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Fine African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art

Session: Fine African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art - Oceanic Art

New York
13 May 2010, session starting at 13:00 EDT
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Section highlights

A Tongan club
Sold for US$ 39,650 inc. premium
A rare Tongan club, Kingdom of Tonga
A Queen Liliuokalani feather lei length 26in
Sold for US$ 33,550 inc. premium
A superb royal feather necklace, lei hulu, Hawaiian Islands
A very rare barbed wooden spear, ihe laumake, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 30,500 inc. premium
A very rare barbed wooden spear, ihe laumake, Hawaiian Islands
An important ivory, human hair and indigenous cordage necklace, lei niho palaoa, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 24,400 inc. premium
An important ivory, human hair and indigenous cordage necklace, lei niho palaoa, Hawaiian Islands

Lots

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A Chang Tribe grouping
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2001Y
A Chang Tribe warrior's full Dao set, Naga, India
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 8,000
£4,000 - 5,300
€4,600 - 6,200
A Konyak grouping
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2002
A group of Naga, Konyak tribe, body adornments, India
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 8,000
£4,000 - 5,300
€4,600 - 6,200
A Minja mask
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2003
A large Minja figure, Nukuma People, Washkuk Hills, Middle Sepik
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 8,000
£4,000 - 5,300
€4,600 - 6,200
An ancestral male figure, Southern Maprik River, Papua New Guinea
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2004W
An ancestral male figure, Southern Maprik River, Papua New Guinea
Estimate:
US$ 20,000 - 30,000
£13,000 - 20,000
€15,000 - 23,000
A woman's valuable Toluk length 6 1/4in
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2005Y
A large and rare turtle shell woman's valuable, Toluk, Belau (Palau), Caroline Islands
Sold for US$ 6,100 inc. premium
A Tami Islands mask height 15in
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2006
A rare Tami Islands balum cult mask, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea
Estimate:
US$ 15,000 - 20,000
£9,900 - 13,000
€12,000 - 15,000
A Buka or Bougainvile Island ceremonial paddle, Solomon Islands
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2007W
A Buka or Bougainvile Island ceremonial paddle, Solomon Islands
Sold for US$ 2,745 inc. premium
A Sikiana wooden figure
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2008
A Polynesian "outlier" figure, Sikaiana Atoll, Solomon Islands
Sold for US$ 18,300 inc. premium
A New Caledonia model house
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2009
A rare model house, New Caledonia
Estimate:
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
£7,900 - 12,000
€9,300 - 14,000
A Tongan club
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2010
A rare Tongan club, Kingdom of Tonga
Sold for US$ 39,650 inc. premium
A Tongan Islands ceremonial dance paddle, Kingdom of Tonga
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2011
A Tongan Islands ceremonial dance paddle, Kingdom of Tonga
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 9,000
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,600 - 7,000
A Ra'ivavae Islands paddle, Austral Islands
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2012
A Ra'ivavae Islands paddle, Austral Islands
Sold for US$ 2,257 inc. premium
A Ra'ivavae Islands paddle, Austral Islands
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2013W
A Ra'ivavae Islands paddle, Austral Islands
Estimate:
US$ 8,000 - 12,000
£5,300 - 7,900
€6,200 - 9,300
A Kou bowl height 6in; diameter 13 1/2in
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2014
A large wood bowl, pakaka, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 9,000
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,600 - 7,000
A stone herb Kahuna pounder height 3in
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2015
A small and rare stone herb pounder, pohaku ku'i, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 3,500 - 5,000
£2,300 - 3,300
€2,700 - 3,900
A first stage Kapa beater height 13 3/4in
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2016
A rare preliminary stage kapa beater, hohoa, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 3,500 - 5,000
£2,300 - 3,300
€2,700 - 3,900
Two wood Bowls, pakaka, together with an original 1908 Congressional Luau menu, Hawaiian Islands
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2017
Two historically important wood Bowls, pakaka, together with an original Congressional Luau menu, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 12,200 inc. premium
A wood bowl, pakaka, Hawaiian Islands
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2018
A fine and elegant wood bowl, pakaka, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 6,000 - 9,000
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,600 - 7,000
A unfinished Kou bowl height 4 3/4in; diameter 8in
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2019
A rare and choice wood bowl, pakaka, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 7,000 - 9,000
£4,600 - 6,000
€5,400 - 7,000
An Adze collection height of largest 3 1/2in
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2020
A group of twenty-two stone adzes, koi, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 4,575 inc. premium
A shark tooth palmed weapon length 3 1/8in
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2021Y
An important carved ivory tooth palmed weapon, leiomano, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 7,000 - 9,000
£4,600 - 6,000
€5,400 - 7,000
A barkcloth
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2022
A decorated barkcloth, kapa, sample book, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 7,930 inc. premium
A Hawaiian pedestal bowl
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2023Y
A superb royal lidded pedestal bowl, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 7,000 - 9,000
£4,600 - 6,000
€5,400 - 7,000
A circular platter, Hawaiian Islands
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2024
A fine circular platter, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 5,000 - 7,000
£3,300 - 4,600
€3,900 - 5,400
An important ivory, human hair and indigenous cordage necklace, lei niho palaoa, Hawaiian Islands
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2025Y
An important ivory, human hair and indigenous cordage necklace, lei niho palaoa, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 24,400 inc. premium
A Queen Liliuokalani feather lei length 26in
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2026Y
A superb royal feather necklace, lei hulu, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 33,550 inc. premium
An exceedingly rare long wooden thrusting spear, pololu, Hawaiian Islands
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2027W
An exceedingly rare long wooden thrusting spear, pololu, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 25,000 - 30,000
£17,000 - 20,000
€19,000 - 23,000
An ivory, shell and wood sceptre, kahili handle, ki, Hawaiian Islands
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2028Y
A very early, classic royal sceptre, kahili handle, ki, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 10,000 - 15,000
£6,600 - 9,900
€7,700 - 12,000
A spittoon and refuse bowl height 2 1/2in; diameter 5in
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2029
A rare royal spittoon refuse bowl, ipu 'aina, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 8,540 inc. premium
A Kahuna Awa cup height 1 3/4in
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2030
A rare and important priestly 'olo 'awa cup, 'olo 'awa, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 3,500 - 5,000
£2,300 - 3,300
€2,700 - 3,900
A finger bowl washbasin, ipu holoi lima, Hawaiian Islands,<br>with label: John M. Warriner Hawaiian Collection
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2031
A superb and rare finger bowl washbasin, ipu holoi lima, Hawaiian Islands,. with label: John M. Warriner Hawaiian Collection
Sold for US$ 14,640 inc. premium
A Royal Ali'l O'O Ouspiral feather lei length 21 1/2in
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2032Y
A royal feather necklace, lei hulu, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 18,300 inc. premium
A shark tooth weapon height 4 1/2in
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2033Y
A shark tooth weapon, leiomano, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 7,320 inc. premium
A Niihau decorated gourd height 3 1/2in; diameter 5in
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2034
A decorated gourd, umeke pawehe, Hawaiian Islands
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 4,000
€3,100 - 4,600
A ruggles refuse bowl height 5in; diameter 9in
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2035
An important and rare refuse bowl, ipu 'aina, Hawaiian Islands
Sold for US$ 18,300 inc. premium
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