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A JAPANESE IRON 'JIZAI KAGI' KETTLE HOOK
Meiji era (1868-1912)
The hook attached to an extendible rod and a chain for hanging from the ceiling over the fire pit, 111cm long
£100-£200
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TWO JAPANESE FARMER'S TOOLS
Showa era (1912-1989)
Including a rice field measuring tape in a wood and iron case, 18cm high; and a wood mallet, 27cm long (2)
£200-£300
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A JAPANESE 'SHOIKO' BACK CARRIER
Showa era (1912-1989)
Made of wood, rope and recycled fabric strips for the straps, traditionally used for carrying heavier bundles of wood, 121cm long
£100-£150
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A JAPANESE SPOOL WINDER
Showa era (1912-1989)
With arm and cogs spinning the 'itomaki' thread spool, 60.5cm long
£100-£150
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A JAPANESE WOOD SKI
Meiji era (1868-1912)
With upturned ends, and two fixed blocks for fastening to the foot, 124cm long
£100-£150
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JAPANESE WOOD AND IRON FIRE BRIGADE HOSE
Meiji era (1868-1912)
Composed of two sections one inserted within the other, incised with an inscription mentioning the city of Osaka and the owner Inoue, 145.5cm long
£200-£300
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A JAPANESE WOOD FIGURE OF A SAMURAI
Early Edo era (1603-1867)
The left hand clenched around a now-missing sword, with remains of paint, 43cm high
£100-£200
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A 'WAYANG KULIT' SHADOW PUPPET, INDONESIA
From Central Java, the leather body painted and chiselled with fine openwork decoration, with articulated arms, supported by a horn handle and two control rods, possibly depicting Krishna, 76cm high
£200-£300
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A 'WAYANG KULIT' SHADOW PUPPET, INDONESIA
Probably from Bali, depicting an old female character, topless, wearing a long skirt and jewellery, with elaborate cut-out details, articulated arm and two wood rods for moving, 59cm high
£80-£120
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A JAVANESE TERRACOTTA PIGGY BANK, INDONESIA
Majapahit Kingdom, circa 14th-16th Century A.D.
With round hollow body and short stump legs, with pointed tail and a coin slot over the back, 11.5cm long
Provenance: English private collection, purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, in 1996.
£500-£700
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A JAVANESE BRONZE ZODIAC BOWL, INDONESIA
Majapahit Period, circa 14th-15th Century A.D.
Decorated in shallow relief, with a row of twelve zodiac symbols on the bottom row, and twelve other figures on the top row, with a date in the centre, 11.5cm high
Provenance: English private collection, Mayfair, acquired on the London art market in the 1970s.
Literature: the exact function of these zodiac beakers and the identity of the symbols in the decoration still remain uncertain, although they all seem to originate from the Majapahit period. For a study of this type of vessel, cf. P. Lusingh Scheurleer and M.J. Klokke, Ancient Indonesian Bronzes, Leiden, 1988, p.45.
£300-£500
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A BATAK FIGURE, SUMATRA, INDONESIA
With a lizard over the head and holding another to its chest, 50.5cm high
£80-£120
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A GROUP OF SOUTH-EAST ASIAN TOOLS, INDIA AND INDONESIA
Including two Indonesian horn and iron herb choppers, 30cm long; an Indian wood bucket with two rolling pins, 26cm-34cm long (5)
£200-£300
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TWO SEPIK SHIELDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Of narrow oval shape, carved with stylised anthropomorphic faces, decorated with white, red and blue pigment, a handle carved at the back, 77cm and 94cm long (2)
Provenance: Lewis Way Collection, England, acquired whilst travelling in the 1960s, thence by descent. Lewis Way was a psychologist, member of the Adlerian Society and author of many academic publications.
£300-£500
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A LARGE SIMBAI OR MARING SHIELD, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Of rectangular shape, decorated with incised dots forming a zig zag band along the edge and a wavy band surrounding a central circle, with holes for the now-missing handle, 137cm x 66cm
£200-£300
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A LARGE WASHKUK SPIRIT FIGURE, UPPER SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
The elongated lozenge-shaped face with bulbous eyes, the long nose projecting from the prominent brow, the mouth open to show the long tongue going down in three waves, two short horns on the back projecting downwards, the face terminating with a small crocodile head at the bottom, decorated on both sides with black, white, yellow and red pigment, 153cm high
£500-£700
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A KOREWORI 'YIPWON' HOOK FIGURE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Carved from a single piece of wood, with typical elongated features, the eyes with inlaid small cowrie shells, with a long pointed beard, wearing a headband or headdress, the torso outlined by rib-like projections, with one leg, decorated with incised curvilinear motifs painted in white and red pigment, 200cm high
Provenance:Literature: Yipwon spirits represent a primordial hunting spirit in human form. Large examples such as this would have been kept in the men's ceremonial house.
