Single Vendor Auction, Jewellery and Decorative Arts from PNG and the South Pacific, Part 1

ID - 466775 - Two necklaces threaded with vertebrae, likely from small snakes, interspersed with seeds and red beads

Dimensions of longer

ID - 466776 - Two tri-footed cooking pots, larger with decorative harness of seed beads and chevron design to lip, various PNG makers

Dimensions of larger

ID - 466777 - A large collection of hand made shell and seed necklaces, including cowrie, periwinkles, Job's tears and more, beautiful shades of grey, burgundy and cream

Dimensions of longest strand

ID - 466778 - A collection of handmade necklaces and bracelets of cowrie shells, glass beads and tiny seeds, accompanied by a beaded pendent with small boar's tusk

Dimensions of longest strand

ID - 466779 - A collection of long handmade cowrie shell necklaces, some with seed bead inclusions

Longest length

ID - 466780 - A collection of stunning handmade necklaces of a variety of shells and seeds, many black beads with beautiful forms and textures

Dimensions of longest strand

ID - 466781 - Four hand woven, feathered, spade-shaped hand fans, plant and synthetic fibres, synthetic dyes, variety of feathers, most likely poultry, various makers from PNG and the Pacific

Dimensions of largest

ID - 466782 - A vintage hand-knotted bilum with design of the PNG flag on one side, yarn of various composition and colour

ID - 466783 - Three colourful hand woven, feathered, circular hand fans, plant and synthetic fibres, synthetic dyes, shells, variety of feathers, most likely poultry

Dimensions of largest, with applied small shells

ID - 466784 - A bilum with mixed media embellishments including shell, and four additional similar elements, some possibly arm bands, attributed to makers from the Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, shell, beads, plant fibres, seeds, synthetic fibres

Dimensions of largest embellishment

ID - 466785 - Five beautiful handwoven open baskets, for storage or display, appear as new

Dimensions of largest approximately

ID - 466786 - A bundle of memorabilia from PNG, including newspapers marking the first anniversary of independence, flags, woven table mats and more

Dimensions of newspapers

ID - 466787 - A selection of small vintage items, including a set of YWCA coasters featuring traditional PNG clay pot forms, with information, set of carved salad servers, tiny woven bag and a sculpture of a crocodile and traditional house

Dimensions of sculpture

ID - 466788 - Two carved wooden knives, one painted in the colours of the PNG flag, the other with inlay shell to handle

Dimensions of larger

ID - 466789 - A hand made open-work beaded bag, made of dyed and varnished seeds

ID - 466790 - Six hand woven bags in range of designs in black, one with 'Tonga' woven into design, appear as new, plant fibres, great for use, storage or display

Dimensions of largest

ID - 466791 - A collection of hand woven bilums and bags, made from synthetic fibres, one embellished with cowrie shells, all in a woven basket

Dimensions of cowrie-embellished bilum

ID - 466792 - A large collection of shells and seed beads ready for threading

Dimensions of largest elements

ID - 466793 - Six large, fine, handwoven mats with geometric patterns, some with elements in black or deep purple, most with fringing, one with tone-on-tone pattern, two with text woven into design, including 'Siule', PNG, plant fibres and synthetic dyes, excellent condition, various makers from PNG and the Pacific

Dimensions of largest

ID - 466794 - A collection of handwoven mats, various sizes, with wide variety of geometric patterns and fringed edges, of plant fibres and synthetic dyes, beautiful condition, would make a stunning display, various makers from PNG and the Pacific

Dimensions of largest approximately

ID - 466795 - A beautiful fringed 'Welcome' mat with text woven into the centre, surrounded by a geometric border

ID - 466796 - An elegant large traditional clay cooking pot with incised bands around the body, a couple of small chips (possibly firing imperfections) to rim

ID - 466797 - Two hand knotted bilums and a hand knotted bag from dyed natural twine, bilums with fringing and geometric designs, beautiful condition, appear as new

Dimensions of largest bilum

ID - 466798 - Three wooden bowls with richly carved borders in traditional motifs

Dimensions of largest

ID - 466799 - Three carved animal figures, including a pig, a dolphin and a two headed bird, two with inlay shell eyes, the other with designs to sides

Dimensions of dolphin

ID - 466800 - A large tapa type cloth, attributed to a maker from PNG, and a second large tapacloth that is splitting along fold lines, all appear as new and unused

ID - 466801 - A hand woven bra of natural twine with cowrie shell fastening

Dimensions of width when laid flat

ID - 466802 - A stunning beaded necklace with pendent of embellished cowrie shell and furred hide, likely wild pig

Dimensions of cowrie

ID - 466803 - A large woven lidded basket with chevron pattern, attributed to a Buka Island maker

ID - 466804 - Two woven baskets, possibly by makers from Buka Island

Dimensions of larger

ID - 466805 - Six hand woven pocket bags in black and natural patterns, would also make a striking display, appear as new

Dimensions of largest

ID - 466806 - A vintage varnished coconut shell money bank, with applied design of shells including operculum, cowries and periwinkles, attributed to a maker from Hula, PNG

ID - 466807 - A pair of shark tooth swords, likely from Kiribati, for the tourist market

Dimensions of larger

ID - 466808 - An elegant carved timber hair comb

ID - 466809 - Two hand made model outrigger canoes with coconut fibre sails, various PNG makers

Dimensions of larger

ID - 466810 - A carved stone ax head, attributed to a maker from the West Highlands, PNG

ID - 466811 - A fly whisk of cassowary feathers on a bamboo shaft

ID - 466812 - Five small traditional clay cooking pots with range of incised and pressed designs, various PNG makers, would make great display

Dimensions of largest

ID - 466813 - Five hand woven bags, with patterns in purple, all of natural plant fibres, four with fold down flaps, appear as new, great for use, storage or display

Dimensions of largest