1A FINE WEST ASMAT SHIELDA FINE WEST ASMAT SHIELD
of wood in asymmetrical ovoid form and slender section, the waisted apex incised with stingray motif, the anterior with cl
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to vanweerdenburg for (3,500.00 + 770.00) x 1 = 4,270.00
2A SUPERB UPPER KERAM RIVER SHIELDA SUPERB UPPER KERAM RIVER SHIELD
of wood, stone shaped, the ovoid panel of slender section, the anterior decorated with raised section of figurati
Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimates : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00 + 880.00) x 1 = 4,880.00
3A RARE ERA RIVER DANCE COSTUMEA RARE ERA RIVER DANCE COSTUME
of wood, the large ovoid panel decorated with raised figurative motifs in polychrome pigments to anterior, pierced w
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,000.00
4A SUPERB HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELDA SUPERB HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD
of wood, the broad rectangular panel with convex anterior decorated with geometric motifs in polychrome trade paint p
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
5AN EXCEPTIONAL SCHRADER RANGE SIMBAI BAAN EXCEPTIONAL SCHRADER RANGE SIMBAI BATTLE SHIELD
of wood, stone shaped, in irregular rectangular form and slender section, the anterior decorated
Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimates : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,000.00 + 1,980.00) x 1 = 10,980.00
6A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS SHIELDA FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS SHIELD
of wood, the convex anterior decorated in red and white trade paint and stippled motifs, woven cane at apex, the r
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 1,200.00 - 2,200.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 110.00) x 1 = 610.00
7A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS SHIELDA FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS SHIELD
of wood, the convex anterior decorated in green red and white trade paint and stippled motifs, cane binding at ape
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 1,200.00 - 2,200.00
8A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS SHIELDA FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS SHIELD
of wood, the convex anterior decorated in green, yellow, blue and white trade paint and stippled motifs, cane bind
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 1,200.00 - 2,200.00
Sold to floor for (400.00 + 88.00) x 1 = 488.00
9A MENDI VALLEY WAR SHIELDA MENDI VALLEY WAR SHIELD
of wood in classic ovoid form and narrow section, the anterior decorated with geometric motifs and polychrome pigments, p
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (350.00 + 77.00) x 1 = 427.00
10AN EXCEPTIONAL ABELAM LINTELAN EXCEPTIONAL ABELAM LINTEL
c.1950s, of wood in classic robust form, the edge pierced for attachment, decorated with classic ancestor figures in r
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00 + 418.00) x 1 = 2,318.00
11A FINE COASTAL RAMU STEERING OARA FINE COASTAL RAMU STEERING OAR
of wood, in robust form the broad blade of slender section decorated with classic raised motifs below a projecting
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 44.00) x 1 = 244.00
12A HUMBOLDT BAY CANOE PROW (tablu wusa)A HUMBOLDT BAY CANOE PROW (tablu wusa)
of wood, remnant polychrome pigment, Irian Jaya, 64cm
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 122.00
13A HUMBOLDT BAY CANOE PROW (tablu wusa)A HUMBOLDT BAY CANOE PROW (tablu wusa)
of wood, remnant polychrome pigment, Irian Jaya, 40x34cm
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 122.00
14AN OLD ASMAT CANOE PROW FRAGMENTAN OLD ASMAT CANOE PROW FRAGMENT
of wood in classic openwork form depicting a stylised male with bird, remnant polychrome pigments, encrusted and w
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for (70.00 + 15.40) x 1 = 85.40
15AN OLD ASMAT CANOE PROW FRAGMENTAN OLD ASMAT CANOE PROW FRAGMENT
of wood in classic openwork form depicting a stylised male with resin set seed eyes and bird motifs, remnant polyc
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to theharridan for (125.00 + 27.50) x 1 = 152.50
16AN ASMAT CANOE PROW FRAGMENTAN ASMAT CANOE PROW FRAGMENT
of wood sculpted in robust form with a stylised male below bird motif at apex, black pigment encrusted, Irian Jaya, 10
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for (125.00 + 27.50) x 1 = 152.50
