Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

AN OLD LOWER SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in diminutive form, decorated with red pigment and a glossy patina, PNG, 24cm

AN OLD WOSERA ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in diminutive male form, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, weathered patina, PNG 27cm

AN OLD ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in diminutive stylised yam ancestor form, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered patina, PNG, 29cm

TWO OLD MENDI BODY ORNAMENTS (kina), the crescent shell sections one with shell embroided woven fibre band and old resin set repair, remnant red pigme

A FINE WEST PAPUAN BRIDAL ORNAMENT, the shell embroided woven fibre headdress, old encrustations below smooth patina, Irian Jaya, 45cm Provenance: Ex-

A FINE WEST PAPUAN BRIDAL ORNAMENT, the shell embroided woven fibre headdress, old encrustations below smooth patina, Irian Jaya, 48cm Provenance: Ex-

A FINE WEST PAPUAN BRIDAL ORNAMENT, the shell embroided woven fibre headdress, old encrustations below smooth patina, Irian Jaya, 58cm Provenance: Ex-

A FINE HIGHLAND BODY ORNAMENT (kina), the crescent pearl shell with seed pod, shell sections and tooth threaded fibre band attached, old encrustations

A SOLOMON ISLAND CEREMONIAL SHIELD, of wood, in ovoid form and slender section the convex anterior decorated with resin set mother of pearl inlay, the

A SOLOMON ISLAND CANOE PROW ORNAMENT (nguzu nguzu), of wood in classic stylised anthropomorphic form decorated with resin set mother of pearl inlay, w

A CEREMONIAL SOLOMON ISLANDS BOWL, of wood sculptured with two opposing fish in relief decorated with resin set geometric mother of pearl inlay, 32 cm

A SUPERB SOLOMON ISLANDS MODEL CANOE, of wood, with cane and fibre attachments, resin moulding and polychrome pigments, 86cm

A SOLOMON ISLANDS ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a shark boy, decorated with polychrome pigments and shell set eyes, weathered, rejoined,

A FINE SOLOMON ISLANDS PARRYING CLUB, of wood, the classic crescent blade with raised medial ridge and geometric motif above a tapering shaft with sec

A FINE SOLOMON ISLAND BATTLE CLUB, of wood decorated with incised geometric motifs, infilled with white pigment, the apex with classic raised medial r

A SOLOMON ISLAND BATTLE CLUB, of wood in slender ovoid section and classic diamond shaped apex with medial ridge in relief, smooth patina, 77cm Proven

A SOLOMON ISLAND BATTLE CLUB, of wood, the projecting faceted shaped apex above a circular section shaft with spiked terminal, smooth patina, 95cm Pro

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, sm

A FINE NEW HEBRIDES BATTLE AXE, the iron blade above an ovoid sectioned shaft with inset shell tapering to a notch terminal, Vanuatu, 96cm

A RARE HERMIT ISLAND AXE, shell section blade bound with resin and fibre to a wooden shaft, decorated with raised motif, weathered and encrusted, Micr