Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

A FINE NORTHWEST ASMAT SHIELD, of wood in asymmetrical ovoid form and slender section, the waisted apex incised with stingray motif, the anterior w

A FINE GREEN RIVER SHIELD, c.1950s of museum quality the robust wood panel in irregular rectangular form with projecting spike apex the anterior de

A SUPERB ASMAT SHIELD, c. 1960s, of wood in asymmetrical ovoid form and slender section, the waisted apex incised with stingray motif, the anterior

A FINE CENTRAL ASMAT SHIELD, of wood in broad asymmetrical rectangular form and slender section, a projecting an ancestor figure at apex decorated

AN EARLY SCHRADER RANGE BATTLE SHIELD, c.1950s, of wood, in irregular rectangular form and slender section, the anterior decorated with raised figu

AN EARLY AND RARE NEW BRITAIN SHIELD, c.1920s or earlier, of wood in classic narrow rectangular form with woven cane binding across the anterior an

A TRANSITIONAL HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD, of beaten sheet metal the convex anterior with pierced apex, decorated with polychrome trade pants, pierced fo

A RARE HIGHLANDS POLICE SHIELD, c.1950-60s, of robust woven cane in circular form with convex anterior, bar grip to rear, 50cm Provenance: Ex-co

A FINE PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), c.1960s of wood in classic ovoid slender form with decorated with geometric and figurative motif of an an

AN OLD PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), c.1960s of wood in ovoid form with the classic figurative motif of an ancestor visage to anterior, remnan

AN OLD HUON GULF ANCESTOR BOARD, c.1950s of wood in classic ovoid form with figurative motifs of superpositioned ancestor motifs to anterior, remna

A PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), c.1970s of wood in classic ovoid form with figurative motifs of an ancestor visage to anterior, remnant polych

A FINE KWOMA ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, c.1950s, of wood in classic abstract yam ancestor form, the ovoid visage with heavy brow above bulbous eyes, proje

A KWOMA ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, pierced eyes and mouth, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 163 x 27cm Provenance: From an A

A SUPERB WEST IATMUL ARCHITECTURAL SUPPORT, c.1950s, of museum importance sculpted from dense wood with classic figurative ancestor motifs and styl

AN OLD NORTHWEST ASMAT HOUSE BOARD, of wood in monumental form, the anterior with classic flying fox motifs in relief, decorated with polychrome pi

A FINE ASMAT ANCESTOR POLE (mbis), c.1950s, of wood sculpted in classic openwork form with three superpositioned ancestors above a truncated base,

AN EARLY RAMU ANCESTOR MASK, c.1950-60s, sculpted in zooanthropomorphic form with pierced eyes, ears, mouth and outer rim, the projecting nose with

A RARE AND EARLY BOIKEN DANCE MASK, c.1950s-60s, of ovoid form with projecting terminals the visage with bulbous forehead above a projecting curved

A SUPERB SAWOS CEREMONIAL MASK (mwai), of dense wood in classic elongated narrow form decorated with polychrome pigments, clay set shell, pig tusk

AN EARLY SAWOS GABLE ORNAMENT, c.1950s, of wood in the form of an ancestral visage, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 58cm Provenance: From a privat

A FINE COASTAL RAMU MASK, c.1960s, of wood in ovoid form, the convex anterior with projecting ears, pierced eyes and septum above a diminutive mout

A FINE AND OLD YUAT RIVER MASK, of wood in ovoid form, pierced eyes, septum and mouth below a ridged forehead and arched brows, decorated with remn

AN OLD COASTAL SEPIK MASK, of wood in ovoid form with protruding tongue below pierced eyes and serrated medial ridge to forehead, decorated with tr

AN OLD KERAM RIVER BONE MASK, of diminutive form the convex anterior incised with mask visage, weathered patina, PNG, 24cm</p>

A RAMU RIVER ANCESTOR MASK, of wood the convex visage with projecting curved nose decorated with incised geometric motifs, pierced eyes, ears and s

A FINE ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (nggwal), c.1960s, of wood in classic form with totemic hornbill at apex, decorated with polychrome pigments, moun

A SUPERB ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (nggwal), c.1960s, of wood in classic form with projecting spikes at apex, decorated with polychrome pigments,

A SUPERB ABELAM LINTEL, c.1960s, of wood in classic robust form, the edge pierced for attachment, decorated with classic ancestor figures in relief

A FINE MAPRIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in the classic form of a hornbill bird, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 78cm Provenance: From

A WOSERA ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood with bird figure at terminal, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 146 x 12cm Provenance: Fro

A FINE ABELAM SAGO PEG, of wood in classic form with bird figure at apex, decorated with bright polychrome pigments, PNG, 50cm</p>

A FINE MAPRIK CEREMONIAL HELMET MASK (baba), of tightly woven openwork cane in classic abstract form, earth encrusted and decorated with polychrome

A FINE MAPRIK ANCESTOR MASK, c.1960s of woven openwork cane in classic abstract diminutive yam form, earth encrusted, decorated with polychrome pi

A RARE MAPRIK ANCESTOR MASK, c.1960s of woven openwork cane in classic diminutive form, the anterior earth encrusted and decorated with polychrome

AN OLD YUAT RIVER ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (mundugumor), c.1950-60s, of wood in classic robust standing female form representative of a powerful ancestor

AN ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a bird, shell inset eyes, polychrome pigments, PNG, 76cm</p>

AN OLD KWOMA ANCESTOR BOARD, of wood in diminutive form with open work medial ridge and opposing ancestor masks at terminals, decorated with polych

AN OLD ASMAT ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (mbis), c.1950s, fragmented form a mbis pole apex of hardwood sculpted in classic form above a truncated base, deco

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, 1

AN OLD YAMOK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood decorated with resin and earth set shell, human hair and polychrome pigments, weather patina, PNG, 74 x 1

A SUPERB KWOMA ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (nogwi), c.1960s or earlier, of wood in classic sinuous abstract female form, the ovoid visage with projecting re

AN OLD WOSERA CEREMONIAL YAM PLANTING STICK (gisa), of palm wood the truncated shaft below an openwork ancestor with projecting spike at apex, deco

AN OLD YUAT RIVER HOUSE POST SECTION, of wood sculpted with superpositioned ancestor faces and a central figure, weathered patina, PNG, 129 x 43cm<

A RARE OLD LOWER SEPIK DRUM (garamut), of wood decorated with figurative curvilinear motifs in relief, projecting terminals sculpted in the form of

A FINE RAMU RIVER DRUM, of wood, sculpted form a single block, the hollow ovoid sound shell with longitudinal cavity, the exterior decorated with c

A FINE RAMU RIVER DRUM (kundu), c.1960s, of wood in classic hourglass form, with waisted central section, raised grip sculpted with figurative term

A FINE AND RARE SEPIK DRUM (kundu), c. 1960's, of wood, in classic hourglass form, the mid section decorated with raised motifs and projecting s...

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

A FINE COSTAL ASMAT CANOE PROW FRAGMENT, of openwork wood in classic figurative and abstract form, decorated with polychrome pigments, Irian Jaya,