Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

AN OLD SEPIK CANOE PADDLE, of wood the blade in classic foliate form above a circular section shaft, weathered patina surface encrustations, PNG, 1

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

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

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

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

A MASSIM CANOE PADDLE, of wood in classic foliate form with the blade notched apex, decorated with incised geometric motifs, weathered patina, Trob

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 COLLECTION OF FOUR EASTERN HIGHLANDS ARROWS, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts decorated with pokerwork motifs and woven cane bound ha

A COLLECTION OF FOUR EASTERN HIGHLANDS ARROWS, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts decorated with pokerwork motifs and woven cane bound ha

A COLLECTION OF TWO HIGHLAND ARROWS AND ONE AUSTRALIAN SPEAR POINT, two in classic composite form with bamboo shafts and woven cane bound hardwood

A COLLECTION OF FOUR EASTERN HIGHLANDS ARROWS, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts and woven cane bound wood tips, PNG, 159-161cm (4)</p...

A COLLECTION OF FOUR EASTERN HIGHLANDS ARROWS, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts and woven cane bound wood tips, PNG, 128-150cm (4)</p...

A COLLECTION OF FOUR EASTERN HIGHLANDS ARROWS, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts and woven cane bound wood tips, PNG, 131-142cm (4)</p...

A COLLECTION OF FOUR EASTERN HIGHLANDS ARROWS, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts and woven cane bound wood tips, PNG, 131-142cm (4)</p...

A COLLECTION OF FIVE EASTERN HIGHLANDS ARROWS, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts and woven cane bound wood tips, PNG, 134-138cm (5)</p...

A COLLECTION OF THREE EASTERN HIGHLANDS ARROWS AND A BOW, the bow of wood, the arrows in classic composite form with bamboo shafts and woven cane b

A COLLECTION OF THREE EASTERN HIGHLANDS ARROWS AND A BOW, the bow of wood, the arrows in classic composite form with bamboo shafts and woven cane b

A COLLECTION OF THREE EASTERN HIGHLANDS ARROWS AND A BOW, the bow of plamwood, the arrows in classic composite form with bamboo shafts and woven ca

A COLLECTION OF THREE EASTERN HIGHLANDS ARROWS AND A BOW, the bow of wood, the arrows in classic composite form with bamboo shafts and woven cane b

AN OLD SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood, decorated with geometric motifs, projecting lug grip, polychrome pigments, PNG, 49cm</p>

AN OLD SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood in hourglass form, centralised lug grip, decorated with incised geometric and figurative motifs of fish, polychr

A SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood in hourglass form, decorated with geometric motifs, centralised lug grip, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 43 x 15cm

AN OLD SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood in hourglass form, with raised grip in the form of a crocodile, shell inset eyes, weathered and encrusted, PNG,

A SEPIK TRUMPET, of wood, the tapering sound tube decorated with geometric motifs in relief, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 86cm Provenance: Ex-c

AN OLD SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood in hourglass form, centralised lug grip in stylised bird form, decorated with incised geometric motifs, polychro

AN OLD ABELAM BONE DAGGER, decorated with classic incised figurative motifs, weathered patina, PNG, 29cm</p>

AN OLD MASSIM DANCE CLUB, of wood decorated with incised geometric motifs, glossy patina, Trobriand Islands, 48cm</p>

TWO SOLOMAN ISLANDS CLUBS, of wood one decorated with incised motif 43 - 39cm (2)</p>

TWO SEPIK BONE DAGGERS, PNG, 34 - 38cm</p>

A NEW IRELAND WAR CLUB, of wood in ovoid section tapering to a notched terminal at grip, weathered, Bismarck Archipelago, 133cm</p>

A LAKE SENTANI DRUM POUNDER, of wood with an ancestor head at terminal, inset shell eyes, smooth patina, PNG, 77cm Provenance: Ex-collection Leo

A COOK ISLAND CEREMONIAL CLUB, of wood the serrated shaft tapering to a notched terminal, smooth glossy patina, 72cm Provenance: Ex-collection L

A SOLOMON ISLANDS WALKING STICK, of wood, the shaft decorated with polychrome woven cane and figurative motifs of a serpent and visage in relief, i

A SOLOMON ISLAND WALKING STICK, of wood the shaft incised with geometric motifs,97cm</p>

AN MASSIM SAGO SPATULA, of wood the slender ovoid section shaft decorated with incised geometric motifs, fragmented apex, weathered, patina, Trobri

A FINE EASTERN HIGHLANDS ORCHID STEM NECKLACE, of multistrand threaded barrel sections, PNG, 66cm</p>

AN EASTERN HIGHLANDS MOURNING NECKLACE, of multi strand fibre threaded white seeds, PNG, 100cm</p>

TWO EASTERN HIGHLANDS HAIR COMBS, c.1950s of palmwood, PNG, 23-24cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Doreen Marks</p>

TWO EASTERN HIGHLANDS STRING BAGS, c.1950s of woven polychrome fibre, PNG, 24-43cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Doreen Marks</p>

TWO EASTERN HIGHLANDS BODY ORNAMENTS, c.1950s, of sewn Bark fibre, 26-29cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Doreen Marks</p>

A COLLECTION OF EASTERN HIGHLANDS WEAVERS MATERIALS, c.1950s, bark fibre strips, twisted polychrome fibre string and two woven sennit bands, PNG<br

A SOLOMON ISLAND STAFF, of wood the irregular rectangular sectioned shaft decorated with geometric mother of pearl inlay, smooth patina, 114cm</p...

A MIDDLE SEPIK NECKREST, of wood in diminutive form decorated with figurative motifs, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 39cm Provenance: Ex-collecti

TWO THREADED SEED BAGS, of pierced seed beads, Arnhemland, 18x21-16x18cm (2)</p>

TWO WOVEN STRING BAGS, of twisted fibre string decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 25-54cm (2)</p>

A COLLECTION OF THREE BARK FIBRE CLOTHS (tapa), decorated with geometric and alpha numeric motifs in polychrome pigments, Samoa, 75-146cm (3)</p&...

A GRASS FIBRE SKIRT, decorated with firbe threaded seeds above abundant grass tassels, Samoa, 68x82cm</p>

A MASSIM GRASS FIBRE SKIRT, Trobriand Islands, 85x17cm</p>

A MASSIM WEAVERS TOOL, of wood with split terminals and medial furrow, Trobriand Islands, 67cm</p>

A HIGHLANDS NECKLACE, of threaded seed shell, boar tusk and woven cane, PNG, 64cm</p>