Mossgreen Auctions, Fine Early Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, Sydney, 29 Aug 2010

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Lot No.		Hammer	Price incl. Premium
52	Karadada, Lily Wandjina Natural earth pigments on bark, 82 x 31.5 cm	***	***
53	Tjungurrayi, G(eorge) Ward Soakage Water of Kirrimalunya Acrylic on canvas, 179 x 307 cm Search for Matching Provenance View Sales History	***	***
54	Mung, George Mung Untitled 1993 Acrylic on linen #AP 1993, 110 x 70 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
55	McKenzie, Queenie Nakarra Painted Coolamon Kimberley Carved wood, 67 x 30.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
56	Nampitjin, Eubena Untitled Acrylic on linen, 120 x 180 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
57	Mawurndjul, John Namangwari the Saltwater Crocodile 1985 Natural earth pigments on bark, 84.5 x 24 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
58	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, Five Ceremonial Spear Tips Northern Territory Carved wood, longest 101.5 cm, Shortest 51 cm	***	***
59	Nungurrayi, Naata Marrapinti 2003 Acrylic on linen, 183 x 152 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
60	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, Waigan Wandjina Natural earth pigments on bark, 75 x 35.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
61	Tjupurrula, J(ohnny) Yungut Untitled Acrylic on linen, 155 x 120 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
62	Weir, Barbara My Mothers Country 1998 Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 192 x 132 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
63	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, Painted Coolamon Kimberley Carved wood, 74 x 22 cm	***	***
64	Napaljarri, Tjunkiya Untitled Acrylic on linen, 140 x 122 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
65	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, Untitled, Depicting a Squatting Mimi Spirit, Circa 1960s Natural earth pigments on bark Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
66	Artist Unknown, A Guardian Figure Iriwake Era River Delta, Papuan Gulf Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
67	Artist Unknown, A Superb and Rare Mask Apuema New Caledonia 19th Century Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
68	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Rare and Early Figurative Carving Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
69	Artist Unknown, A Tami Mask Huon Gulf, New Guinea Circa 1930 Carved wood	***	***
70	Artist Unknown, Paddle Club Apa Apai Tonga 19th Century Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
71	Artist Unknown, An Exceptional War Club Tonga 19th Century Carved wood	***	***
72	Artist Unknown, A Large and Suberb Ceremonial Adze Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
73	Artist Unknown, A Tami Headrest Huon Gulf, Eastern New Guinea Circa 1900 or Earlier Carved wood, 16.5 x 14.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
74	Artist Unknown, A Superb Maori Feather Box New Zealand Circa 18500 Feathers Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
75	Artist Unknown, A Superb and Early Spear Fiji 19th Century Carved wood	***	***
76	Artist Unknown, A War Club Supi Malaita, Solomon Islands 19th Century Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
77	Artist Unknown, A Headrest Bokien or Sepik Plains Area, New Guinea Early 20th Century Carved wood, 39 x 12 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
78	Artist Unknown, Bowl with Shell Inlay Micronesia or Solomon Islands Circa 1900 Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
79	Artist Unknown, An Unusal Fish Shaped Ancestor Board Era/ Wapo Region, Papuan Gulf Early 20th Century Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
80	Artist Unknown, A Painted War Shield Southern Highlands, New Guinea Carved wood, 126 x 41 cm	***	***
81	Artist Unknown, A Painted War Shield Ramu River or Pora Pora River, East Sepik Province, New Guinea Carved wood, 124 x 57 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
82	Artist Unknown, A Large Ancestor Board Goarbari Island, Papuan Gulf Carved wood	***	***
83	Artist Unknown, A Superb and Early Lime Spatula Collingwood Bay, Circa 1900 or Before Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
84	Artist Unknown, A Superb Figurative Lime Spatula Massim, Southeastern New Guinea, Circa 1900 Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
85	Artist Unknown, A Superb and Rare Lime Spatula Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
86	Artist Unknown, A Superb and Rare Lime Spatula Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
87	Artist Unknown, A Turtle Shell Spatula Ghena Massim, Early 20th Century Shell Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
88	Artist Unknown, Two Lime Spatulas Collingwood Bay, Oro Province, Early 20th Century Carved wood, 37 x 49.5 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
89	Artist Unknown, A Dugong Bone Lime Spatula with Beads and Shells Sudest Island, Massim Bone Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
90	Artist Unknown, Three Lime Spatulas Eastern New Guinea, Early 20th Century Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
91	Artist Unknown, Three Lime Spatulas Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
92	Artist Unknown, Five Lime Spatulas, Collingwood Bay, Oro Province, New Guinea Early 20th Century Carved wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
93	Artist Unknown, A Kula Exchange Necklace Soulava, Massim, Southeastern New Guinea Shell Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
94	Artist Unknown, Two Kula Exchange Necklaces Soulava Shell Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
95	Artist Unknown, Kula Trade Armband Mwali Massim, Southeastern New Guinea Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
96	Artist Unknown, Kula Trade Armband Mwali Massim, Southeastern New Guinea Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
97	Artist Unknown, A Rare Turtle Carapice Spatula, Ghena, Massim, Southeastern New Guinea Shell Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
98	Artist Unknown, Two Lime Spatulas Collingwood Bay, Oro Province, Early 20th Century Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
99	Artist Unknown, One Boars' Tooth Necklace Doga Massim, Southeastern New Guinea Carved wood	***	***
100	Artist Unknown, A Kula Necklace Massim, Southeastern New Guinea	***	***
101	Artist Unknown, Three Finely Woven Head Bands with Flying Fox Teeth Biru Search for Matching Provenance	***	***

