Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

A SEPIK SCULPTURE, in wood in the form of a female, fibre tassles, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 74cm

A SEPIK SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a male ancestor, resin set shell fibre tassles, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 62cm

A MIDDLE SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, decorated with earth set shell eyes and apex, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 38cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood decorated with shell set eyes, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 39 x 10cm

A CANOE PROW FRAGMENT, of wood in stylised openwork form, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 59 x 20cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi Cairns, Au

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 49 x 13cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in abstract female form, shell set eye, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 44 x 14cm

A RAMU ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, with bird motif at apex, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 76 x 38cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, decorated with shell set eyes, shell and fibre tassels and human hair, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrust

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, in Zoomorphic form, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 87 x 20cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, in Zooanthropomorphic form with bird figure at apex, fibre tassels, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 93 x 22cm

A SEPIK SCULPTURE, of wood, in openwork form with bird motif, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 68 x 38cm

A SEPIK SCULPTURE, of wood, in the form of a bird eating a fish, shell set eyes, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 50 x 25cm

A SEPIK GABLE SCULPTURE, of wood, in female form, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 116 x 43cm Provenance: Ex-collect

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, resin set shell and feather and fibre tassels, PNG, 102cm

AN ASMAT CANOE PROW FRAGMENT, of wood sculpted in robust abstract form with a stylised male and bird motifs, encrusted with black pigment , Mbu Agam v

AN ASMAT CANOE PROW FRAGMENT, of wood sculpted in robust form with a stylised male below bird motif at apex, black pigment encrusted, Irian Jaya, 100c

A RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW SECTION, of wood, the truncated bow sculpted with a classic ancestor motif in relief below a crocodile visage, remnant polychr

TWO HIGHLAND BODY ORNAMENTS (fofona), of shell embroided woven fibre, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 20-34cm (2)

A SEPIK FEAST BOWL, carved wood with two figures with outstretched arms and legs grasping a carved receptacle Sepik River, PNG, 51cm

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

A FINE WOVEN CANE BASKET, c.1950s, of diminutive form, the fine tight weave with hinged lid and side clasp, of exceptional condition and detail, smoot

A WOVEN STRING BAG, of twisted fibre decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 58cm

A LOWER SEPIK CERAMIC WHISTLE, incised with geometric motifs, fragmented, PNG, 10cm

A MIDDLE SEPIK FOOD BOWL, of wood in ovoid form, projecting grips, incised with figurative motifs to outer rim and base, weathered and encrusted, PNG,

A MASSIM FOOD BOWL, of wood in minimalist form, weathered and encrusted, Trobriand Islands, 41cm

A DIMIRI CERAMIC SAGO COOKING BOWL, of classic wide rim form with shallow bowl, PNG, 30cm Note: Ex-collection Dr. F Gerrits, acquired by the vendor i

A FINE EASTERN HIGHLANDS ORCHID STEM NECKLACE, of multistrand threaded barrel sections, PNG, 66cm

AN EASTERN HIGHLANDS MOURNING NECKLACE, of multi strand fibre threaded white seeds, PNG, 100cm

TWO EASTERN HIGHLANDS HAIR COMBS, c.1950s of palmwood, PNG, 23-24cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Doreen Marks

TWO EASTERN HIGHLANDS STRING BAGS, c.1950s of woven polychrome fibre, PNG, 24-43cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Doreen Marks

A COLLECTION OF EASTERN HIGHLANDS WEAVERS MATERIALS, c.1950s, bark fibre strips, twisted polychrome fibre string and two woven sennit bands, PNG Prove

A COLLECTION OF EASTERN HIGHLANDS NECKLACES, c.1950s two of threaded seed shell and one multistrand polychrome trade beads, PNG, 70-94cm (3) Provenanc

AN AIBOM CERAMIC POT, PNG, 24x35cm

AN OLD YAUL CERAMIC MASK, with remnant polychrome pigments, PNG, 18 x 11cm

A MIDDLE SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood in classic hourglass form with raised grip and incised geometric motifs, weathered, PNG, 66cm Provenance: Ex-Coll

A RAMU RIVER DRUM (kundu), of wood in classic hourglass form with raised grip and incised geometric motifs, applied polychrome paints, PNG, 54cm Prove

AN IATMUL ANCESTRAL WAR HORN, carved wood with incised motif surmounted by stylised human head, Sepik River, PNG, 85cm

A SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood in hourglass form, decorated with geometric motifs, centralised lug grip, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 43 x 15cm Proven

A MASSIM WEAVERS TOOL, of wood with split terminals and medial furrow, Trobriand Islands, 67cm

AN OLD SAGO PESTLE, of wood the circular section shaft tapering to a point at grip, smooth patina, usewear evident, PNG,53cm