam ceremonies. 104cm (height)

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NOGWI FEMALE FIGURE

Lot 3024: NOGWI FEMALE FIGURE

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Description: NOGWI FEMALE FIGURE mid 20th century. Washkuk area, Nukuma culture. 112cm (height)

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UNUSUAL NOGWI FEMALE FIGURE

Lot 3025: UNUSUAL NOGWI FEMALE FIGURE

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Description: UNUSUAL NOGWI FEMALE FIGURE with remnant human hair, early to mid 20th century. Washkuk area, Kwoma culture. 111cm (height)

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MONUMENTAL ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POSTCARVED AS MALE ANCESTRAL FIGURE

Lot 3026: MONUMENTAL ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POSTCARVED AS MALE ANCESTRAL FIGURE

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Description: MONUMENTAL ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POST CARVED AS MALE ANCESTRAL FIGURE with remnant pigments. Circa 1920-40. This figure is from a large communal house in the Maprik region, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea 240cm (height)

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MONUMENTAL ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POSTFEMALE ANCESTRAL FIGURE

Lot 3027: MONUMENTAL ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POSTFEMALE ANCESTRAL FIGURE

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Description: MONUMENTAL ABELAM FIGURATIVE HOUSE POST FEMALE ANCESTRAL FIGURE with remnant pigments. Circa 1920-40. Maprik area, East Sepik region, Papua New Guinea. 235cm (height)

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KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING SPIRIT

Lot 3028: KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING SPIRIT

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Description: KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING SPIRIT mid 20th century. Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Placed outside as protective figures. 105cm (height)

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LARGE KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT

Lot 3029: LARGE KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT

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Description: LARGE KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT mid 20th century. Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Placed outside as protective figures. 167cm (height)

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LARGE KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT

Lot 3030: LARGE KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT

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Description: LARGE KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT mid 20th century. Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Placed outside as protective figures. 140cm (height)

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LARGE ZOOMORPHIC KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT

Lot 3031: LARGE ZOOMORPHIC KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT

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Description: LARGE ZOOMORPHIC KAKAME FIGURE, DANCING BUSH SPIRIT mid 20th century. Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Placed outside as protective figures. 155cm (height)

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GOPE BOARD, RAISED NOSE

Lot 3032: GOPE BOARD, RAISED NOSE

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Description: GOPE BOARD, RAISED NOSE with remnant red pigment, circa 1930s. Western Elema people, Papuan Gulf region. 123cm (height)

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MASSIM CANOE SPLASHBOARD

Lot 3033: MASSIM CANOE SPLASHBOARD

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Description: MASSIM CANOE SPLASHBOARD with remnant paint and original cowrie shells, Very weathered with tribal wire repair, late 19th century. From the estate of a Tasmanian Missionary Reverand Lasser who returned from the Trobriands in 1935. 52cm (height)

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LARGE KAKAME LIZARD SPIRIT

Lot 3034: LARGE KAKAME LIZARD SPIRIT

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Description: LARGE KAKAME LIZARD SPIRIT mid 20th century. Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Placed outside as protective figures. 220cm (length)

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MURIK LAKES HOUSE POST ANCESTRAL MALE FIGURE FRAGMENT

Lot 3035: MURIK LAKES HOUSE POST ANCESTRAL MALE FIGURE FRAGMENT

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Description: MURIK LAKES HOUSE POST ANCESTRAL MALE FIGURE FRAGMENT hardwood, mid 20th century. Papua New Guinea. 71cm (height)

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BOIKEN BARAG 'MOSQUITO MASK'

Lot 3036: BOIKEN BARAG 'MOSQUITO MASK'

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Description: BOIKEN BARAG 'MOSQUITO MASK' Turubu area, Papua New Guinea. These unique masks represent spirits and are associated with the yam harvest ceremonies as well as being consulted on such issues as warfare or hunting. 48cm (height)

