Ethnographic Arts & Artifacts | March 7 - 12, 2020

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bid online at: onlineauctions.waddingtons.ca

on view:

consignment coordinator Andrew Brandt ab@waddingtons.ca 416-847-6168

Sunday, March 8 From 12 pm to 4 pm

cover: Lot 7 Shona Carved Stone Head, possibly Eddie Masaya, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa

inside cover:

Lot 13 Bamana/Dogon Equestrian Statue, Mali, West Africa

Monday, March 9 From 1 pm to 7 pm

inside back cover: Lot 111 Sepik River Figural Suspension Hook, Papua New Guinea

preview held at:

275 King Street East, 2nd Floor Toronto, Ontario M5A 1K2

back cover: Lot 22 Lega Turtle Shell Mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa

all lots can be viewed online at: www.waddingtons.ca

This catalogue and its contents Š 2020 Waddington McLean & Company Ltd.

This auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale printed in the back of this catalogue.

Photography & design by Waddington’s All rights reserved.


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BAULE MALE FIGURE, IVORY COAST, WEST AFRICA

ASHANTI AKUABA (FERTILITY) DOLL, WEST AFRICA

carved wood, height 14.75 in — 37.5 cm

carved and painted wood, height 15.5 in — 39.4 cm

PENDE MASK, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

PROVENANCE:

PROVENANCE:

Missing Link Gallery, Sarasota, Florida, 2001; Collection of Joey and Toby Tanenbaum, Toronto; Waddington’s, May 9, 2019 lot 58

Gerry Moses, Toronto; Estate of Barbara Mercer, Toronto

$200 — 250

NOTE:

Gerry Moses was Imperial Oil’s art director

carved wood decorated with hide, feathers, cowrie shells, beads and fiber, includes stand, height 17 in — 43.2 cm See website for full catalogue details $600 — 800

$200 — 300

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YORUBA DIVINATION BOWL, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA

BURA TERRA COTTA HEAD, NIGER, WEST AFRICA

KONGO CARVED IVORY KNEELING FIGURE, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

carved wood with some remaining natural pigment, diameter 14.25 in — 36.2 cm See website for full catalogue details $400 — 600

includes stand, height 6.5 in — 16.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of Joey and Toby Tanenbaum, Toronto; Waddington’s, Oct. 5, 2017 lot 20 $150 — 250

height 5.5 in — 14 cm PROVENANCE:

Paul Duval Collection, Toronto $200 — 300


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SHONA CARVED STONE HEAD, POSSIBLY EDDIE MASAYA, ZIMBABWE, SOUTHERN AFRICA

DAN MASK, IVORY COAST/LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

BOBO BUFFALO MASK, BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA

carved wood with natural pigments, bells, cowrie shells and cloth decoration, height 13 in — 33 cm

carved wood with natural pigments, height 18.5 in — 47 cm

PROVENANCE:

Paul Duval Collection, Toronto

engraved signature to base “EdWaRd”, 14.5 x 16.5 x 11 in — 36.8 x 41.9 x 27.9 cm See website for full catalogue details $400 — 600

Paul Duval Collection, Toronto

PROVENANCE:

$150 — 200

$150 — 200

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MOSSI DOLL, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY, CENTRAL AFRICA

GURAGE CARVED WOOD HEADREST, ETHIOPIA, EAST AFRICA

BAMANA MATERNITY FIGURE, MALI, WEST AFRICA

carved wood, includes stand, height 16.75 in — 42.5 cm

inset with two carved bone medallions depecting Emperor Menelik II, height 7 in — 17.8 cm

carved wood with cloth waistband, includes stand, height 72 in — 182.9 cm

PROVENANCE:

Gerry Moses, Toronto; Estate of Barbara Mercer, Toronto NOTE:

Gerry Moses was Imperial Oil’s art director $200 — 400

$150 — 250

PROVENANCE:

Missing Link Gallery, Sarasota, Florida, 2001; Collection of Joey and Toby Tanenbaum, Toronto; Waddington’s, Oct. 5, 2017 lot 136 $3,000 — 3,500


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BAMANA/DOGON EQUESTRIAN STATUE, MALI, WEST AFRICA

YORUBA GELEDE HELMET MASK, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA

PUNU MASK, GABON, CENTRAL AFRICA

carved wood, includes stand, height 61 in — 154.9 cm PROVENANCE:

Missing Link Gallery, Sarasota, Florida, 2002; Collection of Joey and Toby Tanenbaum, Toronto; Waddington’s, Oct. 5, 2017 lot 46

carved wood with natural pigments, height 11.5 in — 29.2 cm

caved wood with natural pigments and rattan, includes stand, height 12 in — 30.5 cm $150 — 200

See website for full catalogue details $400 — 600

$800 — 1,200

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LOBI HEAD, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY, WEST AFRICA

