Fine Antiquities, Tribal & Aboriginal Art

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