Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, shell set eyes, fibre tassels, PNG, 73cm</p>

A SEPIK ANCESTOR BASKET HOOK, of wood, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 89cm</p>

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, shell set eyes, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, PNG, 82cm</p>

A SEPIK CEREMONIAL ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, cane, bark fibre and grass tassels, polychrome pigments, PNG, 67cm</p>

A KERAM RIVER ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in abstract male form, PNG, 73cm</p>

AN OLD SEPIK GRASSLANDS ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood with inset shell, polychrome pigments, grass fibre loin skirt, PNG, 93cm</p>

A SEPIK STORYBOARD, of wood in classic openwork form, depicting a canoe on water and village scenes in background, polychrome pigments, PNG, 64 x 4

A SEPIK STORYBOARD, of wood, sculpted with village scenes to anterior, polychrome pigments, PNG, 51 x 32cm</p>

A SEPIK STORYBOARD, of wood in classic openwork form, depicting scenes of terrified villagers escaping invading crocodiles, polychrome pigments, PN

THREE STORYBOARDS, of wood in openwork form, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 42 x50cm (3)</p>

A SEPIK STORYBOARD, of wood in classic openwork form, depicting mythological scenes from the time of creation, polychrome pigments, PNG, 40x20cm</p

A SEPIK STORYBOARD, of wood in classic openwork form, depicting mythological scenes from the time of creation, polychrome pigments, PNG, 114 x 35cm

AN OLD SEPIK CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, the cane frame below bark fibre sheets, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, PNG, 114x45cm</p>

A HIGHLANDS BOAR HEAD SCULPTURE, of wood, shell inset eyes, polychrome pigments, PNG, 35x18cm</p>

TWO SEPIK WOVEN PIGLETS, of fibre string, shell embroided eyes, polychrome pigments, PNG, 30-35cm (2)</p>

TWO SEPIK WOVEN PIGLETS, of fibre string, shell embroided eyes, polychrome pigments, PNG, 30-37cm (2)</p>

A SEPIK WOVEN CANE ANTEATER, earth encrusted, decorated with shell, polychrome pigments, PNG, 52cm</p>

A SEPIK WOVEN PIGLET, of fibre string, shell embroided eyes, polychrome pigments, PNG, 40cm</p>

A SEPIK WOVEN CANE PIG, earth encrusted, decorated with feather, shell and boar tusk ornaments, polychrome pigments, PNG, 82cm</p>

TWO SEPIK MASKS, wood, fibre, seed, feather, PNG, 29-45cm (2)</p>

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

A WOSERA ANCESTOR MASK, of wood in classic stylised anthropomorphic form with pipe protruding from the mouth, the anterior decorated with bright po

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood in the form of a stylised bird, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 34cm</p>

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

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

AN OLD WOSERA MASK (baba), of earth encrusted openwork woven cane in helmet form, decorated with feather and fibre tassels and polychrome pigments,

AN OLD WOSERA MASK (baba), of earth encrusted openwork woven cane in helmet form, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 48x38cm</p&...

AN OLD WOSERA MASK (baba), of earth encrusted openwork woven cane in helmet form, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 40x30cm</p&...

AN OLD WOSERA MASK (baba), of earth encrusted openwork woven cane in helmet form, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 36 c 36cm</p>

AN ABELAM CEREMONIAL HELMET MASK (baba), of tightly woven openwork cane in classic abstract form, weathered, PNG, 38cm</p>

A MIDDLE SEPIK GABLE MASK, of wood, earth set shell fibre and cane tassles, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 73cm</p>

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 77cm</p>

AN ABELAM SCULPTURE, of wood in openwork form, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 58cm</p>

A MIDDLE SEPIK MASK, of wood in ovoid form with pierced eyes mouth, woven cane frame attached to outer rim, fragmented earth set shell, polychrome

A SEPIK MASK, of wood, shell inset eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 52cm</p>

A OLD SEPIK CANOE SHIELD, of wood and bark fibre, with ancestor mask attached to anterior with cane, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and enc

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, the convex shell visage decorated with clay set shell, openwork woven cane rim and polychrome pigments, PNG, 48cm</p>

AN OLD MINDIBIT ANCESTOR MASK, of wood in classic abstract form with pierced eyes and mouth, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted,

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood the convex visage decorated with clay set shell, bore tusk, fibre tassels and polychrome pigments, PNG, 48cm</p>

TWO SEPIK ARTEFACTS, of wood, in the form of an ancestor mask and a bird, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 36-33cm (2)</p>

AN IATMUL ANCESTOR MASK, of wood in classic abstract form with shell set projecting eyes and bird motif at terminals, decorated with clay set shell

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in openwork form, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 60cm</p>

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, with shell inset eyes and projecting apex, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 36x22 cm</p>

A MIDDLE SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, pierced eyes and mouth, bird motif to forehead, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 41 x 12cm

AN IATMUL ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, decorated with earth set shells, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 54 x 13cm P

A MIDDLE SEPIK CANOE SHIELD, of wood and bark, with ancestor mask attached with cane binding to anterior, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weath

A SEPIK SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a canoe shield with ancestor visage in relief to anterior, shell inset eyes, polychrome pigments, weather

A SEPIK MASK, of wood with shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 55 x 23cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi

A SEPIK GABLE MASK, of wood, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 47 x 34cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi Cairns, Austr

AN IATMUL ANCESTOR MASK, of wood with shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 47 x 13cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gal