BAULE FIGURAL STAFF, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY, IVORY COAST, WEST AFRICA

SENUFO FEMALE FIGURAL STAFF, SOUTH AFRICA

carved wood, includes stand, height 13.5 in — 34.3 cm $150 — 200

carved wood with natural pigment highlights, includes stand, height 55 in — 139.7 cm PROVENANCE:

Missing Link Gallery, Sarasota, Florida, 2003; Collection of Joey and Toby Tanenbaum, Toronto; Waddington’s, Apr. 27, 2017 lot 18 $600 — 800

carved wood, height 50 in — 127 cm $300 — 500


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SONGYE CARVED IVORY STANDING FEMALE FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

FANG MALE RELIQUARY FIGURE, CENTRAL AFRICA

MENDE BUNDU, SANDE SOCIETY, HELMET MASK, LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

carved wood, includes stand, height 24.5 in — 62.2 cm

carved wood, height 17.25 in — 43.8 cm

height 6 in — 15.2 cm $250 — 300

$200 — 300

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LEGA TURTLE SHELL MASK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

DOGON FIGURAL GRANARY DOOR LOCK, MALI, WEST AFRICA

WEST AFRICAN MORTAR, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY

carved wood, height 15.75 in — 40 cm

carved wood with geometric design, height 17.5 in — 44.5 cm, diameter 19 in — 48.3 cm

carved turtle shell with feather decoration, height 13 in — 33 cm $150 — 200

$150 — 250

$150 — 250

$500 — 700


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MOSSI MASK WITH ANTELOPE SURMOUNT, CENTRAL AFRICA

DAN MASK, IVORY COAST/LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

YORUBA KNEELING FEMALE FIGURE, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA

carved wood with natural pigments, height 35.75 in — 90.8 cm

carved wood, height 12 in — 30.5 cm

with some remaining natural pigments, height 25.25 in — 64.1 cm

PROVENANCE:

Gerry Moses, Toronto; Estate of Barbara Mercer, Toronto

Paul Duval Collection, Toronto $100 — 150

PROVENANCE:

$250 — 350

NOTE:

Gerry Moses was Imperial Oil’s art director $150 — 200

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GROUP OF FOUR KARAMAJON HEADRESTS, ETHIOPIA, EAST AFRICA

SENUFO FEMALE FIGURE, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY, WEST AFRICA

FANG RELIQUARY FIGURE, CENTRAL AFRICA

carved wood, tallest height 7.5 in — 19.1 cm

carved wood with some remaining natural pigment, height 51 in — 129.5 cm

carved wood with some applied pigment, feathers and rattan, includes stand, height 22 in — 55.9 cm

$150 — 200

PROVENANCE:

Gerry Moses, Toronto; Estate of Barbara Mercer, Toronto NOTE:

Gerry Moses was Imperial Oil’s art director $400 — 600

$300 — 500


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BAMANA FEMALE FIGURE, MALI, WEST AFRICA

LUBA CARVED IVORY SEATED FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

YORUBA GELEDE HELMET MASK, WEST AFRICA

carved wood, height 38.5 in — 97.8 cm $250 — 350

height 2.75 in — 7 cm PROVENANCE:

carved and painted wood, 19 x 12.5 x 13 in — 48.3 x 31.8 x 33 cm $300 — 500

Paul Duval Collection, Toronto $100 — 150

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BAMANA NTOMO MASK, MALI, WEST AFRICA

DOGON MALE AND FEMALE ANCESTRAL GROUP, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY, MALI, WEST AFRICA

TEKE JANUS POWER FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

carved wood with natural pigment, height 12.5 in — 31.8 cm

carved wood decorated with fiber and cloth, includes stand, height 16 in — 40.6 cm

$100 — 150

$200 — 300

carved wood with applied cowrie shell, red ormosia and thread decoration, height 20.25 in — 51.4 cm $100 — 150


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FANG BASKET FIGURE, CENTRAL AFRICA

GURAGE AND SIDAMO HEADRESTS, ETHIOPIA, EAST AFRICA

TWO CARVED WOOD SWAZI HEADRESTS, EAST AFRICA

carved wood, height 7.25 in — 18.4 cm; 7 in — 17.8 cm

longest length 6 in — 15.2 cm; 4.75 in — 12.1 cm

$150 — 200

$100 — 150

$100 — 150

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LEGA MASK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

MAKONDE FIGURAL GROUP, TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA

ASHANTI AKUABA (FERTILITY) DOLL, GHANA, WEST AFRICA

carved wood with applied natural pigments, height 10.25 in — 26 cm

carved ebony, height 27 in — 68.6 cm

carved wood, height 10.5 in — 26.7 cm

$200 — 300

$60 — 80

carved wood figure attached to woven raffia basket, height 12.75 in — 32.4 cm

$100 — 150


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“BIG FIVE” CARVED STONE TOTEM