17A SPLENDID COSTAL ASMAT CANOE PROW FRAGA SPLENDID COSTAL ASMAT CANOE PROW FRAGMENT
of openwork wood in classic figurative and abstract form, decorated with polychrome pigments, Irian Jay
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (400.00 + 88.00) x 1 = 488.00
18A RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW SECTIONA RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW SECTION
of wood, the truncated bow sculpted with a classic ancestor motif in relief below a crocodile visage, remnant polyc
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 122.00
19A FINE AND RARE ASMAT DANCE COSTUMEA FINE AND RARE ASMAT DANCE COSTUME
of woven cane and fibre with grass tassels, adorned with wood, feather, seed and fibre ornaments to upper secti
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 110.00) x 1 = 610.00
20A SUPERB ASMAT DANCE COSTUMEA SUPERB ASMAT DANCE COSTUME
the woven cane bodice above a fibre tasselled skirt together with a headdress of slender section open work wood in the
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
21AN OLD ASMAT SCULPTUREAN OLD ASMAT SCULPTURE
of wood in the form of a standing male, resin set abrus seed eyes, pierced septum with wooden nose piece, smooth patina, Iri
Start Price : 175.00 | Estimates : 350.00 - 450.00
Sold to kapitijnhaverkamp for (350.00 + 77.00) x 1 = 427.00
22A FINE HUNSTINE ANCESTOR SCULPTUREA FINE HUNSTINE ANCESTOR SCULPTURE
of wood in classic form with a central visage surrounded by opposing hook spikes, decorated with polychrome pigm
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00 + 33.00) x 1 = 183.00
23AN EXCEPTIONAL AND IMPORTANT KWOMA MINDAN EXCEPTIONAL AND IMPORTANT KWOMA MINDJA ANCESTOR BOARD, of dense wood in classic stylised anthropomorphic form with pierced eyes and mouth decorated
Start Price : 6,000.00 | Estimates : 12,000.00 - 14,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,000.00 + 1,760.00) x 1 = 9,760.00
24A SUPERB ETHNOGRAPHIC SAWAS CEREMONIAL A SUPERB ETHNOGRAPHIC SAWAS CEREMONIAL MASK (mwai)
named Sua-Genei, of wood in classic elongated narrow form decorated with polychrome pigments, cl
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to tribal_hugo for (2,000.00 + 440.00) x 1 = 2,440.00
25A FINE RAMU RIVER SCULPTUREA FINE RAMU RIVER SCULPTURE
c.1950s, of wood in classic imposing form, decorated with remnant pigments, bark fibre loin cloth and shell arm ornamen
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 122.00
26A FINE MAPRIK ANCESTOR SCULPTUREA FINE MAPRIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE
of wood in the classic form of a hornbill bird, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 78cm
Provenance: F
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 122.00
27A SUPERB AND RARE ABELAM ANCESTOR HEAD A SUPERB AND RARE ABELAM ANCESTOR HEAD (nngwalndu)
of wood in monumental form, the fine featured visage decorated with polychrome pigments, weather
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (750.00 + 165.00) x 1 = 915.00
28A FINE AND OLD ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURA FINE AND OLD ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE
of wood in classic yam ancestor form, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 14
Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimates : 5,000.00 - 6,000.00
29A FINE SAWAS FOOD HOOKA FINE SAWAS FOOD HOOK
c.1950s, of wood in classic robust form, decorated with polychrome pigments, inset shell eyes, below a bird figure at apex,
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 110.00) x 1 = 610.00
30A FINE AND OLD ABELAM MASKA FINE AND OLD ABELAM MASK
of openwork woven cane in classic yam ancestor form, the anterior earth encrusted and decorated with polychrome pigments
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to portmoresby for (250.00 + 55.00) x 1 = 305.00
31A SUPERB ABELAM CEREMONIAL MASKA SUPERB ABELAM CEREMONIAL MASK
of openwork woven cane in classic yam ancestor form, the anterior earth encrusted and decorated with polychrome pig
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to portmoresby for (250.00 + 55.00) x 1 = 305.00
32AN EARLY SAWS GABLE ORNAMENTAN EARLY SAWS GABLE ORNAMENT
of wood in the form of an ancestral visage, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 58cm
Provenance: From a private Austr
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 122.00
33A FINE ABELAM ANCESTOR MASKA FINE ABELAM ANCESTOR MASK