Mossgreen Auctions, Fine Early Aboriginal & Oceanic Art, Sydney, 29 Aug 2010, No. of Lots: 320

Wandjina

Soakage Water of Kirrimalunya

Untitled 1993

Painted Coolamon Kimberley

Untitled

Namangwari the Saltwater Crocodile 1985

Five Ceremonial Spear Tips Northern Territory

Marrapinti 2003

Waigan Wandjina

Untitled

My Mothers Country 1998

Painted Coolamon Kimberley

Untitled

Untitled, Depicting a Squatting Mimi Spirit, Circa 1960s

A Guardian Figure Iriwake Era River Delta, Papuan Gulf

A Superb and Rare Mask Apuema New Caledonia 19th Century

A Rare and Early Figurative Carving

A Tami Mask Huon Gulf, New Guinea Circa 1930

Paddle Club Apa Apai Tonga 19th Century

An Exceptional War Club Tonga 19th Century

A Large and Suberb Ceremonial Adze

A Tami Headrest Huon Gulf, Eastern New Guinea Circa 1900 or Earlier

A Superb Maori Feather Box New Zealand Circa 18500

A Superb and Early Spear Fiji 19th Century

A War Club Supi Malaita, Solomon Islands 19th Century

A Headrest Bokien or Sepik Plains Area, New Guinea Early 20th Century

Bowl with Shell Inlay Micronesia or Solomon Islands Circa 1900

An Unusal Fish Shaped Ancestor Board Era/ Wapo Region, Papuan Gulf Early 20th Century

A Painted War Shield Southern Highlands, New Guinea

A Painted War Shield Ramu River or Pora Pora River, East Sepik Province, New Guinea

A Large Ancestor Board Goarbari Island, Papuan Gulf

A Superb and Early Lime Spatula Collingwood Bay, Circa 1900 or Before

A Superb Figurative Lime Spatula Massim, Southeastern New Guinea, Circa 1900

A Superb and Rare Lime Spatula

A Superb and Rare Lime Spatula

A Turtle Shell Spatula Ghena Massim, Early 20th Century

Two Lime Spatulas Collingwood Bay, Oro Province, Early 20th Century

A Dugong Bone Lime Spatula with Beads and Shells Sudest Island, Massim

Three Lime Spatulas Eastern New Guinea, Early 20th Century

Three Lime Spatulas

Five Lime Spatulas, Collingwood Bay, Oro Province, New Guinea Early 20th Century

A Kula Exchange Necklace Soulava, Massim, Southeastern New Guinea

Two Kula Exchange Necklaces Soulava

Kula Trade Armband Mwali Massim, Southeastern New Guinea

Kula Trade Armband Mwali Massim, Southeastern New Guinea

A Rare Turtle Carapice Spatula, Ghena, Massim, Southeastern New Guinea

Two Lime Spatulas Collingwood Bay, Oro Province, Early 20th Century

One Boars' Tooth Necklace Doga Massim, Southeastern New Guinea

A Kula Necklace Massim, Southeastern New Guinea

Three Finely Woven Head Bands with Flying Fox Teeth Biru

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