Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

A SEPIK MASK, of wood with pierced eyes and mouth, with bird motif in relief at apex, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 35 x 15cm<

A KWOMA ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in classic abstract form, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 50 x 23cm Provenance: Ex-collec

A RAMU ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, sculpted with two faces in relief, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 40 x 12cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tiko

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood with pierced eyes and mouth decorated with woven cane attached to outer edge, feathered tassels, polychrome pigments

A SEPIK ANCESTOR GABLE MASK, of wood in openwork form, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 100 x 23cm Provenance:

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood with central visage in relief, shell set eye, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 79 x

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood with pierced eyes, mouth and septum, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 42 x 25cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood in abstract form, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 34 x 12cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi Cairns, Austra

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 43 x 24cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery T

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, pierced eyes and mouth, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 45 x 24cm Provenance:

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 62 x 18cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery T

A SEPIK GABLE MASK, of wood, projecting shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 34 x 28cm Provenance: Ex-collection G

A SEPIK ANCESTOR BOARD, of wood with central visage in relief, projecting rear apex, resin set shell eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered and encru

A SEPIK MASK, of wood, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 37 x 13cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi Cairns, Australia</

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, the coconut shell section overmodeled with clay decorated with inset shell attached to a woven cane frame, polychrome pigmen

A SEPIK MASK, of wood, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 24 x 18cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi Cairns, Australia</

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, shell set eye, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 74 x 35cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Ti

A SEPIK MASK, of wood, pierced eyes and mouth, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 79 x 29cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Ti

AN IATMUL ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 99 X 29cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi Cairns,

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, with openwork flying fox motif at apex, pierced mouth, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted,

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, with pierced septum, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG,50 x 28cm Provenance: Ex-c

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, with shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 48 x 26cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gall

A SEPIK GABLE MASK, of wood, pierced mouth and protruding nose, decorated with fibre tassels and polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG,

A SAWOS GABLE MASK, of wood in classic ovoid form and narrow section, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 76 x 35cm Prove

A SEPIK GABLE MASK, of wood, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 84 x 32cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikow

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, with shell inset eyes projecting boar motif at terminal, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 87 x 19

A SEPIK GABLE MASK, of wood, shell set eyes and fibre tassels, pierced septum with wood nose ornament, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted

A SEPIK MASK, of wood, decorated with shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 50 x 21cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gal

A SEPIK MASK, of wood with shell set eyes, cane attachments and feather tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 68 x 68cm P

A MIDDLE SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood with pierced eyes, projecting apex, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 78 x 19cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gall

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood pierced eyes and mouth, woven cane and fibre attachments, earth set shell apex, polychrome pigments, weathered and

A SEPIK SUSPENSION HOOK, of wood, shell set eyes, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, fragmented, PNG, 75 x 30cm</p>

A SEPIK GABLE MASK, of wood in ovoid form, decorated with polychrome pigments and fibre tassels, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 83cm</p>

A KWOMA ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (yena), of wood, in classic abstract form with pierced eyes and projecting spike at rear, polychrome pigments, weathered

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 72 x 22cm</p>

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood the convex visage decorated with inset shell eyes and polychrome pigments, pierced projecting apex, weathered and e

A SEPIK MASK, of wood, shell set eyes, surface encrustations, PNG, 88x31cm</p>

A SEPIK MASK, of wood, shell set eyes, PNG, 60cm</p>

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, shell set eyes, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, PNG, 94x26cm Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, dona

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, PNG, 62x23cm Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donated to the Ocea

A MIDDLE SEPIK GABLE MASK, of wood, shell set eye, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, PNG, 80cm</p>

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, PNG, 44cm</p>

A CANOE PROW FRAGMENT, of wood in stylised openwork form, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 59 x 20cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi Cairn

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood with forehead apex, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 133 x 22cm Provenance: Ex-collecti

A MASSIM CANOE PROW, c.1970s, of wood in classic asymmetrical form, decorated in polychrome and incised with curvilinear motifs, Trobriand Islands,

AN OLD SEPIK CANOE PADDLE, of wood the blade in classic foliate form above a circular section shaft with notched terminal, weathered patina surface

AN OLD SEPIK CANOE PADDLE, of wood the blade in classic foliate form above a circular section shaft with notched terminal, weathered patina surface

AN OLD SEPIK CANOE PADDLE, of wood the blade in classic foliate form above a circular section shaft with notched terminal, weathered patina surface

A FINE SEPIK CANOE PADDLE, of wood the blade in classic foliate form above a circular section shaft with notched and sectioned terminal, old weathe

A FINE SEPIK CANOE PADDLE, of wood the blade in classic foliate form above a circular section shaft with notched and pierced terminal, old weathere