A Maori Green Hardstone Patu (Hand club), of flattened paddle form, the cylindrical grip pierced with a hole for a wristband, with stepped eliptical pommel, 31.5cm long
Guide Price: £200-300
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A South Sea Islands Wooden Club, of long flattened tapering rectangular form, the head with slightly chamfered top over a raised cruciform ridge to each side backed by carved horizontal bands of chevrons, the stepped conical butt carved with a further band of chevrons, 122cm long, possibly Fijian.
Guide Price: £300-500
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A 19th Century Zulu Beadwork Necklace, made up of lozenge panels of red and white beads stitched to leather backing stuffed with grasses; an Indonesian Hardwood Mask, with elaborate coiffure and pierced eyes; a Victorian Iron Flail, the spike ball chained to a foliate cast and wrythen fluted shaft (3)
Guide Price: £90-120
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A Saw Fish Blade, with twenty five rows of teeth, 80cm long
Guide Price: £50-80
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A 19th Century "Panang Lawyer", of palm wood, with bulbous root head and tapering cylindrical haft, 93cm long
Guide Price: £60-90
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A 19th Century Headrest, possibly Tongan, the bamboo pillow lightly incised and stained with diapered chevron motifs, attached with vegetable fibre binding to the hardwood curved arched supports terminating in flattened rectangular block feet with narrow stretchers, 43.5cm long, 12.5cm high.
Guide Price: £300-400
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A Small Collection of Treen, comprising a Scandinavian spoon, with boat shaped bowl, the stem with a central flattened rectangular panel carved with stylised knot design, a drumstick, a toddy ladle with baluster turned handle, five weaving bobbins, a link carved chain, a small smelting type ladle and a pair of jugglers clubs.
Guide Price: £120-180
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An Oceanic Hard Wood Hand Tool or Adze, of bird's head form, the top section bound to the main section with plaited coir, and with elongated ovoid handle, the stone or basalt blade missing, 20cm long, possibly Fijian; a Japanese Ebonised Root Wood Staff Head, carved as a deity issuing from a band of clouds, 27cm long (2)
Guide Price: £150-200
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An Interesting Collection of Mainly Oceanic Ornaments, including a Ring Headdress, of woven vegetable fibre applied with strands of small shell beads and bound with cord, possibly Solomon Islands; two similar necklaces, each of woven coir cord applied with small shells; a necklace of coiled bronze rings on a leather band, hung with a fringe of white and black beads, possibly Solomon Islands; a similar wristband, woven with two bands of chevrons in black and white beads; two other strands of beads; four metal bracelets; a Malaysian gilt metal and coral coloured glass bead head band; two 19th Century English Hand Cut Horn "Spanish" Hair Combs; a Georgian woolwork purse; two Indian Brass Fork Heads etc
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Two New Caledonian Gourd Water Flasks, each with lattice binding of twisted coir cord extending to form a carrying strap; a smaller gourd powder flask, of elongated form and another compressed globular gourd water flask, each with vegetable fibre bound suspension loops and cork stoppers; a Dance Rattle, made from a gourd incised with fish, lizard, trees and diapered panels; two drinking cups, each made from half a coconut shell incised with leaves and diapering; an East African Small Wood Mask, with high domed coiffure, shallow carved facial features bearing traces of pink and blue pigment. (8)
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