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An Aboriginal hunting boomerang 69cm together with a Scots Guards pace stick 91cm in length. (2)

An Aboriginal painted bowl 70cm x 18cm

Eastern Ottoman axe with decorated double blade and wooden haft L72cm, dagger with rounded pommell, 19th century sheath knife and an Aboriginal shield decorated with kangaroo etc

Aboriginal Bark painting, Arnhem Land c.1960, Yolnu? Groote Eylanot, 41cm x 53cm.

Penelope G, Aboriginal Family, oil on board, signed and dated 74, 50cm by 59.5cm, framed.

An Aboriginal wooden boomerang, length 58cm, together with another

Ethnographica - Australian Aboriginal style bust, 101cm high, a rainstick, 81cm long, and two bullroarers, one inscribed verso 'Murring Wiradjuri Tribe Australia', 35cm and smaller (4)

An Australian Aboriginal message stick, with engraved decoration, length 27cm

Aboriginal Australian Indigenous Art artist Rowena Peipei - Womens Story, acrylic on canvas on board, together with a Aboriginal smoking pipe, a Woomera, other wooden pieces, a Grainger etching of War Canoe of the New Zealanders etc Condition Report:Available upon request

Three decorated Aboriginal souvenir didgeridoos.

A PAIR OF CHIP CARVED MULGA WOOD ABORIGINAL CLAPSTICKSprobably mid 19th century, central/western Australia, 45cm long (2)

'Aboriginal Man', watercolour, signed D Carr '10, framed and glazed, the frame painted with the story of a hunt together with a didgeridoo marked Joolabirry. The former 41 x 14.5 cm overall

Aboriginal school, 20th century, Sea Creatures and Rangga, painting on bark, 101 x 49cm

Four contemporary Tribal animal Carvings also known as Punu, including; a Perentie Lizard(Ngintaka) by Pulya Taylor, a Cat(Ngaya) by Nura Rupert, and two Birds(Tjulpu) by Rosemary Jacob, all with their own certificates of authenticity(4). ''These contemporary carvings by Anangu(Central and Western Desert Aboriginal people) are known as Punu, hand carved and decorated with walka, patterns burnt into the wood with wire. The animals all have their associations with Tjukurpa, the stories of the Creation Ancestors and the activities which shaped the land, the people and the Law''.

An Aboriginal club with lot no. 63 label from Christies 12th December 1989 Tribal Art sale, 103cms long; together with a smaller chip carved hand club, 50cms long (2).

Two antique Aboriginal boomerangs, each approx 87cms long (2).

CAREY W. H.  The Good Old Days of Honorable John Company Being Curious Reminiscences Illustrating Manners & Customs of the British in India. 2 vols. Port. frontis. Rebound blue cloth. Ex lib., Calcutta, 1907; also E H. Man, On the Aboriginal Inhabitants of the Andaman Islands, c.1932, & 5 others, Indian interest, all ex lib.  (8). Condition report:Andaman Islanders - some fading to spine, library stamps to title page and pasted cards to rear boards.

An aboriginal decorated boomerang in original bag

Large signed handpainted Aboriginal canvas

Aboriginal artwork - Mick Minkara Ngaruwanajirri Inc. Nguiu, Bathurst Island N.T. polychrome painted folkart hardwood carving of an Australian bird, another smaller (2)

Two Australian Aboriginal throwing sticks, max L77.5cmShipping £68.00 plus vat (UK Only)

Shillelagh, Aboriginal digging stick, African barley twist walking stick, entwined snake walking stick (4)Shipping £68.00 plus vat (UK Only)

VARIOUS WOODEN ITEMS TO INCLUDE INTRICATELY CARVED BOOKENDS, A WOODEN DRUM, ABORIGINAL CLAPSTICKS, FIGURES (A/F) ETC.