the diminutive balsa wood visage attached to an openwork cane frame, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 40cm
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (225.00 + 49.50) x 1 = 274.50
34A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ANCESTOR FIGUA FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ANCESTOR FIGURE (timbuwarra)
the overmoulded openwork woven cane frame in stylised female form, decorated with polychrome
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 122.00
35A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ANCESTOR FIGUA FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ANCESTOR FIGURE (timbuwarra)
the overmoulded openwork woven cane frame in stylised male form, decorated with polychrome p
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 122.00
36A FINE MAPRIK CEREMONIAL MASK (baba)A FINE MAPRIK CEREMONIAL MASK (baba)
the openwork woven cane frame decorated with remnant feather tassels and polychrome pigment, PNG, 50cm
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 900.00
37A SUPERB WAHGI VALLEY WEALTH ORNAMENT (A SUPERB WAHGI VALLEY WEALTH ORNAMENT (moka kina)
the resin back board set with shell, bamboo and boar tusk ornaments to the anterior, woven cane g
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (400.00 + 88.00) x 1 = 488.00
38A OLD MENDI BODY ORNAMENT (kina)A OLD MENDI BODY ORNAMENT (kina)
the crescent shell section with shell embroidered woven sennit band attached, old resin repair, PNG, 24cm
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
39TWO SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CHEST ORNAMENTS TWO SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CHEST ORNAMENTS (Kina)
the mother of pearl shell in crescent form, shell embroided woven fibre bands attached, remnant red p
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (180.00 + 39.60) x 1 = 219.60
40A FINE YANGURU BRIDE PRICE (talipun)A FINE YANGURU BRIDE PRICE (talipun)
the openwork woven cane frame attached with woven fibre binding to the marine gastropod section, decorated wit
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
41A FINE AND OLD YANGORU BRIDE PRICE (talA FINE AND OLD YANGORU BRIDE PRICE (talipun)
the green turbo shell section with abstract woven cane ornament, decorated with polychrome pigments an
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 22.00) x 1 = 122.00
42A HIGHLANDS BRIDE PRICE (talipun)A HIGHLANDS BRIDE PRICE (talipun)
shell and woven cane, earth encrusted, remnant polychrome pigments, PNG, 33x34cm
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (20.00 + 4.40) x 1 = 24.40
43A RARE COLLECTION OF EASTERN HIGHLANDS A RARE COLLECTION OF EASTERN HIGHLANDS BODY ORNAMENTS
c.1950s, two woven polychrome cane armbands, a woven polychrome fibre armband, and three bone
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimates : 160.00 - 260.00
Sold to floor for (40.00 + 8.80) x 1 = 48.80
44TWO SHELL DISK CURRENCY BANDSTWO SHELL DISK CURRENCY BANDS
threaded on twisted string, PNG, 33-39cm (2)
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 200.00
45AN OLD KWOMA BODY ORNAMENTAN OLD KWOMA BODY ORNAMENT
the woven cane armband embroidered with shell disks, PNG, 14cm
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
46A FINE UPPER SEPIK CHEST ORNAMENTA FINE UPPER SEPIK CHEST ORNAMENT
of shell embroidered woven sennit, with pig tusk and sectioned bailer shell attached, PNG, 50cm
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
47AN OLD EASTERN HIGHLANDS BODY ORNAMENT AN OLD EASTERN HIGHLANDS BODY ORNAMENT (fofona)
of shell embroidered woven fibre and cane decorated with polychrome pigments, cowrie shell attachme
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
48AN OLD WARIS PHALLOCRYPT AND BELTAN OLD WARIS PHALLOCRYPT AND BELT
the diminutive gourd decorated with geometric motifs, the cane band threaded with bone disks, glossy patina, Iria
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
49AN OLD WOSERA CEREMONIAL HEADDRESSAN OLD WOSERA CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS
the woven cane band with feather fan, remnant polychrome pigments and encrustations, PNG, 28cm
Provenance
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (175.00 + 38.50) x 1 = 213.50
50AN OLD WOSERA CEREMONIAL HEADDRESSAN OLD WOSERA CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS
of woven openwork cane, remnant pigments, encrusted, PNG, 53cm
Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. F. Gerrits,
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00