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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
 

Four Central Australian Wood Coolamons, each with poker work decoration, 42cm, 35cm,26cm and 20cm (4)

Guide Price: £100-120

View Lot No. 377

 
 

Four Central Australian Wood Figures of Animals, as a possum, a turtle and two lizards, each with poker work decoration, 42cm, 37cm, 24cm and 22cm (4)

Guide Price: £90-120

View Lot No. 378

 
 

Three Pairs of Australian Rhythm Sticks, each with poker work decoration.

Guide Price: £50-60

View Lot No. 379

 
 

An Arnhamland, Australia Small Wood Figure, of a standing man, 22.5cm; an Arhamland Coolamon, two ceremonial spearheads, a punishment stick and a boomerang with poker work decoration. (6)

Guide Price: £50-80

View Lot No. 380

 
 

A Sepik River, New Guinea Crocodile Tooth Necklace, with twisted sennet binding; a shell necklace, a seed pod necklace and a see pod rattle (4)

Guide Price: £40-60

View Lot No. 381

 
 

A Western Australian Boab Nut Rattle, with poker work type decoration of a Bilby, a possum, an eagle, trees and hills, 19cm long; a Mornington Island, Australia, Coolaman, painted with a lizard and fish in black, ochre, brown and cream, with label to verso "by Dick Roughsey", 43cm long; a similar smaller Coolamon, painted with "A Comet" by the Roughsey Family, 42cm long (3)

Guide Price: £90-120

View Lot No. 382

 
 

An Australian Mulga Wood Parrying Shield, of domed elliptical form with angular handle, 63cm by 15cm; seven various fire sticks, two with clay covered holder (8)

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 383

 
 

A Papua New Guinea Wood Canoe Prow, of rounded triangular section, carved with stylised fish and tendrils, 57cm long; a Siassi Islands, Papua New Guinea Wood Bowl, of elliptical form, the exterior bearing traces of carving of stylised fish, 51cm long (2)

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 384

 
 

A Sepik River Papua New Guinea Trophy Skull, bearing original hair, wtih clayed in eyes and nose painted with brown, cream and ochre pigments, the top lip and jaw bone set with cowrie shells, on a metal display stand.

Guide Price: £1200-1500

View Lot No. 385

 
 

A Bangwa, Queen Memorial Figure, Cameroon, of wood covered in thick black, red and white coloured pigments, with ribbed conical coiffure, triangular section ears, high domed forehead, white painted eyes and open mouth with carved teeth, wearing a double ringed fanned collar and double ring anklets, standing with bent knees and pendulus breasts, holding a pestle in each hand, 179cm high.

Guide Price: £400-600

View Lot No. 386

 
 
 
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