Two ceremonial spears - Australia - Tiwi Islands

Two African ceremonial spears with beaded shafts together with another spear. 60cm (3).

Collection of Early 20th Century Luzon, Philippines Ifago Tribe Bamboo and Metal Arrows and Two Ceremonial Painted Wood Spears. Unsigned. Good used condition, normal wear, paint chips, rubbing. Arrows

Barbed spear tip used as a ceremonial spear in the Tiwi mortuary ceremonies. Dimensions: 24-1/2" L. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Brooklyn, NY

Two Ceremonial Bowls, Santa Catalina Island, Solomon Islands, First Half 20th C. Shark spirit motifs dominate the figuration on these well preserved bowls. The scrolling and the well articulated, inla

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

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

Two Ceremonial Bowls, Star Harbor Area, Solomon Islands, First Half 20th C. Each bowl of blackened wood with shell inlay has stylized bird and fish forms. Slight damage and missing inlay. Cf. Hurst, N

including Kadaitja Shoes (Ritual Executioner Shoes), Aboriginal Artists Agency, Sydney, NSW, acquired in 1979; Wardil ceremonial Hats (conical and circular), Made in the Tiwi Island region, Coo-ee Abo

An assortment of African tribal weapons and hunting tools, comprising: One large curved metal sword, antelope / sable horn sheath with carved wood handle Two ceremonial daggers with leather and natura

**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

The flat diamond form blade with finely carved raised midline above a crosshatch and ring decorated double collar comprised of two concave diamond form bands with protuberances. H: 120.5 in., W: 3.5 i

Two Kunhanaamendaa Hair, Fiber, and String Embellished Carved and Painted Wood Figures, Mornington Island, Australia, incl. male, h. 16 3/4 in. and female, h. 14 3/4 in., both with stands, overall h.

A decorative ceremonial Chinese-style spear head with carving throughout and two rings to either side. Size 16" L

Two 19th Century Austral Islands carved and intricately incised ceremonial wood paddles, 34 ½” & 40 ¼” long. (2)

A carved wood ceremonial spoon, 6 ½ inches, Pacific Islands, together with a rare miniature African figure of a man, possibly 19 th Century, 2 ½ inches tall

Decorated Indonesian Ceremonial Tribal Mask, apparently from the island of Bali, carving and painting made in high quality artisanal handcrafting, composed of three parts: a mask and two sides. Repair

Updated. Group of tribal weapons, South Pacific Islands including Bougainville, Solomon islands, etc and Amazonian, Brazil or Amazon River Basin. Of the five bows: two are strung, one has a frayed and

Chinese Ceremonial Drum on stand with paint decorated two sided drum height 44 inches Provenance: Whittemore Estate Westerly, Rhode Island

one in the form of spear, the other in the form of a spear thrower, l 67cm and 41cm (2)

A very finely crafted ceremonial spoon from Water buffalo horn and featuring two ancestor heads and a elegant form. Timor island culture, Indonesia. The Spoon measures 5 inches tall ( 6.5 on custom di

Dark wood mask, measures 10.25"H x 4.75"W x 4.5"D. Medium wood mask, measures 15.25"H x 6.5"W x 3"D. Each may be from separate African cultures. Condition report: Good condition, common wear, scratche

Chet Reneson (b. 1934) Two Island Watercolors Beach House signed "Reneson" lower left 14 1/4 by 23 in. Abandoned signed "Reneson" lower right 14 by 20 in. Condition: Very good, not examined out of fra

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

Collection of three Chinese archaic tan and brown jade objects, including two ceremonial blades [Larger: 3 1/4" Long x 2" W], and one bi-form disc [1 3/4" Diam.]. In presentation box. Provenance: Esta