Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

AN OLD SEPIK ANCESTOR HOOK, of wood in male form, the visage with shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, PNG, 120cm Provenance: Ex-Collection Edward Boy

A WASKUK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in stylised zooanthropomorphic form, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered, PNG, 86cm Provenance: Ex-Collection

A WASKUK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (nogwi), of wood in stylised male form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 96cm Provenance: Ex-Collection Edward Boy

A WASKUK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (nogwi), of wood in stylised yam ancestor form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 90cm Provenance: Ex-Collection Ed

A WASKUK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (nogwi), of wood in stylised female form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 114cm Provenance: Ex-Collection Edward

A WASKUK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (nogwi), of wood in stylised female form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 117cm Provenance: Ex-Collection Edward

A WASKUK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in classic abstract form with opposing anthropomorphic motifs, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG 117cm Prov

A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ANCESTOR FIGURE (timbuwarra), the overmoulded openwork woven cane frame in stylised male form, decorated with polychrome pig

A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLAND ANCESTOR FIGURE (timbuwarra), the clay overmoulded openwork woven cane frame, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 57cm

A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLAND ANCESTOR FIGURE (timbuwarra), the clay overmoulded openwork woven cane frame, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 70cm

AN OLD HIGHLAND AXE, the edge ground stone blade attached to wooden handle, with woven cane and resin binding, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 44cm

A FINE YANGORU BRIDE PRICE (talipun), the marine gastropod shell section with woven cane ornament in the form of an abstract visage decorated with ear

A FINE LOWER RAMU RIVER CANOE MAST STATION, of wood sculptured with classic ancestor projection to apex, decorated with shell inset eyes and red pigme

A HUMBOLT BAY CANOE PROW, of wood, the openwork terminal sculptured with zoomorphic motif, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered patina, Irian Jaya,

A GEELVINK BAY CANOE PROW ORNAMENT, of wood in classic openwork form, with stylised korvar visage at apex, decorated with resin set feather tassels, w

A SEPIK CANOE PROW FRAGMENT, of wood sculptured in stylised crocodile form, smooth patina, PNG 62cm Provenance: Ex-Collection Edward Boylan

A SUPERB PREHISTORIC ARAU STONE MORTAR, sculptured with six projections to central section, with shallow bowl, consistent even weathering throughout,

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

AN OLD MASSIM STAFF, of ebony, sculptured with figurative ancestor motifs in relief at apex above an incised tapering shaft, Trobriand Islands, 97cm

A RARE MASSIM CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION AXE FRAME, of wood, sculptured with raised figurative and geometric motifs to anterior, old cane binding, weathe

A RARE VAKUTA ISLAND KULA ORNAMENT (mwali), a collection of shell currency linked together with glass bead and seed threaded with wire and fibre strin

A LATE ETHNOGRAPHIC DOBU ISLAND CANOE SPLASHBOARD, of wood in classic asymmetrical form, sculptured with openwork apex and a central ancestor figure a

AN OLD VAKUTA ISLAND CANOE BAILER, of wood, in rectangular form, the terminal decorated with polychrome paint, the deep scoop with projecting central

A KITAVA ISLAND BETAL MORTAR, of wood, sculptured with a seated ancestor below a deep tapering bowl, smooth patina, useware evident, Trobriand Islands

AN OLD MASSIM SAGO SPATULA, of wood, in slender ovoid section, the ovoid blade below a central shaft with a sculptured figurative terminal in the form

A RARE MASSIM PRESENTATION SPATULA (gabaela), of wood in slender section and exaggerated large format, sculptured with openwork apex, the anterior dec

AN OLD MASSIM SKIRT MAKING BOARD, of wood, in slender ovoid section, the anterior decorated with classic incised geometric motifs, useware evident, we

AN OLD KIRIWINA ISLAND SKIRT MAKING BOARD, of wood, in slender ovoid section, the anterior decorated with classic incised geometric motifs, useware ev

A FINE NEW HEBRIDES MARIONETTE MASK (temes nevimbure), the classic earth and resin sculpted ancestor visage with projecting phalic nose and pig tusk o

A FINE NEW HEBRIDES ANCESTOR MASK, of palm wood, the panel anterior with applied earth and resin sculpted in the form of an ancestor visage with class

A FINE NEW HEBRIDES ANCESTOR MASK, of palm wood, the panel anterior with applied earth sculpted in the form of an ancestor visage with classic project

A FINE TAMI ISLAND FEASTING BOWL, of wood in classic ovoid form, decorated with geometric motifs in relief to outer rim, infilled with white pigment,

AN EARLY AND RARE NEW BRITAIN SHIELD, c.1920s or earlier, of wood in classic narrow rectangular form with woven cane binding across the anterior and o

AN EARLY QUEENSLAND SHIELD (gulmari), of wood in classic ovoid form with convex anterior, the rear with repaired lug grip, decorated with remnant poly

AN EARLY QUEENSLAND SHIELD (gulmari), c.1920s, of wood in classic ovoid form, the anterior decorated with classic geometric motifs in relief, the rear

A RARE NEW SOUTH WALES SHIELD (La Perouse), of wood, decorated with incised pokerwork motifs, robust raised lug grip to rear, the anterior with applie

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN SHIELD, of hardwood and slender section, the convex anterior decorated with incised figurative motifs and curvilinear stippling,

TWO RARE KIMBERLEY CEREMONIAL SPEARHEADS, c.early 20th Century, of wood in slender section and classic openwork form, one with old cane repair, decora

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN SPEARTHROWER AND SPEAR, of wood with sinew bound pegs and resin terminal, remnant ochre, 81-242cm (2)