showing a reclining male figure on ovally shaped panel with blackened periphery.
h. 29 cm.
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with cosmic symbols carved on the breast, dressed in a loin cloth, a braided plant fibre hairband.
L. 48,5 cm.
Provenance: Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam 1993; Private French collection.
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showing a standing male anthropomorph below the finial, black, white and red pigments.
L. 128 cm.
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both ends carved as open worked volutes, on four narrow feet. (one handle restored and missing parts)
diam. 28 cm.
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with sennet bands on shaft and carved geometrical patterns on the blade
L. 111 cm.
the surface showing an elaborately carved pattern of bands and zig-zag lines, the butt with concavity and concentric circles.
L. 122,5 cm.
Provenance: Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam mid 1980s.
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partly pigmented in white and black showing a geometrical pattern.
h. 39 cm. mounted
Provenance: Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam 1992; Ernst Heinrich, Stuttgart Bad-Cannstatt.
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bas-relief and traces of lime.
h. 42,5 cm.
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showing flying bats, tar.
L. 117,4 cm.
Provenance: Jaq. Hoogerbrugge, Capelle aan de IJssel. On the reverse an inscription 1457 in red.
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H. 147 cm.
With written name on the back, an inventory number in white lacquer 2877/15. Larger grey text reading Garumtop ? M.a.... Also a smaller text on the back possibly the same text.
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standing behind a pair of S-shaped sticks, the rectangular shaped face below a conical headdress, with blue inset glass bead eyes, arrow-shaped nose, partly carved free, broad narrow mouth, the hands and ears carved likewise. On the back inscribed in black 'Wariab'.
H. 29 cm.
Provenance:Pitt Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset, acquisition ledger page 1587; William Downing Webster (1868-1913) aug. 1897 Webster nr. 1410 in white ink and bought from Cornelis Marinus Pleyte (1863-1917).
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some cleaning of the figure, the headdress is weathered.
male and female figure dressed in cotton cloths.
H. 17 and 21 cm.
Provenance: Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam, 1982;
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with two compartments, the handle shaped as a zoomorphic head.
L. 31,5 cm.
Provenance: Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam mid 1980s.
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the face moulded from cobweb, plant fibre and clay, traces of black and red pigments.
H. 11,3 cm., mounted.
Provenance: Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam 1980s.
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wooden janus head, braided plant fibre bindings, remnants of red pigments.
L. 145 cm.
Provenance: Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam 1988.
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blade with black decoration, frigatebirds, handle with inlay mother of pearl
L. 142,5 cm.
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topped by a anthropomorphic janus head.
L. 135 cm.
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L. 35,3 cm. long
Provenance: James Hooper, London, inventory nr: H.755, old partly legible label: 'Coffey....'; Christie's London, 19-6-1979, Melanesian & Polynesian Art from the James Hooper Collection, lot 121 and Christie's London, 28-11-1983, lot 56. Published: S. Phelps, Art and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas, The James Hooper Collection, London, 1975, fig. 755.
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H. 34 cm., mounted
Provenance: Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam 1990.
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the blade separately attached by rattan strips and a lidded light wooden box most probably Mentawai Islands.
L. 161 and 74 cm.
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prongs secured by plant fibre, lime pigments.
h. 23 cm.
Provenance: Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam 1992.
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26,7 x 9,4 cm.
Provenance: with inscription at the back: Santa Cruz LWRNC MAY 1899. Most likely acquired by George Fabian Lawrence (1861-1939).
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with a fine open worked design.
H. 26 and 19,6 cm.
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the top figure with pierced contours and engraved features, traces of white pigment.
H. 62 cm.
Provenance: Harvey Menist, Amsterdam, 1975
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depicting a fregatbrid in turtois.
diam. 10,5 cm.
Provenance: Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam, 1990's.
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braided sennit string
Provenance: Peter Adler, London, 1993;
shell, turtle shell, plant fibre and pearl shell;
L. ca. 48 cm.
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plant fibre strings, shell beads, terminating in seed pots.
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of woven banana and hibiscus fibre.
151 x 37 cm. (fringes)
Provenance: Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam 1980. Kaeppler, A.L. (2008) The Pacific Arts of Polynesia & Micronesia, p. 107 '(...) rather than being worn, they were presented to the chief, who imbued them with sanctity by placing them on his spirit-shelf for four days as an offering to his ancestral spirits.' The skirts 'were then used for investiture, initiation, and burial of men of rank.'
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braided and twisted sennit upper part with two lines of coix seeds, strung coloured glass and shell beads, shell bead strings with pallaquium nutshell pendants.
H. 52 cm.
Provenance: Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam 1987; Ernst Heinrich, Stuttgart Bad Cannstatt.
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130 x 110 cm.
Provenance: Matthias L.J. Lemaire, Amsterdam 1975
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on a rectangular base with openworked side panels, partly carved in relief and decorated with tacks.
H. 23 cm.
Grandparents Aldo van Eyck; Through family descent.
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standing figure emerging from a janiform head, coix seeds, parinarum paste and obsidian spear head, mounted on a wooden shaft.
L. 177,3 and 33 cm. high (top only)
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with wooden anthropomorphic head emerging from a crocodile's muzzle, obsidian stone blade mounted on a bamboo shaft, details in red, white and black pigments.
L. 164 and 32 cm. high (top only)
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consisting of three turtle shell ornaments, three Micronesia, Woleai Islands, ear ornaments of intersecting shell and wood circles, a Solomon Islands, Choiseul Island, pearlshell pendant and another, a turtle shell comb, a turtle shell Malaita Island bracelet, Ta'ota'ofunu and a plaited plant fiber armband.
various sizes
Provenance: Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, 1983, turtle shell comb
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on a blue glass beaded necklace.
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set with seven cabuchon rubies, filigrain work, partly enamaled, a row of pampels at the bottom. The back strengthened with small wood panels. The pendant on three strings of black glass beads.
brutto 30 gram.
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set with turquoise stones.
L. 13.5 cm x W. 4.2 cm
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