Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

TWO WEST AFRICAN HEDDLES, the wooden braces with multi-strand twisted fiber string attached, 27x15cm

A ZAIRE SHIELD, of wood, the anterior decorated with classic mask visage, polychrome paints and the rear with raised lug grip, Democratic Republic

A SEPIK HOUSE BOARD, of wood, the anterior with ancestor visage decorated with polychrome pigments and shell sets eyes, PNG, 79x30cm

A PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), of wood in classic ovoid form with figurative motifs of ancestor visage to anterior in relief, decorated with

A PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (bioma), of wood in classic slender section abstract form, the anterior decorated with incised motifs and polychro

TWO DECORATED HIGHLAND PANELS, of palm bark, the anterior with polychrome pigments, PNG, 92-112cm (2)

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

A FINE HIGHLANDS BRIDAL HEADDRESS, the shell enbroided woven fibre body ornament with shell and seed bead tassels PNG, 23x20cm

TWO ARM BANDS AND A HAIR COMB, of bamboo and woven cane, PNG 12-21cm (3) Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donated to the Oceanic Art S

A HIGHLAND PHALLOCRYPT, of wood, with woven fibre binding, threaded seed tassels, polychrome pigments, PNG, 35cm

THREE SEPIK PHALLOCRYPTS, of hollow gourd, woven fibre, cane, seed, polychrome pigments, PNG 20-30cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johns

AN OLD SEPIK BODY ORNAMENT, multi-strand fibre threaded white seed beads, PNG, 62x9cm

THREE SEPIK NECKLACES, of threaded glass and seed beads, PNG, 40x32cm (3)

TWO HIGHLAND STRING BAGS, of woven polychrome fibre, PNG, 44x27 (2)

TWO HIGHLAND HAIR COMBS, of wood, PNG, 24x7cm (2)

A SEPIK CANOE SHIELD MASK, of wood decorated with fibre tassels, PNG, 39x16cm

AN ABELAM CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, of wood, the ancestor visage in relief to anterior below an openwork apex of a bird of paradise motif, decorated wi

A RAMU RIVER ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, decorated with cane bound feather tassels, earth encrusted, PNG, 80cm

A LOWER SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, sculpted in relief in the form of an ancestor visage, shell set eye decorated with incised motifs, polychrome

A LOWER SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood with woven cane frame decorated with incised geometric motifs, fibre tassels, remnant polychrome pigments, PNG