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18ct gold Swiss Flyback chronograph fob watch case marked Helvtia 18k to the case and back plate. The Omega movement is marked Omega, case width 52 mm, weight 114 grams. Flyback stem wind mechanism and functions working when tested. Engraved: presented to

Vanuatu guardian figure head with shell inset eyes, height 27 cm. Provenance: collection of Denis L. Dutton (1944 - 2010), then John F. Perry (1943-2021), thence to our vendor/collector who has exhibited this piece at the little dog gallery, Devonport, c.2

Vanuatu remnant headdress, set on stand, height 64 cm and 75 cm (including stand)

Two early carved wood bowls, Vanuatu, one with an original sennit binding repair, the largest 78 cm long

Vao Island (Malekula) canoe prow, of bird form, used and field collected, length 62 cm catalogue note: on Rono, Wala, Aatchin and Vao, just off Malekula in Vanuatu, the canoes of graded men of the Minke Society each had a prow depicting a tern, to help bri

A Vanuatu war club, carved polished hardwood tapering spatulate shape, 112 cm height

A Narut mask, Vanuatu, height 36 cm

Gezict van Huaheine and Debarquement a Tanna L'une Des Npuvelles Hebrides engraved by Robert Bernard, lithograph. French edition. Made in 1777, plate 93 and plate 46. The top image depicts two of Captain Cook's ships the Resolution and the adventure at the

Vanuatu Tamake mask, a fern tree Tamake mask with white ochre and blue trade paint linear designs. A rare mask from the mid-1900's. With a custom stand. 31 x 18 cm.

A Vanuatu interior Malekula Island grade Society mask, with abstract human face with broad mouth and boar's tusks issuing from the cheeks. Painted in red, black, blue and white mineral pigment, with attached smoked spider web. Sold together with a cassowar

Vanuatu lobed club, 98 cm length

Vanuatu ceremonial headdress, clay modelled over a wooden base with natural pigment paint, embellished with boars tusks. 70 cm height

Sago pudding knife from Vanuatu, dark patina. 36 cm length

Sago pudding knife from Vanuatu, ebonised wood. 37 cm length

A 19th century dance Wand, Vanuatu. Provenance: Collected by John Paton (1824-1907), a missionary in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu), thence by descent to David Paton, height 64 cm, diameter 3.5 cm

Three 19th century hardwood fighting clubs, Vanuatu. Provenance: Collected by John Paton (1824-1907) a missionary in the new Hebridies (Vanuatu), thence by descent to David Paton, heights 82 cm, 94 cm, 100 cm

Old Pacific Island paddle, carved 197 cm Dr. Barry lake, a collection of New Hebrides artefacts Dr. Lake was a Presbyterian missionary in the New Hebrides in 1965 and then 1973 to 1978. Dr. Lake's time included periods as junior school principal, Efate isl

2000 Sydney Olympics carton of 500 Olympic pins/badges, including Noc pins from Tajikstan, Bahamas, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Moldova, Lesotho, Swaziland, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Malawi, Russia, Vanuatu, Zambia, Egypt & Nigeria. (quantity approx 500)

A helmet mask, carved wood, natural fibre and clay with earth pigments, Vanuatu, early to mid 20th century, 37 cm high

19th century Vanuatu (New Hebrides) war club. Pentecost Island club, with conical head. Fine dark patina, length 120 cm. Provenance: Pickles Auctions, the 1986 sale of Captain W.C. Thomson's Estate (lot 167).

19th century back ornament. Worn in the small of the back by the men of Hogg sic harbour area, Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu. Length 37 cm. Provenance: Pickles Auctions, the 1986 sale of Captain W.C. Thomson's Estate lot 168.

A war club, carved wood, Vanuatu origin, 19th century, 102 cm long

A carved female figure, Vanuatu. Carved from a single piece of soft wood. The figure has a heavy brow and an arrow shaped nose. Hands are resting at the stomach and the feet of the figure form a square base. Height 62 cm, width 13 cm, depth 15 cm

A Malekula dog figure, Vanuatu. Used in childrens puppet shows. Made from wood and dried palm leaf. Height 64 cm, width 20 cm, depth 56 cm

A ceremonial puppet head, Vanuatu, constructed with cane, spider web and fibre decorated with natural earth pigments, height 43 cm

A Malakula ancestral figure with Outstretched arms and splayed feet, Vanuatu, fibre, ochre, pigs tusks and shells, mounted on steel stande. Some damage to one hand, height 78 cm

A large polychrome ancestral mask, Malekula Island, Vanuatu, height 42 cm, width 26 cm

A tribal paddle, carved wood, Vanuatu origin, 19th century, 111 cm long

Vanuatu war club. With fine age patina. Length 73 cm

Rare Vanuatu Brides price tusks. Two older tusk armlets.

