Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

A SEPIK STOOL, carved wood in the form of a primeval zoomorphic figure with a humanoid facial characteristics, PNG, 69cm

A SEPIK STOOL, carved wood in diminutive form with incised tribal motifs to either side, PNG, 43cm

A SEPIK INITIATION BENCH, carved wood with elaborate crocodile, human and bird ancestral figure and extensive incised decoration to both sides, PNG, 2

A SEPIK STOOL, carved wood with incised decoration to top rim, PNG, 30cm

A COLLECTION OF FOUR AUSTRALIAN PAINTINGS, artist unknown, one on bark, 20 - 85cm (4)

TWO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ARTEFACTS, of wood, a didgeridoo and shield decorated with figurative pokerwork motifs of kangaroo, turtle, emu and fish, 72-98cm

TWO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ARTEFACTS, of wood, a shield and spearthrower with wire bound resin set peg 67-81cm (2)

A DECORATED SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SHIELD, c.1940s, of wood in classic ovoid form, the anterior with polychrome figurative motifs, 64cm

FOUR CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWLS (coolamon), of wood, decorated with classic motifs in polychrome acrylics, 44-47cm (4)

THREE NORTH AUSTRALIAN ARTEFACTS, of wood, a spearthrower, digging stick, a fishing club, decorated with polychrome ochres, pokerwork and acrylic pain

TWO TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS FISHING SPEARS, in classic composite form, the sectioned wood tips fibre bound above bamboo shafts, 185cm (2)

TWO EARLY CEREMONIAL SPEARS, bamboo shafts with wood spear points, decorated with polychrome ochres, 233 - 242cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Ken Gri

TWO CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN DANCE ORNAMENTS, of fibre bound feather, 30 - 33cm (2) Provenance: From a private Australian collection originally acquired in

TWO CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN DIGGING STICKS, of wood circular section shafts, decorated with incised lineal motifs, remnant ochres, 66 -74cm (2)

A COLLECTION OF SIX ARTEFACTS, of wood, including an indian mold, a fibrous staff, a decorated gourd, a Sepik pestle, a fragmented hook and a boomara

THREE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN POKERWORK SCULPTURES, of wood in the form of goannas, 21-59cm (3)

A HAN DYNASTY INSCRIBED BOARDS, c.202 BC-220 AD, of wood the narrow strips inscribed with ink, China, 19cm

A HAN DYNASTY INSCRIBED BOARDS, c.202 BC-220 AD, of wood the narrow strips of triangular section inscribed with ink, China, 40cm

A FINE CHING DYNASTY BATTLE MACE, c.19th Century, the sectioned bronze head above an iron shaft and wood grip, China, 49cm

AN INUIT SOAPSTONE SCULPTURE, in abstract zoomorphic form, smooth patina, 21x16cm