LEGA CARVED BONE JANUS FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

YORUBA FIGURAL CARVED HORN DIVINATION TAPPER/RATTLE (IROKE IFA), NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA

height 12.5 in — 31.8 cm

includes stand, height 9 in — 22.9 cm

with plastic elephant tusks, height 11 in — 27.9 cm PROVENANCE:

Purchased directly from the artist, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa

$150 — 250

PROVENANCE:

Paul Duval Collection, Toronto

$150 — 200

$100 — 150

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DAN MASK, IVORY COAST/LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

YORUBA FIGURAL SHANGO WAND, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA

DAN MASK, IVORY COAST/LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

carved wood with applied cloth, fiber and cowrie shell decoration, height 10.75 in — 27.3 cm

carved wood, height 23.75 in — 60.3 cm

carved wood with applied natural pigments, cowrie shell and cloth decoration, height 17.5 in — 44.5 cm

$100 — 150

PROVENANCE:

Gerry Moses, Toronto; Estate of Barbara Mercer, Toronto NOTE:

Gerry Moses was Imperial Oil’s art director $200 — 300

$100 — 150


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BAGA SEATED FEMALE FIGURE, GUINEA, WEST AFRICA

DAN MASK, IVORY COAST/LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

AFRICAN CARVED WOOD COLONIAL SAILOR FIGURE

carved wood, height 19.5 in — 49.5 cm

carved wood with applied cloth and cowrie shell decoration, height 10 in — 25.4 cm

height 32 in — 81.3 cm

PROVENANCE:

Paul Duval Collection, Toronto

$80 — 100

$100 — 150

PROVENANCE:

Gerry Moses, Toronto; Estate of Barbara Mercer, Toronto NOTE:

Gerry Moses was Imperial Oil’s art director $150 — 200

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SENUFO KPELIE MASK, WEST AFRICA

AFRICAN CARVED IVORY BANGLE, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY

GROUP OF FOUR AFRICAN BRONZE MANILLAS, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY

carved wood, height 17.5 in — 44.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Paul Duval Collection, Toronto $100 — 150

diameter 4.5 in — 11.4 cm $200 — 250

three cast and one formed from a ships anchor chain, largest diameter 7 in — 17.8 cm $100 — 150


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A GROUP OF TWELVE AFRICAN BANGLES

TWO AFRICAN BRONZE CUFF BRACELETS, EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY, WEST AFRICA

A GROUP OF FOUR SENUFO BRONZE ANKLETS, WEST AFRICA

including seven bronze, four base metal and one stone, largest diameter 4.5 in — 11.4 cm

height 3.75 in — 9.5 cm, diameter 5.25 in — 13.3 cm

largest length 6.75 in — 17.1 cm $100 — 150

$100 — 150

$100 — 150

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A GROUP OF THREE AFRICAN BRONZE SHIPS ANCHOR CHAIN MANILLAS

TWO SNAKE VERTEBRAE NECKLACES TOGETHER WITH TWO COWRIE SHELL NECKLACES

GROUP OF FOUR OSTRICH EGGSHELL BEADWORK BELTS, BOTSWANA, SOUTHERN AFRICA

longest length 36 in — 91.4 cm

longest, excludes fringe length 38 in — 96.5 cm

$60 — 80

$200 — 300

largest diameter 6.5 in — 16.5 cm $100 — 150


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GROUP OF FOUR OSTRICH EGGSHELL BEADWORK BELTS, BOTSWANA, SOUTHERN AFRICA

GROUP OF FOUR OSTRICH EGGSHELL BEADWORK BELTS, BOTSWANA, SOUTHERN AFRICA

GROUP OF FOUR OSTRICH EGGSHELL BEADWORK BELTS, BOTSWANA, SOUTHERN AFRICA

longest, excludes fringe length 31 in — 78.7 cm

longest, excludes fringe length 36.5 in — 92.7 cm

longest, excludes fringe length 33 in — 83.8 cm

$200 — 300

$200 — 300

$200 — 300

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ZULU BEADWORK NECKLACE AND BELT, SOUTH AFRICA

MAASAI COW HIDE AND BEADWORK PANEL, KENYA/TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA

LEGA CARVED BONE FIGURAL AXE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

34 x 48 in — 86.4 x 121.9 cm

with wrapped copper wire decoration, height 13.25 in — 33.7 cm

belt length 28.5 in — 72.4 cm PROVENANCE:

Purchased in the 1970s in Msinga, South Africa $250 — 350

$100 — 150

$150 — 250


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ZULU NORTH NGUNI HIDE SHIELD, SOUTH AFRICA

GROUP OF FOUR AFRICAN CARVED WOOD ANTHROPO-ZOOMORPHIC SLINGSHOTS

GROUP OF SEVEN AFRICAN EDGED WEAPONS

height 22.25 in — 56.5 cm

two Baule, Ivory Coast and two unidentified, tallest height 7.5 in — 19.1 cm

including three axes and four spear heads together with a wire wrapped leather whip, longest length 26 in — 66 cm