A rare large tribal Vanuatu 'Metaniele' Circumcision plaque, circa mid 20th century, the flattened ovoid plaque depicting a face with protruding eyes and nose, with bird decoration to each cheek in relief. Fashioned from wood, clay, fibres and mineral and

A Deed For Land Bought in the New Hebrides (Now Vanuatu), August 1879, A signed and sealed indenture recording the fact that one Victor Nissen of Sydney, New South Wales has acquired some land at Black Beach on the west coast of Tanna Island, New Hebrides,

A Vanuatu pig killing club, carved from hardwood, of shouldered hammer form with serrated protuberances at the intersection between the shaft and the striker, representing the pig's jaw. Tapering shaft terminating into a pommel with round butt. Intense dar

An old Temes black Nambugi head only, Novembur Society, Malekula, Vanuatu, commonly called Temes puppets, made for the funerary ceremonies of the Novembur Society. Provenance: Ex Judith wood collection, height 54 cm

A fine old Afi Afioliya eight strand shell money necklace, Malaita, the Solomon Islands, fish teeth inset in the centre. Provenance: Ex Judith Wood collection. Judith lived in Vanuatu for more than 25 years and field collected frequently in the Solomon Isl

Carved stone head. with some remnant of red, green & white pigment in the engraved lines, high Grade Ancestor figure from Malekula or a nearby island in Vanuatu, the stone is very hard, mostly ancestor figures are carved in fern stem, wood or coral. Late 1

A Vanuatu walking staff, from Ambrym Island, with collection label from 1981. Length 110 cm.

An old Vanuatu hardwood club, simple shape expanding at the head, fine old blackened patina, length 89 cm

Double face mask, Malekua Island, Vanuatu, clay, plant fibre, natural pigments and wild pig tusks, on wooden stand, height 50 cm. Provenance: Shapiro Auctioneers, SH008, lot 372, December 2003. Private Collection, Sydney

Western Pacific hardwood club. Vanuatu. Curved hardwood shaft with use patina. Small loss to head, length 8 cm

An early food bowl, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, 19th century, carved wood, 48 cm across

A Malekula mask, Vanuatu diameter 26 cm

Ceremonial Tjubuan (Chunwan) mask. Pentecost Island, Vanuatu 20th century. The Tjubuan ceremony of south Pentecost was a fertility rite benefitting both yams and humans, and these distinctive masks were hand held by non-dancing participants. David Said Col

Head of a Nambugi Nevembur Society funerary spirit. Overmodeled clay with boars tusks, Malekula, Vanuatu. David Said Collection, height 28 cm

Western Pacific ceremonial war e. Espirito Santo Island, Vanuatu, feast preparation flat mortar and pounder. David Said Collection, length 107 cm (mortar)

A mask and a spirit figure, Vanuatu, mid 20th century, carved and painted wood and fibre, 32 cm and 64 cm high

A mask, Vanuatu, mid 20th century, carved and painted wood, 40 cm high

A mask, Malekula Island, Vanuatu, early 20th century, carved and painted wood, 57 cm high

A food bowl in relic condition, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, late 19th early 20th century, carved wood, 97 cm long

A transitional axe, Efate Island, Vanuatu, late 19th century, carved wood with English iron head, a fine example of an Efate Island knob, 88 cm high. Provenance: Jennifer West Collection

A double sided club, Vanuatu, 19th century, carved wood with remains of piped clay, 78 cm long, Note carved by the grandfather of Michel Makon. Provenance: Jennifer West Collection

A carved club, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu,19th century, carved wood, 73 cm long, Note carved by the grandfather of Michel Makon. Provenance: Jennifer West Collection

A rare double figural club, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, 19th century, carved wood and remains of piped clay, 75 cm long, Note carved by the grandfather of Michel Makon. Provenance: Jennifer West Collection

A carved ceremonial drum Slit gong (Atingting Kon), Ambrym Island Vanuatu, carved in typical form, weathered and split from being kept outside, 215 cm high

Tamtam, Vanuatu carved split drum, single face on cast iron stand, height 164 cm

A Vanuatu pig killing club, with deep lustrous patina and multiple faces, on custom metal stand, Vanuatu, length 46 - 71 cm

A wooden fighting club, knob finial, flared end, Efete Island Vanuatu. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 76 cm

A Vanuatu Grade figure, of tree fern in classic form, with custom steel mount, height 178 cm

Vanuatu figure seated with arms resting to stomach, red and white painted decoration to face, height 84 cm

Vanuatu spirit head constructed of cobweb fibre over modeled clay face with attached tusks with red, black and white pigment evident, height 61 cm

A finely painted old & used Grade figure, Dixon Reef area, Malekula Island, Vanuatu, I bought the figure from Leo Fleischmann in 1986, Leo said Senta went on a cruise ship to Vanuatu and came back with a whole cabin full of carvings she bought in remote ar

Vanuatu 19th century war club, with tapering cylindrical shaft with cone shaped head and four projecting bulbous knobs. Length 80 cm

A Malekula ceremonial puppet wood, fibres, ochres and boars tusks. Vanuatu. Provenance: Ex. David Baker collection. Length 104 cm

