Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

AN OLD LOWER SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in diminutive form, decorated with red pigment and a glossy patina, PNG, 24cm

AN OLD WOSERA ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in diminutive male form, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, weathered patina, PNG 27cm

AN OLD ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in diminutive stylised yam ancestor form, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered patina, PNG, 29cm

TWO OLD MENDI BODY ORNAMENTS (kina), the crescent shell sections one with shell embroided woven fibre band and old resin set repair, remnant red pigme

A FINE WEST PAPUAN BRIDAL ORNAMENT, the shell embroided woven fibre headdress, old encrustations below smooth patina, Irian Jaya, 45cm Provenance: Ex-

A FINE WEST PAPUAN BRIDAL ORNAMENT, the shell embroided woven fibre headdress, old encrustations below smooth patina, Irian Jaya, 48cm Provenance: Ex-

A FINE WEST PAPUAN BRIDAL ORNAMENT, the shell embroided woven fibre headdress, old encrustations below smooth patina, Irian Jaya, 58cm Provenance: Ex-

A FINE HIGHLAND BODY ORNAMENT (kina), the crescent pearl shell with seed pod, shell sections and tooth threaded fibre band attached, old encrustations

A SOLOMON ISLAND CEREMONIAL SHIELD, of wood, in ovoid form and slender section the convex anterior decorated with resin set mother of pearl inlay, the

A SOLOMON ISLAND CANOE PROW ORNAMENT (nguzu nguzu), of wood in classic stylised anthropomorphic form decorated with resin set mother of pearl inlay, w