Aboriginal Tiwi Island Totem (Australia, 20th Century)

Elaborately carved and painted wood totem. Mounted on base. 42 1/2 H x 5 D (irregular) inches; 57 H inches (with base).

20th century AD. A wooden figure of a bird with black painted head with brown and white for the eyes; notch to the top for insertion of separate beak, feather to the back of the head; long body painte

**Originally Listed At $250** Northern Australia, Bathurst Island, Aboriginal peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A group of three hand-carved wooden tools, each resembling an abstract zoo

Aboriginal Burial Pole. Australian, late 20th century, by Melville Island aboriginal artist Marie Evelyn Puatjimi, carved hardwood decorated with natural pigments, measuring 43” high x 5”

Various Locations, circa late 19th - early 20th century. A nice group pf clubs and staffs from Australia, Samoa, Africa and Solomon Islands. The N.W. Coast totem likely mid 20th century. Dimensions: g

Large old tribal hard wood hunting boomerang - Central Desert - Aboriginal - Australia Mid 20th century Wood 67,5 cm Old Australian Aboriginal carved hard wood Central Desert hunting boomerang. Carved

Two Shields, Aboriginal, Australia, Late 19th-Early 20th C. Two Aboriginal shields with good tool marks on front surface and Western Australia patterns on the inside along with integral handles. Size:

Three Aboriginal Didgeridoos. Australia, late 20th century, all of carved hardwood, two decorated with red, black & white acrylics on natural surface, measuring 44.5” long, and one measuring 37&

An Aboriginal Wunda Shield with grooved geometric patterns on both sides. Wood, red ochre, and pipeclay. Early 20th century. Western Australia. 26 1/2" x 6". Label on verso. Condition: Gouges, pigment

Oceania, Australia, Aboriginal peoples 20th c. Hand carved boomerang used for throwing and hunting throughout the continent by the Aboriginal peoples. Carved from a single piece of wood with a slightl

Three Aboriginal Shields (wunda) Australia, early 20th century Wood with natural pigments, each grooved in geometric patterns on both sides. In good condition, probably original as collected, stains f

Two Aboriginal Shields (wunda) Australia, early 20th century Wood with natural pigments, each grooved in geometric patterns on both sides. In good condition, probably original as collected, stains fro

2 Early Fighting/Throwing Clubs, Aboriginal, North East Queensland, Australia, 19th/Early 20th C. One deep black the other rich red color of dense hardwood, with sharpened lead point with abundant inc

Three Fighting Clubs, Aboriginal, Australia. One throwing club, Mid 20th Century and two old fighting clubs, early 20th Century. Size: Range from 15'' x 1.74'' x 2.5'' (38 x 4 x 6 cm) to 25'' x 1.5''

June BirdAustralia, 20th CenturyPair of Aboriginal Paintingstwo acrylic paintings on canvassigned verso, unframed.18 x 13 3/4 inches

**First Time At Auction** Australia, Aboriginal people, ca. mid 20th century CE. A pretty wooden ceremonial spear, decorated with cross-hatched white, red, and yellow ocher pigment. Size: 1.25" W x 26

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Western Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A gorgeous, hand-carved wooden boomerang meant for hunting rather than for display. The body is

Three Aboriginal Shields and One Bowl Australia, early 20th century Wood with natural pigments. Two shields (wunda) and the bowl (coolamon) grooved in linear patterns on both sides; the large shield p

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden boomerang meant for hunting rather than for display. The body is gently curved and

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. An interesting hand-carved wooden "woomera" (literally "spear thrower") of an elongated form with lightly

**Originally Listed At $150** Oceania, Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lightweight boomerang, hand-carved from wood and painted with stylized zoomorphs and geometric motifs.

Five Aboriginal Story Boards (tjurunga or churinga) Australia, early 20th century Wood with natural pigments. Three appear to be a set with matching geometric designs grooved on front and back. The sm

Australia, Likely Bathurst Island, Tiwi Clan Aboriginal Bark Paintingwhite, yellow, and maroon pigments on bark board23 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (59.69 x 37.47 x 3.81 cm.) Lord Alistair McAlpine Colle

**Originally Listed At $200** Australia, Aboriginal culture, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A handmade, wooden bullroarer, with fine incised designs on both sides and original red ocher pigment. It