An Aboriginal Nulla Nulla (Waddy) war club, with traces of paintwork and carved grip, 56cm

A carved Aboriginal boomerang

Tony Hunt (Canadian 1942-2017), three screenprints, Aboriginal designs, each signed, 39 x 50cm. Condition - fair, two unframed

P. HINES (20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN). ABORIGINAL ABSTRACT. oil on canvas, 163cm x 143cm.

Shelf of original and printed artwork, to include a farmhouse watercolour, local coloured prints, and an aboriginal style print

A group of tribal clubs and a knife, 19th century or earlier, comprising: A Kiribati (Gilbert & Ellice Islands) shark tooth knife, 53cms (parts lacking), a Fijian rootstock war club with dark patination, 72cm long, a Fijian throwing club "Ula Tavatava", with tubular grip, 42cm long, a South African wood knobkerry, with three plaited wire collars, 75cm long and another, probably Aboriginal, 72cm long (5)

A collection of x3 original Australian Aboriginal stone carved wooden boomerangs. The largest measuring approx 69cm.

AUSTRALIAN DIDGERIDOO, decorated with aboriginal artwork designs121cm long

GOOBALATHALDIN (DICK ROUGHSEY) ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN (1924-1985) 'The Burial of the Puri Puri Man Monnington Island' oil on board, signed and dated '67 paper label verso, 9" x 11.5" (22.5cm x 29cm)

AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL Crocodile within geometric panels, pigment on bark, from a private collection c.1970's 25" x 10" (64cm x 25cm)

Tribal art, Ethnographical interest, Two 19th Century Australian Aboriginal Boomerang Clubs, one of hard wood with what appears to be fine scratched decoration possibly made by possum tooth, approximately 70cm , and a more slender example with painted decoration approximately 64cm long, both collected at the end of the 19th century, faint hard to read pencil inscription J T Kemp Victoria 1898 ( clubs have been in vendors family since being brought back in the early 20th century)

A late 19th early 20th century Australian Aboriginal boomerang, 56cm wide. Condition - good

A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN INTEREST ITEMS comprising a ceramic sculpture of a large red kangaroo in a leaping position, etched 'Studio Australia' to the base height 31cm x length 34cm, a hand painted souvenir boomerang in aboriginal style, length 47cm, a hand painted plate depicting a fish in an aboriginal style, height 22cm x width 29cm, and a framed drawing of an aboriginal style turtle on slate, height 14cm x width 14cm, retail sticker to the reverse (4) (Condition Report: overall fair condition)

Aboriginal style wall art of lizard

Aboriginal Art work. Hand Painted Emu Egg by an Aboriginal artist- Signed. Painting on canvas titled "Spirit of Downunder" Canvas-30x41cm.

ABORIGINAL TIWI THROWING CLUB AND FIGHTING STICK AUSTRALIA carved wood, the tiwi throwing club with deep linear grooving and traces of pigment remaining; the fighting stick with club head worked to a point and roughened carved surface indicating the handle longest 84cm Private collection, Scotland

LARGE ABORIGINAL SPEARTHROWER, WOOMERA WESTERN AUSTRALIA carved and engraved wood, topped with a wooden peg attached with spinifex resin and old twine, long handle leading to a circular base covered in resin 92.2cm long Private collection, United Kingdom

ANTHROPOMORPHIC SPEAR THROWER, WOOMERA KIMBERLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA carved bean tree wood, trioda gum and sinew, widest at the grip, with a narrowed bound section below, designed to accommodate the first finger and thumb for securely grasping the spear, with the remnants of a late 19th - early 20th century label reading “WAGR, Booked Parcel,  Fremantle”, raised on a bespoke mount 117cm tall Clive Loveless, LondonPrivate collection, United Kingdom, acquired from the above For similar, please see: The British Museum, London, accession number Oc1899,-.444Literature: Collected: 150 Years of Aboriginal Art & Artifacts at the Macleay Museum, Sydney, 2002, plate 63, page 62 Please note that the accompanying stand shown in the images is for photography purposes only. 

