Mossgreen Auctions, Australian, Indigenous & Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 21 Jul 2015

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Lot No.		Hammer	Price incl. Premium
201	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Finely Carved Shield Carved hardwood, 64.6 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
202	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Carved Shield Carved wood, spinifex resin and natural earth pigment, 80.4 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
203	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Shield Carved hardwood, 73 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
204	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, Untitled (Stingray) (circa 1970) Carved hardwood, 43.6 cm long Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
205	Thaiday, Senior, Ken Untitled (Headdress) (1980s) Carved wood, paint, nails, cassowary feathers and string, 72 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
206	Aboriginal Artist Unknown, A Fine and Early Charm Carved coconut, shell and pigment, 13.5 cm long Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
207	Artist Unknown, A Human Teeth Inlaid Throwing Club (Ula), Fiji, Melanesia (nineteenth Century) Carved hardwood and two human teeth, 40.9 cm long Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
208	Artist Unknown, A Necklace (Wasekaseka) Split sperm whale teeth and coconut husk rattan, 34 cm long Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
209	Artist Unknown, An Early Pendent (Hei-Tiki) Carved greenstone and abalone shell, 9.7 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
210	Artist Unknown, A Club (Patu), New Zealand Carved whalebone, 35.1 cm long Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
211	Artist Unknown, A Finely Carved Club (Patu), New Zealand (nineteenth Century) Carved wood, 40 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
212	Artist Unknown, An Early Treasure Box (Wakahuia), New Zealand (late Eighteenth Century) Carved hardwood and abalone shell Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
213	Artist Unknown, A Carved Bust, New Georgia or Vella Lavella Islands, Solomon Islands, Melanesia (Circa 1900) Carved hardwood, pearl shell inlay, fibre and resin, 25.8 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
214	Artist Unknown, An Ornament (Kapkap) and a Comb, Solomon Islands, Melanesia (Early-Mid Twentieth Century) Carved shell, tortoise shell, wood and rattan, 9.3 cm; 15.5 cm high (2) Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
215	Artist Unknown, A Collection of Oceanic Stone Artefacts Carved stone and wood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
216	Artist Unknown, A Rare Motu Shield Carved wood and woven fibre, 77.7 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
217	Artist Unknown, A Collection of Oceanic Clubs, Solomon Islands; Vanuatu; Australia (Nineteenth Century) Carved hardwood Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
218	Artist Unknown, A Feather Money Coil (Tevau), Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Melanesia (mid Twentieth Century) Feathers, cane, fibres and shells, 84 cm long Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
219	Artist Unknown, A Mendi Shield, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century) Carved wood and pigments, 132 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
220	Artist Unknown, A Mendi Shield, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century) Carved wood and pigments, 127.5 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
221	Artist Unknown, A War Shield, Eastern Highlands Provence, Papua New Guinea (Early-Mid Twentieth Century) Carved wood, bark, bush string, rattan and natural earth pigments, 136 x 39 cm Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
222	Artist Unknown, A Kwoma Mindja Figure, Washkuk Region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century) Carved hardwood and pigments, 147 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
223	Artist Unknown, A Yam Figure, Abelam, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea (Early Twentieth Century) Carved wood, fibre, shells, linen and natural earth pigment, 23 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
224	Artist Unknown, A Spirit Figure (Kamanggabi), Mimim Village, Karawari River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (Early-Mid Twentieth Carved wood, 251 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
225	Artist Unknown, Four Daggers and a Spatula, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea (Early Twentieth Century) Carved cassowary bone, trade paint and natural earth pigment Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
226	Artist Unknown, A Bride Price, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century) Conus shells and bush string, 85 cm long Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
227	Artist Unknown, Two Necklaces, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century) Boars teeth, flying fox teeth, bush string, shells and cowrie shells, 22 cm; 24 cm long (2) Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
228	Artist Unknown, A Necklace, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century) Kina shell, bush string, wool, cowrie shells, various skeletal parts and natural earth pigments, 50 cm long Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
229	Artist Unknown, A Mask, Ramu River Region, Papua New Guinea (Mid-Late Twentieth Century) Carved wood, shells and pigment, 46.2 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
230	Artist Unknown, A Stone-Carved Mask, Ramu River, Madang District, Papua New Guinea (Early Twentieth Century) Carved wood and pigments, 51.5 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
231	Artist Unknown, A Food Hook, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea (Circa 1900) Carved wood and natural earth pigments, 30.3 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
232	Artist Unknown, A Headrest, Tami Island, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea (Circa 1900) Carved wood and natural earth pigments, 16.2 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
233	Artist Unknown, Four Spatulas, Woodlark and Normanby Islands, Milne Bay Provence, Papua New Guinea (Early-Mid Twentieth Century) Carved hardwood, beads, fibre and natural earth pigments, 32.8 cm; 35 cm; 34.8 cm; 32.2 cm high (4) Search for Matching Provenance	***	***
234	Artist Unknown, A Ceremonial Adze, Sudest Island, Milne Bay Provence, Papua New Guinea (Early-Mid Twentieth Century) Carved wood, natural earth pigments, trade paint, cane and stone, 104.5 cm high Search for Matching Provenance	***	***

Mossgreen Auctions, Australian, Indigenous & Oceanic Art, Melbourne, 21 Jul 2015, No. of Lots: 234

A Finely Carved Shield

A Carved Shield

A Shield

Untitled (Stingray) (circa 1970)

Untitled (Headdress) (1980s)

A Fine and Early Charm

A Human Teeth Inlaid Throwing Club (Ula), Fiji, Melanesia (nineteenth Century)

A Necklace (Wasekaseka)

An Early Pendent (Hei-Tiki)

A Club (Patu), New Zealand

A Finely Carved Club (Patu), New Zealand (nineteenth Century)

An Early Treasure Box (Wakahuia), New Zealand (late Eighteenth Century)

A Carved Bust, New Georgia or Vella Lavella Islands, Solomon Islands, Melanesia (Circa 1900)

An Ornament (Kapkap) and a Comb, Solomon Islands, Melanesia (Early-Mid Twentieth Century)

A Collection of Oceanic Stone Artefacts

A Rare Motu Shield

A Collection of Oceanic Clubs, Solomon Islands; Vanuatu; Australia (Nineteenth Century)

A Feather Money Coil (Tevau), Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, Melanesia (mid Twentieth Century)

A Mendi Shield, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century)

A Mendi Shield, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century)

A War Shield, Eastern Highlands Provence, Papua New Guinea (Early-Mid Twentieth Century)

A Kwoma Mindja Figure, Washkuk Region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century)

A Yam Figure, Abelam, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea (Early Twentieth Century)

A Spirit Figure (Kamanggabi), Mimim Village, Karawari River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea (Early-Mid Twentieth

Four Daggers and a Spatula, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea (Early Twentieth Century)

A Bride Price, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century)

Two Necklaces, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century)

A Necklace, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea (Mid Twentieth Century)

A Mask, Ramu River Region, Papua New Guinea (Mid-Late Twentieth Century)

A Stone-Carved Mask, Ramu River, Madang District, Papua New Guinea (Early Twentieth Century)

A Food Hook, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea (Circa 1900)

A Headrest, Tami Island, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea (Circa 1900)

Four Spatulas, Woodlark and Normanby Islands, Milne Bay Provence, Papua New Guinea (Early-Mid Twentieth Century)

A Ceremonial Adze, Sudest Island, Milne Bay Provence, Papua New Guinea (Early-Mid Twentieth Century)

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