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FINELY DETAILED LARGE HARDWOOD MINJA FIGURE

Lot 3037: FINELY DETAILED LARGE HARDWOOD MINJA FIGURE

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Description: FINELY DETAILED LARGE HARDWOOD MINJA FIGURE with pink and white ochre, mid 20th Century. Kwoma people, Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea. Used in the great cycle of yam ceremonies celebrated by all the tribes of the Washkuk Hills. 156cm (height)

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KWOMA FIGURAL HARDWOOD YAM POST

Lot 3038: KWOMA FIGURAL HARDWOOD YAM POST

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Description: KWOMA FIGURAL HARDWOOD YAM POST mid 20th century. Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea. 126cm (height)

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LARGE ASMAT WAR SHIELD, CURVILINEAR INCISED DESIGN

Lot 3039: LARGE ASMAT WAR SHIELD, CURVILINEAR INCISED DESIGN

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Description: LARGE ASMAT WAR SHIELD, CURVILINEAR INCISED DESIGN and remnant ochres, mid 20th century, Papua New Guinea 173cm (height)

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APRIL RIVER HOUSE DOOR, INCISED DESIGN

Lot 3040: APRIL RIVER HOUSE DOOR, INCISED DESIGN

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Description: APRIL RIVER HOUSE DOOR, INCISED DESIGN and remnant ochres, mid 20th century, Upper Sepik, Papua New Guinea 149cm (height)

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LARGE ASMAT WAR SHIELD, CURVILINEAR INCISED DESIGNS

Lot 3041: LARGE ASMAT WAR SHIELD, CURVILINEAR INCISED DESIGNS

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Description: LARGE ASMAT WAR SHIELD, CURVILINEAR INCISED DESIGNS with smoke blackened ochres, mid 20th century. 203cm (height)

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STONE CUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL

Lot 3042: STONE CUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL

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Description: STONE CUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL stylised design to anterior, pierced lugs and fine patina. Boiken people, E. Price Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea. 39cm (diameter)

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STONECUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL

Lot 3043: STONECUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL

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Description: STONECUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL stylised design to anterior, pierced lugs and fine patina. Boiken people, E. Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea. 43cm (diameter)

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STONECUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL

Lot 3044: STONECUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL

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Description: STONECUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL stylised design to anterior, pierced lugs and fine patina. Boiken people, E. Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea. 42cm (diameter)

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STONECUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL

Lot 3045: STONECUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL

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Description: STONECUT BOIKEN CARVED BOWL stylised design to anterior, pierced lugs and fine patina. Boiken people, E. Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea. 48cm (diameter)

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FINELY CARVED WAR CLUBFIGURATIVE DESIGNS, BLACK PALM

Lot 3046: FINELY CARVED WAR CLUBFIGURATIVE DESIGNS, BLACK PALM

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Description: FINELY CARVED WAR CLUB FIGURATIVE DESIGNS, BLACK PALM early 20th century. Arapesh, mid Sepik, Papua New Guinea. 134cm (height)

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RARE KILLENGE 'WIDOW KILLER' CLUBINCISED DESIGN

Lot 3047: RARE KILLENGE 'WIDOW KILLER' CLUBINCISED DESIGN

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Description: RARE KILLENGE 'WIDOW KILLER' CLUB INCISED DESIGN late19th to early 20th century. Killenge Island, Papua New Guinea. Represents a cultural practice banned by missionaries. 145cm (height)

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GARMUT DRUM WITH CARVED HEAD FINIAL, WEATHERED

Lot 3048: GARMUT DRUM WITH CARVED HEAD FINIAL, WEATHERED

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Description: GARMUT DRUM WITH CARVED HEAD FINIAL, WEATHERED early 20th century. Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea. 131cm (height)

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LARGE CIRCUMCISION TABLE, STRIKING CROCODILE AND BOAR FINIALS

Lot 3049: LARGE CIRCUMCISION TABLE, STRIKING CROCODILE AND BOAR FINIALS

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Description: LARGE CIRCUMCISION TABLE, STRIKING CROCODILE AND BOAR FINIALS mid 20th century. Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea. 187.5cm (length)

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RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW

Lot 3050: RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW

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Description: RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW cut from old canoe, figural design 120cm (length)

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