Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

A SUPERB SEPIK FOOD PLATTER, carved wood in the stylised form of a crocodile with an incised pattern to rim, PNG, 105cm

A TRADITIONAL IATMUL DRILL, carved hardwood shaft with incised disc with a bamboo and twine propulsion assembly, PNG, 65cm

A CEREMONIAL IATMUL FLUTE SECTION, in classic composite form, the openwork wood apex decorated with ancestor visage in relief and crocodile head termi

A COLLECTION OF HIGHLAND BODY ORNAMENTS, of wood, polychrome woven cane and fibre, boar tusk, seed and cowrie shell, PNG, 8-53cm (5)

A MASSIM MORTAR, of wood sculpted with a turtle at base, remnant pigments, Trobriand Islands, 25x16cm Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donat

TWO MASSIM FOOD BOWLS, of wood sculpted with openwork rims, Trobriand Islands, 27-39cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donated to the O

A MASSIM BONE SPATULA AND WOODEN DAGGER, Trobriands Islands, 31-44cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donated to the Oceanic Art Society

THREE HIGHLAND DAGGERS, of split sectioned Cassowary bone with knuckle terminals above a tapering shaft, PNG, 30-37cm (3)

TWO ARM BANDS AND A HAIR COMB, of bamboo and woven cane, PNG 12-21cm (3) Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donated to the Oceanic Art Society

A HIGHLANDS BODY ORNAMENT, of fibre threaded cowrie shell, PNG, 174cm Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donated to the Oceanic Art Society an