$200 — 300

$200 — 300

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GROUP OF FIVE AFRICAN EDGED WEAPONS

TWO AFRICAN SPEARS

MAASAI SPEAR, KENYA/TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA

$100 — 150

including a Saka short sword with copper wrapped handle, two short swords, a short sword blade and an Ethiopian Jile Dagger with horn mounted handle and hide sheath, longest length 24 in — 61 cm $200 — 300

one with hide and snakeskin covered hardwood shaft, height 66.25 in — 168.3 cm; 31.25 in — 79.4 cm PROVENANCE:

Gerry Moses, Toronto; Estate of Barbara Mercer, Toronto NOTE:

Gerry Moses was Imperial Oil’s art director $150 — 200

leaf form blade to hardwood haft, height 68.25 in — 173.4 cm $100 — 150


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LOBI CARVED WOOD CHAIR, WEST AFRICA

LOBI CARVED WOOD CHAIR, WEST AFRICA

ASHANTI BRONZE KUDUO (LIDDED VESSEL), GHANA, WEST AFRICA

19.75 x 34 x 6.5 in — 50.2 x 86.4 x 16.5 cm

21.75 x 37 x 16.75 in — 55.2 x 94 x 42.5 cm

$100 — 150

$100 — 150

lost wax cast; lid decorated with figures, body with birds and geometric forms, height 11 in — 27.9 cm See website for full catalogue details $200 — 300

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GROUP OF FOUR AFRICAN PIPES TOGETHER WITH DECORATIVE PIPE

A GROUP OF THREE AKAN FIGURAL COMBS, WEST AFRICA

bronze Akan pipe with figure to bowl and leather wrapped wood shaft; another bronze decorative pipe; two wood pipes with bead decoration, one with stand; Pende gourd pipe with terra cotta chamber and wood shaft, length 17.25 in — 43.8 cm

carved wood, includes stands, tallest height 9.25 in — 23.5 cm

TWO AFRICAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS TOGETHER WITH A TRIBAL ART REFERENCE BOOK

$100 — 150

$100 — 150

Werner Gillon, A SHORT HISTORY OF AFRICAN ART, 1988; Geoffrey Parrinder, AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY, 1967; Judith Miller, TRIBAL ART, 2006, $80 — 100


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TWO IGBO FIGURAL SPOONS, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA

KONGO SEATED FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

CHOKWE MASK, CENTRAL AFRICA

height 14.25 in — 36.2 cm

PROVENANCE:

carved wood with some remaining natural pigment, both height 14 in — 35.6 cm PROVENANCE:

$150 — 200

Paul Duval Collection, Toronto

carved wood and fiber, height 16 in — 40.6 cm

Gerry Moses, Toronto; Estate of Barbara Mercer, Toronto NOTE:

$80 — 120

Gerry Moses was Imperial Oil’s art director $200 — 300

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SONGYE CARVED WOOD MALE FIGURE, CENTRAL AFRICA

DAN MASK, IVORY COAST/LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

DOGON FIGURE, MALI, WEST AFRICA

depicting a male holding a kifwebe mask, height 17.75 in — 45.1 cm

carved wood and fiber, height 14.5 in — 36.8 cm

$80 — 120

$80 — 100

carved wood, height 27.75 in — 70.5 cm $100 — 150


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KUBA HELMET MASK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

MAMBILA FIGURE, CAMEROON, WEST AFRICA

KOTA MAHONQWE RELIQUARY FIGURE, GABON, CENTRAL AFRICA

carved wood and fiber, height 16 in — 40.6 cm

carved wood with natural pigment, height 9.5 in — 24.1 cm

carved wood with applied copper decoration, height 18.25 in — 46.4 cm

$150 — 200

$80 — 100

$100 — 150

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CHOKWE MWANA PWO MASK, WEST AFRICA

CHOKWE MWANA PWO MASK, CENTRAL AFRICA

carved wood with applied fiber and cloth decoration, 9.5 x 7 x 11 in — 24.1 x 17.8 x 27.9 cm

carved wood with some natural pigments, headdress decorated with woven raffia, cowrie shells, beads, fiber, copper and plant stems, height 13.5 in — 34.3 cm

SALAMPUSA LULUA MALE FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

$80 — 120

$100 — 150

carved wood with fiber decoration, height 22.5 in — 57.2 cm $100 — 150


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KIRDI-FALI FERTILITY DOLL, CAMEROON/NIGERIA, CENTRAL AFRICA

BAMANA SEGOU FEMALE FIGURE, MALI, WEST AFRICA

DAN MASK, IVORY COAST/LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

carved wood with applied beads, leather and cowrie shell decoration, height 14.75 in — 37.5 cm

carved wood decorated with cloth and beads, height 19.25 in — 48.9 cm

carved wood and cloth, height 10.5 in — 26.7 cm

$80 — 100

$100 — 150

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PAIR OF DENGESE ANCESTRAL MALE AND FEMALE FIGURES, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