£500-£700
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A SEPIK COMPOSITE SPIRIT FIGURE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Possibly the terminal of a suspension hook, carved with a human face with prominent nose, wearing a headdress, the open mouth with projecting tongue, extensive remains of red pigment, 18.5cm long
£150-£250
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AN ABELAM BASKETRY MASK, EAST SEPIK, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Of elongated oval shape, with pointed ends, with long vertical stripes of concentric openwork ellipses for the eyes, a band of zig zag wickerwork for the mouth with a cowrie shell at one end, 46cm high
Provenance: English private collection of an academic.
Literature: this type of basketry mask was worn by Abelam men during yam ceremonies.
£80-£120
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A COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF ETHNOGRAPHIC INTEREST
Including eight necklaces from Papua New Guinea, composed of colourful beads, shells, bone and teeth, possibly flying fox teeth, three coconut bangles and two bead bracelets; a group of bronze arrow heads; a Syrian-style terracotta idol, Not Ancient; and other ethnographic items (a lot)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£100-£200
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THREE ABORIGINAL ARTEFACTS, AUSTRALIA
Including two bark paintings, one representing two snakes, 84.5cm x 22cm, and the other depicting a fish and a snake, 47cm x 29cm; and a spear thrower, 80cm long (3)
Provenance: William Peters (1923-2014) Collection, London and Deal, formed in the 1950s-1980s. William Peters served in Burma during WWII, then was posted in Ghana as a British colonial officer. He then started his diplomatic career and held positions in Australia, India, Uruguay and Malawi.
£80-£120
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AN ABORIGINAL BOOMERANG, AUSTRALIA
Carved in relief with four emus and three kangaroos, 66cm long
Provenance: English private collection, Godliman Family, acquired in the 1950s.
£80-£120
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AN ABORIGINAL DIDGERIDOO, AUSTRALIA
Carved with figures of animals, flowers and weapons, 89cm long
£70-£90
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AN INUIT BONE LADLE, CANADA
Of elegant elongated boat shape, with uniform brown patina, 27.5cm long
£200-£300
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AN INUIT BONE AND LEATHER MODEL OF A SLEIGH GROUP, CANADA
A group of three dogs attached with long leather straps, a seal tied to the sleigh resting on a leather blanket, 39cm long
£80-£120
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A NATIVE AMERICAN ENGRAVED RITUAL STONE
Decorated with an abstract face with large round eyes and long fangs, possibly a bear, a smaller human face just above its nose and two birds with long bills perching over the eyebrows, the underside made flat and smooth from use, with round sticker inscribed 'Seminole tribe [..r] southern shamans stone', 9.5cm long
£400-£600
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A POLYCHROME STRAW BOTTLENECK BASKET, CALIFORNIA
Decorated with geometric patterns in green, purple, yellow and black, with a four-petalled rosette on the base, 13cm high
£200-£300
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A GROUP OF THREE BASKETS
Including a small Tutsi 'agaseki' basket with pointed lid and 'umulenzi' pattern, Rwanda, 13cm high; a Native American raffia basket with stylised human figures, some with arms raised, California or Arizona, 7cm high; and another hexagonal basket with lid, possibly from the Philippines, 8.5cm high (3)
£100-£200
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A NATIVE AMERICAN PUEBLO POLYCHROME TERRACOTTA CANTEEN, NEW MEXICO
Of spherical shape with two ear handles for suspension, the high rim decorated with applied legs, tail and now-missing head of a feline, decorated on both sides with red, white and black pigment depicting a disc with scalloped edge on the inside and central stepped cross, and bands, dots-and-circles and more stepped crosses in the field, 33cm high
Provenance: acquired on the London art market in the 1980s.
£400-£600
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A MOCHE HEAD VESSEL, PERU
Depicting the head of a man, possibly a priest, with a short fringe over the forehead, large eyes, prominent curved nose and ears adorned with earrings, the mouth curved in a frown, with remains of red pigment, 16cm high
Provenance: William Peters (1923-2014) Collection, London and Deal, formed in the 1950s-1980s. William Peters served in Burma during WWII, then was posted in Ghana as a British colonial officer. He then started his diplomatic career and held positions in Australia, India, Uruguay and Malawi.
£200-£300
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A CHIMU BLACKWARE DOUBLE VESSEL, PERU
The two bodies decorated in relief with concentric bands of geometric patterns, the cylindrical spout linked by a bridge handle to the other terminal moulded in the shape of a human figure with over-sized head and horned headdress, holding a bird, 23cm high
Provenance: English private collection since 1998, formally in a Spanish private collection.
