Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

AN OLD ABELAM CEREMONIAL ANCESTOR MASK, of wood decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 23cm

A SEPIK RIVER CANOE PROW SECTION, of wood in classic crocodile form, weathered patina, PNG, 25cm

A MAPRIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in classic stylised yam ancestor form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 116cm Provenance: Ex-Collection E

A MAPRIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in stylised female form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 88cm Provenance: Ex-Collection Edward Boylan

A MAPRIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in stylised male form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 80cm Provenance: Ex-Collection Edward Boylan

A WASKUK ANCESTOR BOARD (minja), of wood in classic robust form, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 140cm Provenance: Ex-Colle

AN ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in male form decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 144x20cm Provenance: Ex-collectio

A RAMU ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, with bird motif at apex, shell inset eyes, fibre loin cloth, PNG, 169cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, in classic robust male form with mask visage to base, decorated with polychrome pigments, fibre tassels, weathere

AN IATMUL ANCESTRAL FIGURE, carved wood decorated with incised motif to face and cowrie shell eyes, Sepik River, PNG, 69cm

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL HOOK, carved wood decorated with polychrome pigments and string tassels, PNG, 97cm

A STYLISED SEPIK HOOK, carved wood with incised tribal motif, PNG, 89cm

A BLACKWATER RIVER ANCESTRAL MASK, carved wood with polychrome ochre decoration, Sepik Region, PNG, 72cm

A SEPIK CANOE PROW, carved wood with elaborate crocodile / human / bird ancestral figure and extensive incised decoration to both sides, PNG, 235cm

A SEPIK CANOE PROW, carved wood in the form of a crocodile, PNG, 62cm

A MONUMENTAL SEPIK CANOE PROW, carved wood n the form of a smiling crocodile, decorated with cowrie shell eyes, PNG, 81cm

A SEPIK FISH SCULPTURE, carved wood decorated with incised patterns in the form of scales and cowrie shells for eyes, PNG, 83cm

A SEPIK BIRD SCULPTURE, carved wood with finely incised and decorated with shell eyes, PNG, 67cm

A SEPIK ANCESTRAL FIGURE, carved wood in stylised human form with spike protrusions to midrif and surmounting head, PNG, 150cm

A BLACKWATER RIVER ANCESTRAL FIGURE, carved wood with natural earth pigments and stylised human form, PNG, 71cm

AN ANCESTRAL BAT FIGURE, carved wood in the form of a bat with outstretched wings, Sawos people, PNG, 36x60cm

A TROBRIAND ISLANDS PADDLE, finely carved monochrome wood with incised motif to paddle base, PNG, 160cm

A TROBRIAND ISLANDS PADDLE, finely carved monochrome wood with incised motif to paddle base, PNG, 158cm

A RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW SECTION, of wood, sculptured with classic ancestor motif, weathered, PNG, 49cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in openwork form, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments and shell, PNG, 86cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in make form, shell set eyes, weathered, PNG, 73cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in openwork female form, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 100cm

A SEPIK SCULPTURE, of wood and zoomorphic form, polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, PNG, 58cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood with detachable head, polychrome pigments, PNG, 146cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood with shell set eyes, fibre tassels and polychrome pigments, PNG, 50cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood with shell set eyes, fibre tassels and remnant pigments, PNG, 68cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood with shell set eyes, fibre tassels and polychrome pigments, PNG, 107cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in female form, the visage with polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, fibre tassels, PNG, 73cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, the visage with shell set eyes, fibre tassels, PNG, 79cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in diminutive make form, polychrome pigments, fibre and feather tassels, PNG, 53cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in zooanthropomorphic form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 87cm

A SEPIK CANOE PROW, of wood in stylised crocodile form, with ancestor heads in relief, shell and feather set tassels, PNG, 55cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, PNG, 68cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, fibre tassels, PNG, 58cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, fibre tassels, PNG, 71cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in openwork form, polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, PNG, 85cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, fibre tassels, PNG, 67cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in diminutive male form, polychrome pigments, shell set eye, PNG, 46cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in male form, polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, PNG, 71cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in openwork form, polychrome pigments, fibre tassels, shell set eyes, PNG, 73cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, shell set eye, fibre skirt, PNG, 101cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood decorated with polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, fibre skirt, PNG, 92cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR GABLE ORNAMENT, of wood in classic male ancestor form with bird figure at apex, shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, PNG, 110cm

AN ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a bird, polychrome pigments, PNG, 49cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in abstract male form, shell inset eyes, weathered, PNG, 36cm