DAN ANTHROPO-ZOOMORPHIC MASK, IVORY COAST/ LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

KONGO MASK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

carved wood with applied pigment, male figure with metal tack and fur decoration, height 29 in — 73.7 cm; 28 in — 71.1 cm $400 — 600

carved wood with some natural pigment, height 14.75 in — 37.5 cm $150 — 200

$80 — 100

carved wood with applied pigments, height 10.75 in — 27.3 cm $100 — 150


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BIRD MASK, POSSIBLY DAN, IVORY COAST/LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

DAN MASK, IVORY COAST/LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

ASHANTI MASK, GHANA, WEST AFRICA

carved wood with applied red pigment and leather head strap, height 15.5 in — 39.4 cm

carved wood with applied cowrie shell and cloth decoration, height 11 in — 27.9 cm

carved wood with applied copper, beads, cowrie shell and clay decorations, height 13.25 in — 33.7 cm

$150 — 200

$200 — 300

$80 — 100

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AFRICAN CARVED EBONY MASK, POSSIBLY BAMILEKE, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICA

MAASAI EBONY CARVED FEMALE BUST, KENYA/TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA

BAMILEKE GRASSLANDS BRONZE MASK, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICA TOGETHER WITH A BRONZE DAN MASK, IVORY COAST/LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

height 9.5 in — 24.1 cm $80 — 120

height 12.25 in — 31.1 cm $80 — 100

lost wax cast, height 8.25 in — 21 cm; 8.75 in — 22.2 cm $60 — 80


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AFRICAN ANTHROPOMORPHIC HEADDRESS

UNIDENTIFIED AFRICAN MASK

TWO CHOKWE MASKS, CENTRAL AFRICA

carved wood with applied fiber and thread decoration, height 13 in — 33 cm

carved wood with some applied pigments, hair and metal teeth, height 8.75 in — 22.2 cm $100 — 150

$60 — 80

both carved wood with some applied natural pigments, height 9.5 in — 24.1 cm; 8.5 in — 21.6 cm $100 — 150

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CHOKWE MASK, CENTRAL AFRICA TOGETHER WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED MASK

BAULE MASK, IVORY COAST TOGETHER WITH A DAN MASK, IVORY COAST/ LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA

TWO LUBA KIFWEBE MASKS, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, CENTRAL AFRICA

both carved wood, height 12.5 in — 31.8 cm; 10.25 in — 26 cm

both carved wood the latter with painted, cloth, fiber and cowrie shell decoration, height 14 in — 35.6 cm; 13 in — 33 cm

both carved wood with some natural pigments, height 12 in — 30.5 cm; 13 in — 33 cm

$80 — 100

$150 — 200

$150 — 200


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AFRICAN CARVED WOOD OLIFANT STYLE HORN

SEPIK RIVER HEADREST, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

SEPIK RIVER FIGURAL SUSPENSION HOOK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

height 22.5 in — 57.2 cm

carved wood with natural pigments, length 18.5 in — 47 cm

carved wood with natural pigments and inset cowrie shell eyes, height 33.5 in — 85.1 cm

$50 — 70

$80 — 100

PROVENANCE:

Paul Duval Collection, Toronto $200 — 300

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SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, WOVEN ORCHID STEM AND GREEN FLOWER BEETLE HEADBAND TOGETHER WITH A COWRIE SHELL HEADBAND AND A WOVEN BILUM HAT, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

TIMBUWARRA WOVEN SPIRIT FIGURE, PANGIA, SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

SEPIK RIVER KUNDU (DRUM), PAPUA NEW GUINEA

in one frame, frame size 18.75 x 39.5 in — 47.6 x 100.3 cm $150 — 250

fiber with natural pigments, height 27 in — 68.6 cm $80 — 100

carved wood with natural pigments, decorated with feathers, fiber and yarn with Goanna skin drum head, height 29.5 in — 74.9 cm $150 — 250


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PAPUA NEW GUINEA MALE ANCESTRAL FIGURE, MID TO LATE 20TH CENTURY

SEPIK RIVER FIGURAL SUSPENSION HOOK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

SEPIK RIVER TURTLE SHELL MASK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

carved wood with natural pigment, cowrie shell eyes and fiber decoration, height 32 in — 81.3 cm

applied pigments to turtle shell decorated with shells, cassowary feathers, woven raffia and fiber, height 13.75 in — 34.9 cm

carved wood with applied natural pigments, shells, cassowary feathers and fiber decorations, height 44.5 in — 113 cm

$150 — 250

$150 — 200

See website for full catalogue details $200 — 300

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TAMBANUM VILLAGE SPIRIT MASK, SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

