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Arms, Armour, Militaria and Ethnographica: Friday 11 December 2009 10:30AM
Viewing: Thursday 10 December 9.00am - 5.00pm and morning of sale
 

A Maori Small Feather Box, of square form, the hinged cover carved with a stylised mask with mother of pearl inlaid eyes, 10.5cm square; a Maori Woodworking Plane, the rectangular base carved with stylised leaves, and with iron blade 25.5cm long (2)

Guide Price: £120-180

View Lot No. 347

 
 

A 19th Century Papua New Guinea Clay Jar, of ovoid form incised with wrythen fluted bands, the cylindrical neck incised with horizontal bands of chip motifs, 44cm high, some chips to rim, displayed on a later wrought metal stand.

Guide Price: £200-300

View Lot No. 348

 
 

A Papua New Guinea Terracotta House Gable Finial, of baluster form with spool shaped neck flanked by two curved loop handles, each modelled as a face, 30cm high.

Guide Price: £50-70

View Lot No. 349

 
 

A Cape York, North Queensland Aborigine Wood Bone Burial Pole, painted in white, red and black with dot bordered panels of snakes and lizards, 119cm high.

Guide Price: £220-280

View Lot No. 350

 
 

A Papua New Guinea Kundu Drum, Transitional circa 1950's, the wood spool shaped body with stretched skin drum head, the body with trade paint decoration of abstract motifs, 64cm high.

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 351

 
 

A Collection of Six Various West African Wood Passport Masks, two with painted decoration, (6)

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 352

 
 

An Asmat Wood Soul Boat, with head carved stern, one man lying in the boat with four others rowing, decorated in kaolin and black pigments, the borders with raffia tassels, 120cm long.

Guide Price: £180-250

View Lot No. 353

 
 

An Asmat Wood Canoe Prow, carved from a single trunk, half of solid rounded form, half pierced and carved with a lattice work of stylised lizards, with brown stained patina, 96cm long, mounted on a metal and wood display stand.

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 354

 
 

A Washkuk Papua New Guinea Wood Mindja Mask/Plaque, of flattened elliptical form carved with chevrons, the raised face with pointed head, arched eyebrows, chamfered block nose, circular pierced eyes and smiling mouth, partly painted with cream and pink pigments, 72cm by 25cm.

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 355

 
 

A 19th Century Papua New Guinea Dark Wood "Areca Nut" Long Stick, carved as a one legged anthropomorphic figure, the bird like head on a three stage caged stem (which originally would each have housed an areca nut), tapering and terminating in a flattened stylised foot (toes chipped), 113cm long.

Guide Price: £800-1200

View Lot No. 356

 
 
 
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