Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

A MONUMENTAL KERAM RIVER SOUL BOAT, of wood with four reclining ancestors in relief, the exterior decorated with figurative panels of mythological

A LOWER SEPIK CANOE PADDLE, of wood, the leaf blade decorated with curvilinear motifs, remnant polychrome pigments and paints, PNG, 129cm Pr

AN ASMAT SOUL BOAT, of wood in classic openwork form, decorated in incised linear motifs and polychrome pigments, Irian Jaya, 204x20cm Prove

A HUMBOLDT BAY OUTRIGGER MODEL CANOE, of wood, the hull incised with figurative motifs decorated with polychrome pigments, outrigger platform attac

A PALU ISLANDS OUTRIGGER MODEL CANOE, of wood, the outrigger platform attached with fibre and cane, complete with woven cane sail, mast attachments

A PALU ISLANDS OUTRIGGER MODEL CANOE, of wood, the outrigger platform attached with fibre binding, 47x23cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S.

AN ASMAT CANOE PROW SECTION, of wood in classic openwork slender form depicting three ancestors, weathered and encrusted, Irian Jaya, 86cm P

AN ASMAT SOUL BOAT, of wood, sculpted with ancestor warriors with heads raised towards the heavens, decorated with incised linear motifs and polych

AN ASMAT SOUL BOAT, of wood, in dynamic form, decorated with incised linear motifs and polychrome pigments and fibre tassels, Irian Jaya, 117x20cm<

AN ASMAT SOUL BOAT, of wood, sculpted with an openwork prow and three ancestors, one holding a fish, remnant polychrome pigments, Irian Jaya, 74x16