Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, the anterior with shell set eyes, weathered, PNG, 93cm

A SEPIK CEREMONIAL MASK, of woven cane, decorated with polychrome pigments and fibre tassels, PNG, 88 cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, decorated with incised geometric motifs, woven cane to outer rim, PNG, 104cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments and clay set shell, feather tassels, PNG, 53cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, shell set eyes, PNG, 46cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood in diminutive form, PNG, 33cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments, fibre tassels, PNG, 70cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 80cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood in robust form, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 60cm

A SEPIK CANOE SHIELD MASK, of wood in classic ancestor form, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments, fibre tassels, PNG, 62cm

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood with polychrome ochre and tassel decoration, PNG, 75cm

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood with polychrome ochre decoration, PNG, 68cm

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood with polychrome ochre decoration, PNG, 83cm

A SAWOS INITIATION MASK, monochrome carved wood, Sepik Plains, PNG, 56cm

A SAWOS INITIATION MASK monochrome carved wood, Sepik Plains, PNG, 53cm

A SAWOS INITIATION MASK, monochrome carved wood, Sepik Plains, PNG, 45cm

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood with incised tribal motif and bird emblem to forehead, Maramba Village, PNG, 83cm

A BLACKWATER RIVER ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood with incised decoration painted with natural pigments and surmounted with a bird figure Guvermas Villag

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood decorated with incised motif and faded red ochre to eyes and mouth, string tassels, and cane wicker work frame, PN

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL DANCE MASK, carved wood with handle at base and full canopy of bush grass decoration, PNG, 45cm

A LOWER SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood decorated with natural pigments and incised design, PNG, 54cm

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood with incised tribal motif and bird emblem to forehead, PNG, 56cm

A BLACKWATER RIVER GABLE MASK, carved wood incised and decorated with polychrome pigments and string tassels, hung on the outside of house to ward awa

LOWER SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood with incised decoration and cane wicker work frame, and died grass tassels surmounted by the stylised form of

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood with polychrome pigments and fibre tassel beard, PNG, 64cm

A LOWER SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, monochrome wood with incised motifs, PNG, 63cm

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood with polychrome pigments and bone nose decoration, PNG, 50cm

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL MASK, monochrome wood with incised motif decorated with Cassowary feathers, PNG, 44cm

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

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

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

A FINE AND OLD YUAT RIVER MASK, of wood in ovoid form, pierced eyes, septum and mouth below a ridged forehead and arched brows, decorated with remnant

AN OLD COASTAL SEPIK MASK, of wood in ovoid form with protruding tongue below pierced eyes and serrated medial ridge to forehead, decorated with trian

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

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

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

TWO SEPIK ANCESTOR MASKS, of wood, fibre and cane tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 43-45cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Ga

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

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 Pro

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

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood with central visage in relief, shell set eye, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 79 x 22

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

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

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

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

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

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

A SEPIK MASK, of wood, shell set eyes, surface encrustations, PNG, 88x31cm

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

AN OLD ABELAM CEREMONIAL ANCESTOR MASK, of wood sculptured with bird motif to apex, decorated with polychrome pigments and hollow base, PNG, 32cm