ABORIGINAL "LEANGLE" CLUB VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA carved wood, the handle with etched grip, the l-shaped club forming a hooked striking end and terminating to a point 63.5cm long Property from Penicuik House, Midlothian Leangle clubs were primarily made for striking around a parrying shield. The word “leangle” is a Djadjawurrung word from central Victoria that refers to a club with a hooked head.

HOOKED BOOMERANG LIKELY WARLPIRI PEOPLES, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA, LATE 19TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY carved wood and ochre, adorned with incised grooving, raised on a bespoke mount 78cm tall Clive Loveless, LondonPrivate collection, United Kingdom, acquired from the above Boomerangs such as the present example (known as a “number seven” on account of the shape), were primarily crafted by the Tanami desert peoples but circulated widely across central and northern Australia through extensive inland trade networks. While mainly used in combat, they were also effective for bird hunting, as they could knock birds from flocks in flight, making them easier to catch. Like most Aboriginal boomerangs, they did not return when thrown. For similar please see: The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1979.206.1667.

ABORIGINAL PARRYING SHIELD, EARLY-MID 19TH CENTURY VICTORIA AUSTRALIA carved hardwood, of triangular form, with an integral handle, the exterior adorned with zigzag motifs accentuated with white clay 93.4cm long Property from Penicuik House, Midlothian, acquired mid-19th century Artists from southeastern Australia traditionally crafted narrow and compact parrying shields, like the present example, which were employed in close combat to deflect blows from fighting clubs and other handheld weapons. These parrying shields were typically held by a handle positioned on the left side, with their narrow edge facing the opponent. Adorned with a series of engraved zigzag patterns, “a symphony of lines” (Jones, 2015, p. 74), these shields not only served a defensive function but were also rich in symbolic and cultural significance.Beyond their use in combat, these shields acted as visual expressions of identity and tradition, with their engraved motifs and geometric patterns, reflecting the distinct artistic styles of the region’s communities. The intricate carving of these shields demanded exceptional craftsmanship, with artisans meticulously shaping the hardwood and etching traditional patterns using age-old techniques. This artistic process was both practical and symbolic, highlighting the inseparable link between utility and art. Although little historical information survives regarding the symbolic meaning of the designs, it is believed that they may represent emblems tied to the owner’s group or dreamings, ancestral beings whose actions shaped the landscape during the Dreaming, a primordial period of creation.For a similar example collected in south-eastern Australia prior to 1839 please see: The British Museum, London, accession number Oc1839, 1012.3.

TWO VINTAGE ABORIGINAL BULL ROARERS, with painted decoration, L 51 cm, together with a stone carved boomerang (3)

Six lacquered gilt Burmese panels with religious text and figures, 53 x 11cm; a native Australian/Aboriginal bark fish painted panel, unsigned, 59 x 17cm; and a North American native Indian totem carving, 92cm high (3)

Aboriginal parrying shield, South East Australia, 19th / 20th century, decorated with incised linear banding,

South East Australia, 19th century Aboriginal fighting / throwing club

Aboriginal - Australian Boomerang - length 59cm long

Western Australian aboriginal wunda shield, late 19th/early 20th century, with carved decoration of vertical and oblique lines, the revers with vertical lines and strap handle, the shield with ochre staining

Ethnographica -19th century aboriginal, Australian club. Length 60cms

Aboriginal - Australian Boomerang - length 74cm long

19th century Australian Aboriginal carved wood Woomera spear thrower with carved detail and resin gum to pommel together with other carved example

Aboriginal - Australian Boomerang - length 71cm long

Australian Aboriginal Leangle fighting club

Western Australian aboriginal wunda shield, late 19th/early 20th century, with carved decoration of vertical and oblique lines, the revers with vertical lines and strap handle, the shield with ochre staining

Australian school, Aboriginal, pencil sketch, 29.5cm x 30cm.

A tray of wooden items including Aboriginal boomerang etc

An Australian Aboriginal boomerang, 19th c, bound at one end, 71cm l Split at one end, chip to edge, wear consistent with age

Good collection of assorted Wooden carved ethnographic items to include Balinese Busts, African animals and a Aboriginal design shield