IATMUL SPIRIT MASK, SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PAPUA NEW GUINEA WOVEN TURTLE SHELL MASK

carved wood with painted natural pigments and cowrie shell eyes, height 31 in — 78.7 cm

carved wood with applied natural pigments, mud, shells, cassowary feathers and fiber decoration, height 28 in — 71.1 cm

woven raffia mounted to a turtle shell with natural pigments and cowrie shell eyes, height 15 in — 38.1 cm

$80 — 100

$80 — 100 See website for full catalogue details $200 — 300


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TWO PAUPA NEW GUINEA WOVEN MASKS

FOUR WOVEN BILUM BAGS TOGETHER WITH A WOVEN RAFFIA BAG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

CROCODILE FORM SLIT GONG DRUM, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

small woven raffia Yam mask together with a unidentified woven fiber mask with cassowary feather and shell highlights, tallest height 14.5 in — 36.8 cm

largest 34 x 19 x 6 in — 86.4 x 48.3 x 15.2 cm

carved wood with cowrie shell eyes, includes beater, length 29.5 in — 74.9 cm

$200 — 300

$150 — 250

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FIVE PAPUA NEW GUINEA WOVEN BILUM BAGS TOGETHER WITH A WOVEN SAND PALM BAG, AUSTRALIA

PAPUA NEW GUINEA STONE AXE

THREE PAPUA NEW GUINEA STONE AXES TOGETHER WITH A BAMBOO BOW AND 4 ARROWS

$200 — 300

largest 35 x 24 in — 88.9 x 61 cm $250 — 350

with slate head, woven rattan to hardwood haft, length 25.5 in — 64.8 cm $80 — 100

each axe with slate head, woven rattan and hardwood haft, length 24.25 in — 61.6 cm $150 — 250


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GROUP OF THREE SEPIK RIVER DECORATIVE MASKS TOGETHER WITH A CARVED WOOD HEAD, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

GROUP OF THREE SEPIK RIVER MASKS TOGETHER WITH TWO STAKES ONE DEPICTING A HEAD THE OTHER A HORNBILL

GROUP OF SIX PAPUA NEW GUINEA ARTIFACTS

all carved wood with applied natural pigments, one with cowrie shell decoration, height 21 in — 53.3 cm

carved wood with applied natural pigments some with cowrie shell and fiber decoration, height 14.5 in — 36.8 cm

including two painted house tiles, cassowary bone dagger with shell, bead and fiber decoration, three shell necklaces (two decorated with boar tusks, one with jaw bone and one with carved wood mask pendent), tile height 15.5 in — 39.4 cm

$80 — 100

$80 — 100

$100 — 150

130

131

132

TWO SEPIK RIVER LIME CONTAINERS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PAPUA NEW GUINEA FIGURE

PAPUA NEW GUINEA FIGURE

carved wood with natural pigments with shell, bead and fiber decorations, height 40.5 in — 102.9 cm

carved wood with natural pigments and shell eyes, height 28.75 in — 73 cm

carved wood with applied natural pigments, rattan and fiber; one with anthropo-zoomorphic design the other with zoomorphic design, height 43.5 in — 110.5 cm $100 — 150

$150 — 250

$80 — 100


133

134

GROUP OF THREE IBAN/DAYAK MASKS, BORNEO TOGETHER WITH TWO BATAK MASKS, SUMATRA, INDONESIA

OCEANIC FEMALE FIGURE

carved wood, height 10.25 in — 26 cm $100 — 150

carved wood, height 17.25 in — 43.8 cm $100 — 150


Buying at Waddington’s All lots will be offered and sold subject to the Conditions of Sale which appear in this catalogue as well as any Glossary and posted or oral announcement. By bidding at auction, bidders are bound by those Conditions and Glossary, as amended by any oral announcement or posted notices, which together form the contract of sale between the successful bidder (buyer), Waddington’s™ and the consignor (seller) of the lot. Descriptions or photographs of lots are not warranties and each lot is sold “as is” in accordance with the Conditions of Sale. CONDITION OF LOTS All of the items are to be considered, unless otherwise noted in the description or condition reports, in good condition. The definition of “good” when used in reference to condition, describes an object as having had no major damage or repair but as with the nature of the material, may show minor surface wear, discolouration etc., which indicates the acceptable wear that the piece may acquire with age. If you are particular about minor flaws, you should examine the pieces in person or have our staff answer any questions before bidding. Sizes are approximate. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to inquire as to the condition of a lot before bidding. Condition reports are available upon request by phone, fax, email or in person. You are advised to make any requests well in advance of the sale. Frames on artwork are not included as part of purchase or condition. BUYERS PREMIUM A premium of 20% of the successful bid price of each lot. A charge of 13% HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) is applicable on the hammer price and buyer’s premium, except for purchases exported from Canada. In the case where purchases are shipped out of the province of Ontario, the HST or GST is charged based on the tax status of that province. PAYMENT Payment for purchases must be by cash, INTERAC direct debit (Cdn clients in person only), certified cheque (U.S. & Overseas not applicable), travelers cheque, bank draft, electronic transfer (fee applies), VISA or Mastercard (up to $25,000). ALL PRICES IN CANADIAN FUNDS REMOVAL OF PURCHASES Purchases must be paid for within 48 hours of the date of the sale, and removed from premises within 10 days of the date of sale (see Conditions of Sale, conditions 8 to 15). Clients are advised that packing and/or handling of purchased lots by our employees or agents is undertaken solely as a courtesy for the convenience of clients.

