183 Fine Betel Nut Mortar
Of unusual form, with typical scrollwork and raised birds in high relief, their beaks pecking at a fish motif beneath; each bird forming the ‘nose’ of a face with two disks for eyes, two further birds form the back of the stylised head and ‘ears’. Variegated lustrous surface. Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay Province. Provenance: Mark Lissauer, USA. H600mm W50mm.
$3,500 - $5,500
184 Rare Village Challenge Post, MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER
Beautiful carved post with typical Sepik mythology, Atmel people. Highly achieved with superb ancestral bird grasping onto a male figure who stands on two ascending intertwined crocodiles. Base is also heavily detailed and offers three carved heads. H2000mm W680mm.
$2,500 - $3,000
185 Mwai Mask
A superb mask of wood covered with a coating of claystone inlaid with nassa cowry shells. Red white and black pigments accentuate broad open face and eyes inset with conus shell. A strong nose line with flared nostrils from which are are extended prestigious boar tusks. Multi-colored vegetable fibres frame the jaw line. Upper lip extends towards chin which terminates with finely carved head and contorted ancestral figure. Provenance: Christensen Fund Collection cc60994, as dispersed by Sotheby’s 1996. H970mm W370mm.
$1,500 - $1,800
186 Mwai Mask
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With classic elongated face decorated with human hair, boar tusks and finely laid mosaic of cowry, conus and nassa shells in clay. Nose extends gracefully towards chin which terminates with ancestral bird totem. Face has part polychrome surfaces. Provenance: Christensen Fund Collection cc60988, as dispersed by Sotheby’s 1996. H880mm W160mm.
$700 - $1,000
187 Solomon Islands Walking Stick
With mother of pearl inlay. L1020mm.
$500 - $700
188 Sorcerers Soul Stone
Papua New Guinea, Highlands. See and illustration of this stone in a original colour photograph by Victoria Ginn, page 50, Lot 191. D92mm.
$250 - $350
189 Papua New Guinea Cowrie Shell Necklace
Papua New Guinea, Highlands. L600mm.
$250 - $350
190 Papua New Guinea Adornment
Of cassowary feathers finely woven into head net, Highlands. H300mm W500mm.
$250 - $350
191 Victoria Ginn - Cabo - Sorcerer holding Sorcerer’s Stone Colour photograph signed and dated 1977 1/1 by Victoria Ginn. H330mm W330mm. See illustration page 50.
$250 - $350
192 Victoria Ginn - Five Colour photographs
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Dodore Giant, Maliata, Soloman Islands 1986; Kapa Dancer, Bellona, Soloman Islands 1986; Local Goroka, Papua New Guinea 1978; Ritual Dress Santa Cruz Islands 1986. Each title inscribed, signed and dated 2010 each 1/1. H330mm W330mm
$2,500- $3,500