A Malekula ceremonial puppet wood, fibre, ochres and boars tusks. Vanuatu. Provenance: Ex. David Baker collection. Length 101 cm

A slit gong drum, Vanuatu. Length 248 cm

A kava bowl 'Na Rova'. A kava bowl 'Na Rova' West Coast of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Length 90 cm

Vanuatu Food Bowl. Good early example hollowed form with flattened tapering handles to ends and inset carved design to ends. Length 66 cm. Width 20 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand

Vanuatu Club. Paddle shaped head with raised decoration, woven binding tied to end. Rich red-brown patina. Ambrym Island. Length 121 cm. Width 11 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand

Vanuatu Club Paddle, shaped head with raised decoration, woven binding wrapped to end. Rich red-brown patina. Length 116.5 cm. Width 12 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, NZ

A Rare Mask, Poinkros Village, South Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, (nineteenth century or earlier), carved hardwood, 32.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection. Acquired from above by Dr Peter Elliott in the 1960s. This mask was collected in the late 1960s

A Pig Killing Club, Ranon Village, North Ambrym, Vanuatu, (mid twentieth century), carved hardwood, 64 cm long. Provenance: John Pasquarelli, Papua New Guinea. Acquired from above by Dr Peter Elliott, in the 1960s

A Superb Pig Killing Club, Fanla Village, North Ambrym, Vanuatu, (nineteenth century), carved hardwood and natural earth pigments, 56.5 cm long. Provenance: Chief Tofor, Fanla Village, Collected in the field by Dr Peter Elliott, from the above 1972. This s

A Stone Club Head, Vanuatu (nineteenth century), stone, 19 cm long. Provenance: Collected in the field by Dr Peter Elliott, circa 1970. This club head is sold with an accompanying letter signed by Leo Fleischmann.

A Collection of Carved Stones, Vanuatu (early-mid twentieth century), stone and natural earth pigments, various sizes (8). Provenance: Collected in the field by Dr Peter Elliott, circa 1970

A Collection of Boar Tusk Adornments, Vanuatu (early-mid twentieth century), boar tusk, rattan and trade beads, various sizes (7). Provenance: Collected in the field by Dr Peter Elliott, circa 1970

A sacrificial boar's jaw, Wujumwel village, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu (early twentieth century), boar's bone, teeth and tusk, 24 cm long. Provenance: Collected in the field by Dr Peter Elliott, in the early 1970s. This sacrificial jaw has double full circl

A Sacrifical Boar's Jaw, Wujumwel Village, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, (early twentieth century), boar's bone, teeth and tusk, 22 cm long. Provenance: The Peter Elliott Collection, Sydney, Collected in the field by Dr Peter Elliott, in the early 1970s. This

Two Clubs, Malekula, Vanuatu, (early-mid twentieth century), carved hardwood, 79 cm; 79 cm long (2). Provenance: Collected in the field by Dr Peter Elliott, circa 1970

A Carved Head, Aitchen, North East Malekula, Vanuatu, (early twentieth century), carved wood, boar's tusk, pandanus, spider's web and beaded seeds, 47 cm high. Provenance: Collected in the field by Dr Peter Elliott, in the 1960s. Exhibited: Oceanic and Ind

A fine early Vanuatu Nalot pounder, late 19th or early 20th century; probably Vao Island, with two stylized triangular shaped heads on the finial and old use patina. Provenance: Alex Philips, Melbourne 64 cm

A fine early Vanuatu club, Efate Island, 19th century; made from hardwood with old patina and original fibre sling. Provenance: George Cann collection (1890s-1965); Cann was known as the snake man of La Perouse, entertaining crowds when he worked at La Per

A superb large Vanuatu club, 19th century, Malekula Island; this very old club was made for a large warrior, it is a third bigger than other examples of this type of club, it is made from a heavy hard wood and has a fine old reddish brown patina. Provenanc

Three old war clubs, Vanuatu Provenance: George Cann collection (1890s-1965); Cann known as the snake man of La Perouse, entertaining crowds when he worked at La Perouse from 1920 until the 1960s. He was a legendary collector of snakes from areas around Au

Three Vanuatu objects, including north ambrym island club, Santos island club and north Efate island food plate, the latter, 82.5 x 35.5 cm

A canoe prow, Vau Islands, Vanuatu 41 cm

Two food platters, Vanuatu, 50 cm, 63 cm

Two Vanuatu painted wood carved figures, 61 cm, 52 cm

A painted wood carved figure, Vanuatu, 67 cm

A large Vanuatu platter, 96 cm

A large wood Grade figure, Vanuatu, 325 cm

A fern tree figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu A/F damage to head, 159 cm

A fern tree figure, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, 210 cm

A Malekula figure/ plaque Big eyes, Vanuatu, 81 cm

Three small ceremonial plaques, Vanuatu, 27 cm, 25 cm, 25 cm

Two Ambrym Island masks, Vanuatu, 97 cm, 70 cm

A large Malekula ceremonial figure, Vanuatu with three heads, painted, 223 cm high