Selling at Waddington’s BIDDING To bid in person at the auction, you must register for a bidding number by showing identification acceptable to the Auctioneer upon entering the salesroom. Your number will identify you if you are the successful bidder. You will be responsible for all lots purchased on your bidding number. Banking information may be requested by Waddington’s™. You may submit an Absentee Bid Form if you are unable to attend the sale. Bidding by telephone, in limited circumstances, can be arranged prior to the sale. While we are pleased to offer absentee and telephone bidding as a service to our clients, and take great care in their commission, the Auctioneer will not be responsible for technical difficulties, errors or failure to execute bids. The Auctioneer may also execute bids on behalf of the consignor to protect the reserve. The reserve is the confidential minimum price the seller is willing to accept for his or her property, below which it will not be sold.

WADDINGTON’S COMMISSION RATES

SHIPPING The Auctioneers will not undertake packing or shipping. The purchaser must designate and arrange for the services of an independent shipper and be responsible for all shipping, insurance expenses and any necessary export permits that may apply. The Auctioneers will, upon request, provide names of professional packers and shippers but will not be held responsible for the service or have any liability for providing this information. Reliable preauction estimates of shipping costs of lots offered in this sale may be obtained from:

Items selling for $2,500 or less 20%

PakShip 905-470-6874 / 905-470-6875 / 416-293-8225 taurus@pakship.ca / www.pakship.ca Safer Shipping Inc. (formerly Envoy) 416-299-3367 / 416-299-9750 perry@safershipping.ca / www.safershipping.ca Fero Transport 514-453-1462 www.ferotransport.ca CITES Restrictions exist regarding the import and export of species protected under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species).This includes but is not limited to items made of or containing bone (whalebone etc.), ivory, tortoise shell, seal skin, rhinoceros horn and any other animal part and is strictly controlled or forbidden by most countries. Please review your country’s laws before bidding on pieces made of or containing these restricted items. It is the sole responsibility of the buyer to inquire about and obtain the proper permits for artwork purchased that may contain restricted materials, if such permit can be obtained

Items selling for $7,501 or more - 10% Items selling for $2,501 to $7,500 - 15% Items selling for $251 to $2,500 - 20% Items selling for $250 or less - 25% *There is a minimum handling charge of $20 per item CANADIAN ART DEPARTMENT COMMISSION RATES Items selling for $7,501 or more 10% Items selling for $2,501 to $7,500 15%

*There is a minimum handling charge of $20 per item INSURANCE A 1% insurance charge, based on the hammer price of the property, will be applied to all accounts. AUCTION ADVICE For auction advice on paintings, drawings, prints, jewellery, and various forms of decorative arts and other collectibles, please feel free to contact us via email or telephone. We are pleased to review emails containing photographs and information on your pieces in order to provide auction estimates for you to consider. For collections with a variety of objects, please contact our Appraisals and Consignments department (consignments@waddingtons.ca). For department-specific inquiries, please contact the specialist and/or department directly. All contact information can be found at www. waddingtons.ca. Our offices are located in Toronto and Vancouver, but our specialists occasionally travel to major Canadian cities to meet with prospective consignors. To receive more information on Valuation Days across Canada or to arrange an appointment, please contact our Toronto office (416-504-9100). Please note that property typically arrives at Waddington’s at least three months before the sale in order to allow our specialists time to research, catalogue, photograph and promote the items. Consignors will receive a contract to sign, setting forth terms and fees for our services.


