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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 Sepic River Papua New Guinea Wood Head Rest, carved as a crocodile, with inset cowrie shell eyes, the free-standing legs joined at the feet, 79cm long.

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 367

 
 

A 19th Century Benin Bronze Plaque, of rectangular form, cast with three warriors standing wearing helmets, necklaces and lattice woven kilts, 22cm by 17cm, on a later wood display stand.
**Ex Louis Broukxou Collection.

Guide Price: £900-1200

View Lot No. 368

 
 

A Fang Wood Shoulder Mask, of slender oblong form, triangular shaped nose, heart shaped face decorated with kaolin and with slit eyes, on a later wrought metal display stand, 63cm high overall.

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 369

 
 

A Namji Fetish Doll, Cameroon, with small head, bent arms and legs, wearing beads, leather and bone pendants with raffia rope, on a later metal display stand, 31cm high overall.

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 370

 
 

A Bamileke, Cameroon Wood Mask, domed chequer carved coiffure, arched eyebrows, wide staring eyes, flattened nose and pursed lips, with large ears, on a later metal display stand, 44cm high overall.
**Ex Jacobs Collection, Amsterdam.

Guide Price: £200-300

View Lot No. 371

 
 

A Torajas, Sulawasi Wood Tao-Tao Figure, standing with slightly bent knees, the large head inset with bone eyes, with large flattened nose and small cupid's bow lips, the slender torso with scroll incised decoration, the arms with mortice joints (lower arms missing), on a later metal plinth, 100cm high.

Guide Price: £200-300

View Lot No. 372

 
 

A Sepik River, Papua New Guinea Wood Sawfish Hook, of almost triangular form, the wood handle bound to the hook with sennet and with plaited rope running down its length; a Similar Larger Example. (2)

Guide Price: £150-200

View Lot No. 373

 
 

A Collection of Nine Pieces of African "Spear Money", with various shaped steel blades on a socket with metal banded twig hafts.

Guide Price: £90-120

View Lot No. 374

 
 

A Massim Trobriand Islands Ebony Lime Spatula, the slightly swollen blade incised with S scrolls and with a raised central ridge to each side terminating in a stylised head, the flat handle pierced and carved as a sinuous scroll surmounted by two heads joined by a cap, 34.5cm long.

Guide Price: £250-300

View Lot No. 375

 
 

A Sepik River Papua New Guinea Wood Lime Spatula, the handle carved as a stylised crocodile head, 45cm long.

Guide Price: £50-80

View Lot No. 376

 
 
 
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