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Boston, MA, United States
Auction Details
American Indian & Tribal Art
We are pleased to offer property from the Leo and Lillian Fortess collection from Hawaii, featuring a rare Hawaiian pendant purportedly collected on Captain Cook’s third voyage and several other Hawaiian and Polynesian artifacts. Oceanic material from Polynesia includes Tongan and Fijian clubs and head rests. From the African Continent are masks and figures predominately from the Songye people of the Congo. Native American artifacts include a Northeast Indian collection from Montreal, including moccasins, beaded bags, and a Mohawk cradle. These objects are offered alongside Plains Indian beaded bags, pipe tomahawks, catlinite pipes, a large painted buffalo robe, a rare Ute bandolier bag, and a fine, early, tack decorated ball club. There is also a collection of Southwest pottery, Navajo textiles and jewelry, and a collection of rare Prairie nickel silver jewelry.
Auction Curator:
Michael R. Evans
Director, American Indian & Ethnographic ArtLot Number: Lowest
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0001: Naga Sword, Dao, early 20th century, the iron blade, with wood handle, partially wrapped in rattan,Est. $500-$700Lot Passed
0002: Naga Brass Pectoral Ornament, the large brass head, with long red tube bead necklace, size of brassEst. $400-$500Lot Passed
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0003: Large Naga Pectoral Ornament, the long, multi-bead necklace, with large brass head attached, with aEst. $800-$1,200
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0004: Nuristan House Post, 19th century, large carved wood architectural post, the long rectangular formEst. $1,200-$1,800
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0005: Dayak Wood Coffin End, 19th century, Kayan, Dayak, Borneo, Indonesia, large anthropomorphic AsoEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed
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0006: Asmat Headrest, Irian Jaya, mid-20th century, the central cylindrical pillow with raised linearEst. $800-$1,200
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0007: Papuan Gulf Betel Nut Staff, Wapo Delta, Papuan Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, late 19th century,Est. $700-$900
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0008: New Guinea Highlands Polychrome Wood Mask, Eastern Highlands, hollowed-out face mask, with threeEst. $1,000-$1,500
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0009: New Guinea War Shield, Worrumbi, Mendi, Southern Highlands, 20th century, with fiber sling threadedEst. $1,800-$2,400
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0010: New Guinea Underarm Shield, Elayborr, Mendi, Southern Highlands, 20th century, with a U-shapedEst. $2,500-$3,500
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0011: New Guinea Barkcloth, Huron Peninsula, 20th century, freehand design repeated in two large panels,Est. $2,500-$3,500
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0012: Hunstein Mountains Garra Cult Hook, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, with fourEst. $1,500-$2,500
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0013: Keram River Amulet Figure, Lower Sepik River, pre-contact period, standing male figure, with heavyEst. $3,000-$4,000
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0014: New Guinea Canoe Prow, Middle Sepik River, early 20th century, the bird, once attached to the prowEst. $800-$1,200
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0015: New Guinea War Trumpet, Kul, Iatmul, Middle Sepik River, early to mid-20th century, the finial inEst. $1,800-$2,400Lot Passed
0016: New Guinea Sago Peg, Middle Sepik River, early/mid-20th century, the large peg, with graduatedEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
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0017: New Guinea Ancestor Figure, Abelam, Maprik area, early 20th century, wood with natural pigments, theEst. $800-$1,200
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0018: New Britain Shield, Nakanai, early/mid-20th century, the front decorated with diamond and triangularEst. $800-$1,200
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0019: New Britain War Club, Sulka, late 19th/early 20th century, the long, thin shaft with cone butt-end,Est. $1,000-$1,500
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0020: Solomon Islands Club, Malaita, 19th century, the handle inlaid with nautilus shell on one side ofEst. $800-$1,200
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0021: Solomon Islands Feather Currency Roll, Tevau, Santa Cruz, late 19th/early 20th century, red feathersEst. $4,000-$6,000
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0022: New Caledonia War Club, 19th century, with phallic-shaped head incised with chevrons, the handleEst. $800-$1,200
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0023: Australian Aboriginal Tiwi Figure, Purukapali figure, attributed to Mani-Luki (Harry Carpenter)Est. $800-$1,200
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0024: Aborigine Shield, Western Desert, early 20th century, incised with abstracted linear designs on bothEst. $700-$900
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