Conditions of Sale

1. All lots are sold “AS IS”. Any description issued by the auctioneer of an article to be sold is subject to variation to be posted or announced verbally in the auction room prior to the time of sale. While the auctioneer has endeavoured not to mislead in the description issued, and the utmost care is taken to ensure the correct cataloguing of each item, such descriptions are purely statements of opinion and are not intended to constitute a representation to the prospective purchasers and no warranty of the correctness of such description is made. An opportunity for inspection of each article is offered prior to the time of sale. No sale will be set aside on account of lack of correspondence of the article with its description or its reproduction, if any, whether colour or black & white. Some lots are of an age and/or nature which preclude their being in pristine condition and some catalogue descriptions make reference to damage and/or restoration. The lack of such a reference does not imply that a lot is free from defects nor does any reference to certain defects imply the absence of others. Frames on artwork are not included as part of purchase or condition. It is the responsibility of prospective purchasers to inspect or have inspected each lot upon which they wish to bid, relying upon their own advisers, and to bid accordingly. 2. Each lot sold is subject to a 20% buyers premium as part of the purchase price. 3. Unless exempted by law, the buyer is required to pay Harmonized Sales Tax on the total purchase price including the buyer’s premium. For international buyers, taxes are not applicable when purchases are shipped out of country. Items shipped out of Ontario, the buyer is required to pay taxes as per the tax status of that province, whether it HST or GST (Goods and Services Tax). 4. The auctioneer reserves the right to withdraw any lot from sale at any time, to divide any lot or to combine any two or more lots at his sole discretion, all without notice. 5. The auctioneer has the right to refuse any bid and to advance the bidding at his absolute discretion. The auctioneer reserves the right not to accept and not to reject any bid. Without limitation, any bid which is not commensurate with the value of the article offered, or which is merely a nominal or fractional advance over the previous bid may not be recognized.

6. Each lot may be subject to an unpublished reserve which may be changed at any time by agreement between the auctioneer and the consignor. The auctioneer may bid, or direct an employee to bid, on behalf of the consignor as agreed between them. In addition, the auctioneer may accept and submit absentee and telephone bids, to be executed by an employee of the auctioneer, pursuant to the instructions of prospective purchasers not in attendance at the sale. 7. The highest bidder accepted by the auctioneer for any lot shall be the buyer and such buyer shall forthwith assume full risk and responsibility for the lot and must comply with such other Conditions of Sale as may be applicable. If any dispute should arise between bidders the auctioneer shall have the absolute discretion to designate the buyer or, at his option, to withdraw any disputed lot from the sale, or to re-offer it at the same or a subsequent sale. The auctioneer’s decision in all cases shall be final. 8. Immediately after the purchase of a lot, the buyer shall pay or undertake to the satisfaction of the auctioneer with respect to payment of the whole or any part of the purchase price requested by the auctioneer, failing which the auctioneer in his sole discretion may cancel the sale, with or without re-offering the item for sale. 9. The buyer shall pay for all lots within 48 hours from the date of the sale, after which a late charge of 2% per month on the total invoice may be incurred or the auctioneer, in his sole discretion, may cancel the sale. The buyer shall not become the owner of the lot until paid for in full. Items must be removed within 10 days from the date of sale, after which storage charges may be incurred. 10. Each lot purchased, unless the sale is cancelled as above, shall be held by the auctioneer at his premises or at a public warehouse at the sole risk of the buyer until fully paid for and taken away. 11. Notwithstanding condition no. 1, if the buyer, prior to removal of a lot, makes arrangements satisfactory to the auctioneer for the inspection of such lot by a fully qualified person acceptable to the auctioneer to determine the genuineness or authenticity of the lot, to be carried out promptly following the sale of the lot, and if, but only if, within a period of 14 days following the sale a written opinion of such person is presented to the auctioneer to the effect that the lot is not genuine or authentic, accompanied by a written request by the buyer for rescission of the sale, then the sale of the lot will be rescinded and the sale price refunded to the buyer.

12. Payment for purchases must be by cash, INTERAC direct debit (Cdn clients in person only), certified cheque (U.S. & Overseas not applicable), travelers cheque, bank draft, electronic transfer (fee applies), and VISA or Mastercard (up to $25,000). 13. In the event of failure to pay for or remove articles within the aforementioned time limit, the auctioneer, without limitation of the rights of the consignor and the auctioneer against the buyer, may resell any of the articles affected, and in such case the original buyer shall be responsible to the auctioneer and the consignor for: (a) any deficiency in price between the resale amount and the amount to have been paid by the original buyer; (b) any reasonable charge by the auctioneer for the storage of such articles until payment and removal by the subsequent buyer; and (c) the amount of commission which the auctioneer would have earned had payment been made in full by the original buyer. 14. It is the responsibility of the buyer to make all arrangements for insuring, packing and removing the property purchased and any assistance by the auctioneer or his servants, agents or contractors, in packing or removal shall be rendered as a courtesy and without any liability to them. 15. The auctioneer acts solely as agent for the consignor and makes no representation as to any attribute of, title to, or restriction affecting the articles consigned for sale. Without limitation, the buyer understands that any item bought may be affected by the provisions of the Cultural Property Export Act (Canada). 16. The auctioneer reserves the right to refuse admission to the sale or to refuse to recognize any or all bids from any particular person or persons at any auction.


Moorcroft Pottery Auction MARCH 21 — 26, 2020

Moorcroft Late Florian Vase, c.1916-18 height 13.8 in — 35 cm, impressed Burslem marks, painted signature in green Estimate: $700—1,000



Waddington’s 275 King Street East, Second Floor Toronto, Ontario M5A 1K2

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