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IMPORTANT OCEANIC TAPA CLOTHS AND OBJECTS

BRUNEAF

JUNE 2015

A TEVAU FEATHER MONEY COIL

19TH centurySanta Cruz, Solomon IslandsScarlet Honeyeater feathers, fibre, bark, shell beads815 x 6 cm

A LARGE RARE NIUE ISLANDS BARKCLOTH (HIAPO)

Early 20TH centuryNiue Pigment on vegetable fibre (tapa)244 x 364 cm

Provenance

Ex Private East Coast Collection, USA

A BAINING DANCE PARASOL

Early 20TH centuryBaining people, New Britain, Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth) and rattan cane76 x 64 cm

Provenance

Ex Taylor A. Dale, Santa Fe, USA

A LARGE ORO WAIST TAPA CLOTH

Early 20TH centuryOro Province, Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)137 x 89 cm

Provenance

On reverse a label inscribed, “Dr Allen”

A NEW BRITAIN BARK CLOTH

Early 20TH centuryNew Britain, Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)63 x 36 cm

Provenance

Ex John B. Elliot Collection, Princeton, N.J., USA

A MAN'S TAPA CLOTH APRON

Early 20TH centuryFinisterre Mountains, Madang or Morobe Province,Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)54.5 x 56 cm

Provenance

Michael Hamson, Los Angeles, USA

A MAN'S TAPA CLOTH APRON

Early 20TH centuryFinisterre Mountains, Madang or Morobe Province,Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)42 x 39 cm

Provenance

Michael Hamson, Los Angeles, USA

A TROBRIAND CANOE PROW

Early 20TH centuryTrobriand or D'Entrecasteaux Island, Massim Area,Papua New GuineaCarved wood64 cm height

Provenance

Ex Rita and John Giltsoff, Brussels

A POLI CURRENCY

20TH centuryPapua New GuineaBurlap, pigments, natural fibres and nassa shells46 x 52 cm

Provenance

Ex Andres Moraga, Berkeley, California, USA

A BAINING TAPA CLOTH PANEL

Early 20TH centuryBaining people, Baining Island, Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)127 x 42 cm

Provenance

Michael Hamson, Los Angeles, USA

TOMAKO - A WAR CANOE STERN

19TH early 20TH centuryRoviana Lagoon, New Georgia Island, SolomonIslands, Western Province, MelanesiaCarved wood inlaid with shell200 cm height

Provenance

Ex Rita and John Giltsoff, BrusselsEx Kevin Conru, London

A SIAPO MAMANU TAPA

Early 20TH centuryPossibly Apia, SamoaPigment on tapa (bark cloth) 200 x 31 cm

Provenance

Ex Patrick Mestdagh, Brussels

A CEREMONIAL SUN FORM PLATTER

19TH centuryVanuatuCarved wood31.5 x 36 cm

Provenance

Ex Maine Durieu, Paris

A MENTAWAI KURABIT SHIELD

Early 20TH centuryMentawai people, Mentawai Island, West Sumatra, IndonesiaPigment on carved wood105 cm height

Provenance

Ex Dutch Collection, acquired in the 1980's

A CEREMONIAL DANCE PADDLE

Early 20TH centuryBouganville Island, Papua New Guinea Pigment on carved wood171.5 cm height

Provenance

Ex Chris Boylan, Sydney, Australia

A LARGE TWO SEGMENT TAPA CLOTH

Early 20TH centuryCollingwood Bay, Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)72 x 70 cm

Provenance

Ex Ben Hunter, London

A MINDJA WATER SPIRIT FIGURE

Early 20TH centuryKwoma people, Upper Sepik, Papua New Guinea Pigment on carved wood205 cm height

Provenance

Ex Dutch Collection

A LARGE COMPLETE SANTA CRUZ TAPA CLOTH

c. 1900Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsPigment on tapa (bark cloth)107 x 54 cm

Provenance

Ex British Missionary Collection, UK

BIOMA ANCESTOR FIGURE

c. 1900Papuan Gulf, Papua New GuineaOchre and kaolin on carved wood53.6 cm height

A MAN'S TAPA WAIST CLOTH

Early 20TH centuryFinisterre Mountains, Madang or Morobe Province,Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)61 x 53 cm

Provenance

Michael Hamson, Los Angeles, USA

A MAN'S TAPA APRON CLOTH

Early 20TH centuryFinisterre Mountains, Madang or Morobe Province,Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)61 x 53 cm

Provenance

Michael Hamson, Los Angeles, USA

A RAMU RIVER CANOE PADDLE

c.1940Ramu River District, Papua New GuineaPigment on carved wood176 cm length

A GOPE BOARD

Late 19TH early 20TH centuryDelta of the Kikori River, Papua New Guinea Pigment on carved wood115 cm height

Provenance

Ex East Coast Collection, USA

Ex Lucas Ratton, Paris

A LAKE SENTANI CANOE PADDLE

c.1920Lake Sentani, Papua New GuineaCarved wood183.5 cm length

A FUTUNA ISLAND CEREMONIAL TAPA SKIRT

Early 20TH centuryFutuna Island, Vanuatu, South Paci ficPigment on bark cloth (Tapa)178 x 155 cm

Provenance

Ex French Collection, acquired in Cannes in the1980's

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