Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

A MASSIM FOOD BOWL, of wood sculpted with serrated outer rim, Trobriand Islands, 41x21cm Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donated to t

AN OLD SOLOMON ISLAND CHIEF ORNAMENT (barava), of the openwork shell section, heavily weathered, 7cm Provenance: From a private Australian colle

AN OLD SANTA CRUZE CHEST ORNAMENT (tema), the clam shell disc section with openwork shell attached, old fibre necklace attached, rejoined disc, 11c

AN OLD FIJIAN CHEST ORNAMENT (tabua), c.1940s, the whale tooth with pierced terminals, remnant fibre string attached, old surface encrustations bel

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

A MASSIM GABLE ORNAMENT, the wood frame with fibre bound cowrie shell, Trobriand Islands, 30cm Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donate

A FINE MASSIM SPATULA, of wood the openwork grip sculpted with superpositioned ancestors and classic incised curvilinear motifs above a smooth wide

A MASSIM CEREMONIAL SPATULA (gabaela), the turtle shell section decorated with classic incised motifs, pierced apex, old useware evident, Milne Bay

A NEW HEBRIDES CLUB, of wood with sectioned apex above a tapering shaft with a notched terminal, smooth patina and varnish, Vanuatu, 75cm</p>

A NEW HEBRIDES CLUB, c.1940, of wood the apex with projecting bulbs, one fragmented, above a circular section shaft tapering to a flaring terminal,

AN OLD POLYNESIAN ROOT STOCK CLUB, the bulbous apex with projecting terminal above a circular section shaft, smooth glossy patina, 60cm</p>

A MASSIM CEREMONIAL SWORD, of wood the single edged blade decorated with geometric motifs infilled with white pigments, above an open grip, Trobria

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

AN OLD TONGAN PADDLE CLUB, c.1950s, of dense wood, the blade with medial ridge tapering to a circular section shaft with pointed terminal, weathere

A NEW BRITAIN WAR CLUB, c.1950s, of palm wood in ovoid section the flaring apex tapering to a notched terminal at grip, smooth patina, Bismarck Arc

A MALAITA ISLAND CLUB, of wood in classic narrow form with ventral and lateral medial ridge, the triangular apex decorated with resin set geometric

AN OLD SOLOMON ISLANDS CLUB, of wood the ovoid section shaft with flaring triangular apex and medial ridge tapering to an abstract bird motif open

A NEW BRITAIN BATTLE CLUB, of wood in ovoid section tapering to a pointed terminal above a sectioned grip, the anterior decorated with incised line

A NEW HEBRIDES BATTLE CLUB, of wood the circular section shaft with section apex and notched terminal at grip, smooth glossy patina, Vanuatu, 75cm<

A COLLECTION OF FIVE BOOKS, of Maori, Tongan and Melanesian art (5)</p>

A COLLECTION OF FIVE BOOKS, of Fijian, Tahitian, South Pacific art and mythology (5)</p>

A COLLECTION OF FIVE BOOKS, of New Guinea and Melanesian art and culture (5)</p>

A COLLECTION OF FIVE BOOKS, of Australian Aboriginal art and culture (5)</p>

TWO BOOKS, of South pacific and Oceanic art and culture (2)</p>

A SUPERB SOUTH EAST AUSTRALIAN PARRING SHIELD, 19th Century, of hardwood, in classic triangular section the anterior decorated with incised geometr

A WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SHIELD, c.1920s of wood, in classic ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with diagonal fluting and raised ho

A WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SHIELD, c.1930s, of wood, in classic ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with medial band of fluting, the r

A WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CEREMONIAL SHIELD (wunda), of wood, in classic ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with diagonal fluting an

AN EARLY QUEENSLAND SHIELD (gulmari), c.1920s, of wood in classic ovoid form, the anterior decorated with classic geometric motifs in relief, the r

AN OLD WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CEREMONIAL SHIELD (wunda), of wood, in classic ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with diagonal fluti

A WEST AUSTRALIAN PARRING SHEILD, of wood in classic ovoid form and slender section, the anterior undecorated, the rear with incised lineal motifs,

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWL (coolamon), of softwood with deep concavity to bowl, incised fluting, remnant ochre cover, 73cm Provenance: From a pri

A FINE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWL (coolamon), artist unknown, of softwood decorated with classic curvilinear stippling in polychrome ochres, 66cm</p...

A WEST AUSTRALIAN PEARL SHELL AND AN INCISED PEARL SHELL PENDANT (lonka lonka), the pendant decorated with classic geometric zig zag relief infille

A FINE AND RARE TASMANIAN SHELL NECKLACE, of threaded marine gastropod seed shells, 94cm Provenance: From an Australian collection</p>

A FINE AND RARE TASMANIAN SHELL NECKLACE, of threaded marine gastropod seed shells, 40cm Provenance: From an Australian collection</p>

TWO SPLENDID AND RARE TASMANIAN SHELL NECKLACES, of threaded iridescent marine gastropod seed shells, 37cm (2) Provenance: From an Australian co

A FINE AND RARE TASMANIAN SHELL NECKLACE, of threaded marine gastropod seed shells, 158cm Provenance: From an Australian collection</p>

A SPLENDID AND RARE TASMANIAN SHELL NECKLACE, of threaded iridescent marine gastropod seed shells, 122cm Provenance: From an Australian collecti

A FINE AND RARE TASMANIAN SHELL NECKLACE, of threaded marine gastropod seed shells, 92cm Provenance: From an Australian collection</p>

A FINE YOLNGU SEED NECKLACE, the pierced seeds threaded with human hair, Arnhemland, smooth, patina, 72cm</p>

A FINE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c.1940s, of hardwood in classic asymmetrical form with incised fluting to one side, remnant ochre cove

A FINE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c.1940s, of hardwood in classic asymmetrical form with incised fluting to one side, remnant ochre cove

A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, c.1940-50s, of hardwood in symmetrical form one side decorated with figurative motifs, smooth glossy patina, 72cm

A FINE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c.1940s, of hardwood in classic asymmetrical form with incised fluting to one side, remnant ochre cove

A FINE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c.1940s, of hardwood in classic asymmetrical form with incised fluting to one side, remnant ochre cove

A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, of wood, in ovoid section and asymmetrical form, undecorated, remnant ochre covering under smooth glossy pati

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, of wood, in ovoid section and symmetrical form, one side decorated with linear and stippled motif, remnant

AN EARLY KIMBERLY HUNTING BOOMERANG, of stone shaped wood, in symetrical form and slender section, the anterior decorated with classic linear motif

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