£100-£200
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A GROUP OF MISCELLANEOUS PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTEFACTS
Including a large burnished vessel with two spouts, 41cm high, a hollow zoomorphic terracotta handle, a hollow openwork terracotta male head, and two jadeite figures, 8.5cm-17cm high (5)
£100-£200
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A GROUP OF MISCELLANEOUS TRIBAL ART ITEMS
Including a pair of Pre-Columbian or Ancient Egyptian gold earrings, hollow-cast of penannular shape, 31mm diam; two sets of four Shona divination dice 'Hakata', each approx 11cm long, Zimbabwe or South Africa; a slit drum, 29cm long, Fiji Islands; an Inuit bone tool with engraved decoration, 15cm long, Canada; an Ecuadorian terracotta loom weight, 7cm long; two brass spoons and a terracotta figure (9)
Provenance: the gold earrings purchased from Ohly Berkeley Gallery, Davies Street, London, in the early 1960s. The Shona divination dice and the Fijian slit drum from the Donald Simmonds Collection, UK, formed in the 1950s-1960s.
£100-£150
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NINE WOOL TEXTILE WALL HANGING PANELS, PERU
Each approx 314cm x 30cm (9)
£200-£400
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THREE CARVED YERBA MATE GOURDS, ARGENTINA OR BRAZIL
Finely carved with geometric and floral motifs, one with applied metal plaque over the rim, with flowers in repoussé, and terminal on the thumb-rest in the shape of a perching bird, with Victorian collection label on the bottom, the straws now missing, 6.5cm-8cm high (3)
Provenance: English private collection. Collected circa 1882 by surgeon-Captain J. Dunlop, Royal Navy (1845-1905).
£100-£200
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TWO DOGON 'KANAGA' MASKS, MALI
The typical vertical crest with two pairs of stylised arms directed towards the sky and the earth, 92cm high and 97cm high (2)
Provenance: English private collection of an academic.
£200-£300
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A DOGON MASK, MALI
With typical rectangular face and recessed area for the eyes, surmounted by a female figure seated on a stool, with high coiffure and ears pierced for hoop earrings, with scarification marks over the face, torso, arms and legs, with remains of black, white and pink pigment on the geometric decoration, and remains of netting at the back, 87cm high
£200-£300
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A BAMANA MASK, MALI
With stretched earlobes, wearing a double chiwara headdress, decorated with cowrie shells and red thread, 87cm high
£150-£250
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A BAMANA STANDING MALE FIGURE, MALI
With elongated features, the short beard with incised details, 85cm high
£300-£500
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A DOGON LADDER, MALI
Of typical stepped, Y-shaped form, with shiny brown patina, 163cm high
£300-£500
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THREE BAMANA GRANARY DOOR LOCKS, MALI
In the shape of an abstract figure with large bat-like ears and stylised legs, decorated with incised geometric motifs, complete with bolt, 51cm high (3)
£150-£200
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A BAMANA 'SIGI KUN' BUFFALO HEAD MARIONETTE MASK, MALI
The animal represented with two sets of curved horns and articulated mouth, wearing a high openwork headdress decorated with a central alligator and flanked by two registers of human marionettes, with yellow skin, dressed with fabric clothes, the top row holding large bowls and the bottom row pointing rifles, a series of ropes at the back to manoeuvre the moving elements of the mask, 110cm high
£350-£450
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TWO BOZO HORNBILL BIRD PUPPETS, MALI
Standing upright with folded black and green wings, the yellow feathers with white and black dots over the breast, approx 37cm high each (2)
£150-£250
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AN EWE FEMALE ANCESTOR STANDING FIGURE, MALI
Wearing a long tunic, the long black hair tied with a band, a dark stain round the mouth for ritual feeding, 37cm high
£80-£120
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A DOGON UPPER SECTION OF LADDER, MALI
With remains of carved steppes on the main body and on the fork terminal, with eroded and weathered patina, 76cm high
£600-£800
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A BAMANA ZOOMORPHIC MASK, MALI
With long horns and elongated open mouth, 72cm long
£80-£120
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A GURUNSI ZOOMORPHIC MASK, BURKINA FASO
The eyes with typical concentric circles, surmounted with a bird's head with long beak, 43cm long
£80-£120
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A MOSSI MALE FIGURE, BURKINA FASO
Decorated with scarification marks over the face and body, the eyes added as iron nails, 67cm high
£150-£250
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A BWA PLANK MASK, BURKINA FASO
The round face with circular eyes and abstract mouth and beak, surmounted by a rectangular board and crescent decorated with a chequerboard pattern, 115cm high
£200-£300
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A BOBO OR MOSSI MASK, BURKINA FASO
Representing a bird with long beak, surmounted by a plank decorated with bands of triangles, 111cm high
£100-£150
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