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Native American & Tribal Art

3 – 13 March 2024

Discover the art of native peoples from around the world in our spring auction. Featuring a diverse array of treasures, including African masks and figures, Polynesian artefacts from Hawaii, Fiji, Tonga, and New Zealand, as well as clubs and stone tools from Melanesia. Standout items include a rare and early water storage gourd from Hawaii, a Fijian cannibal fork shaped like a flying fox, and a remarkable Suku helmet mask from the Congo.

In addition, our Native American collection boasts exceptional pieces such as a vast selection of Plains beadwork, a rare and early Northern Plains beaded hide robe, and an early Northwest Coast copper-bladed dagger from the Tlingit tribe of southern Alaska. Representing the Southwest, we offer a captivating range of Pueblo pottery, both historic and contemporary, along with Navajo weavings, and exquisite silver and turquoise jewellery.

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A decorated Hawaiian water storage gourd, umeke pawehe ht. 10 1/4, wd. 8 in.A decorated Hawaiian water storage gourd, umeke pawehe ht. 10 1/4, wd. 8 in.. Sold for US$20,480 inc. premium
A pair of Eskimo scrimshaw pipes lg. 13, and 9 in.A pair of Eskimo scrimshaw pipes lg. 13, and 9 in.. Sold for US$6,400 inc. premium
A Diné (Navajo) Germantown textile 48 x 33 in.A Diné (Navajo) Germantown textile 48 x 33 in.. Sold for US$3,840 inc. premium
A historic beaded strike-a-lite bag and awl case lg. of bag 6, lg. of awl case 12 1/2 in.A historic beaded strike-a-lite bag and awl case lg. of bag 6, lg. of awl case 12 1/2 in.. Sold for US$1,280 inc. premium
A Guro heddle pully ht. 7 3/4 in.A Guro heddle pully ht. 7 3/4 in.. Sold for US$704 inc. premium

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446 lots available

A pair of Indian armbands wd. 1, dia. 3 5/16 in.
A Naga sword, Dao lg. 31 1/4 in.
Ten silver bracelets from Timor-leste interior cir. 5, with 7/8 gap, interior cir. 5 with 7/8 gap, interior cir. 5 with 7/8 gap, interior cir. 5 with 1 5/16 gap, interior cir. 5 with 1 1/2 gap, interior cir. 5 with 1 1/2 gap, interior cir. 5 with 1 gap, interior cir. 5 with 1 1/8 gap, interior cir. 5 with 1 gap, and interior cir. 5 with 1 in. gap.
A Dayak wood coffin end ht. 21 1/2, wd. 19 1/2 in.
Kenyah-Kayan Dayak Hardwood Post Figure
A Philippines coconut cup ht. 2 1/2, wd. 4 1/2 in.
A Kalinga shield ht. 48 in.
Four New Guinea stone adze blades lg. 8 1/4, 8 1/8, 5 3/4, and 4 in.
Three New Guinea bone spatulas lg. 10 1/4, 11, and 11 1/2 in.
A New Guinea Gope board ht. 56, wd. 14 in.
A New Guinea Abau shield 62 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.
Two carved wood New Guinea bowls ht. 5 1/4, wd. 14, and ht. 5, wd. 13 3/4 in.
A New Guinea reliquary figure lg. 82 in.
A New Guinea bark painting ht. 36, wd. 14, size of frame 41 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.
A New Guinea sago peg 17 1/4 in.
A New Guinea bamboo lime container lg. 10 3/4 in.
A large Massim lime spatula lg. 24 in.
Three Massim lime spatulas lg. 15 1/2, 14 3/4, and 11 1/2 in.
A Massim wood food bowl ht. 3 1/4, lg. 14 1/4, wd. 11 1/4 in.
A Massim lime spatula ht. 12 in.
Three New Guinea and one Solomon Islands stone adze blades lg. 7 1/2, 6 3/4, 9 1/2, and 10 1/2 in.
A collection of New Guinea and Solomon Islands arrows lg. from 47 to 70 in.
Three Soloman Islands clubs lg. 50, 49 1/2, and 45 1/2 in.
An Admiralty Islands beaded armband wd. 2 3/4, lg. 4 in.
Two Solomon Islands War Clubs Alafolo lg. 43 and 38 1/2 in.
An Aborigine bark painting Wandjina 17 x 9 3/4 in.
Two Polynesian war clubs lg. 36 1/2, and 43 in.
A Tongan tapa cloth ht. 94 1/2, wd. 164 in.
A Mangaia wood ceremonial hafted adze lg. 27, lg. of blade 5 1/2 in.
A Samoan war club lg. 27 3/4 in.
A Fijian walking staff I titoko lg. 50 in.
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A Marquesas stone pounder ke'a tuki popoi ht. 6 1/2 in.
A Maori walking stick and staff lg. 36 3/4 and 39 1/4 in.
A Maori carved pipe lg. 4 1/2 in.
Two Māori adze blades toki lg. 7 and 5 1/2 in.
Three Hawaiian stone adze blades ko'i and pestle mea ku'i lg. 10 1/4, 8 3/8, and 8 3/4 in.
A Hawaiian dog tooth bracelet fragment, kupe'e overall lg. 2, wd. 3/4, and wd. 3/4 in.
Six Hawaiian stones lg. 4, 3 1/2, 4, 2 1/2, 2 1/4 and 2 in.
Four Hawaiian game stones 'ulu maika wd. 3 1/4, 2 1/2, 2 1/2, and 2 1/4 in.
A Hawaiian coconut cup ht. 3 1/4, wd. 5 in.
Two Hawaiian wood bowls ht. 3 1/2, wd. 5 1/2, and ht. 3 1/2, wd. 4 1/2 in.
A decorated Hawaiian water storage gourd, umeke pawehe ht. 10 1/4, wd. 8 in.
Two Micronesian plates and tackle box box ht. 6 3/8, wd. 7 3/4, lg. 18 1/2, wd. 9 1/2, and lg. 18 3/4, wd. 8 3/4 in.
A Micronesian woven sash lg. 70 1/2 in.
A Dogon snake staff lg. 28 1/2 in.
A Dogon iron neckrest ht. 6 1/4, wd. 11 3/4 in.
A Dogon figure ht. 10 1/2 in.
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