Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC RAMU DRUM (garamut), c.1950s, of wood in classic robust form with rectangular central cavity, decorated with projecting openwork an

A FINE ABALAM CULT SCULPTURE (nogwi), c.1960s, of wood in classic male yam ancestor form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 112x18cm Prov

A MONUMENTAL WOSERA SCULPTURE, c.1960s, of wood sculpted in the classic form of a male yam ancestor, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered,

AN EARLY KWOMA ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT, c. early 20th Century, of museum significance, the wood section sculpted in with classic ancestor motifs in r

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW SECTION, pre WWII, of wood, sculpted with an ancestor visage and stylised crocodile motif, remnant green pain

A IATMUL DRUM POUNDER, c.1960s, of wood, sculpted with a bird motif at apex above a sectioned shaft and flaring terminal, remnant polychrome pigme

A FINE ARAPESH SCULPTORS ADZE, c.1960s the wood frame bound with cane, the edge ground blade attached below a figurative terminal in the form of an

A FINE COASTAL SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood in classic hourglass form, decorated with curvilinear geometric motifs, raised grip to one side with anc

AN EARLY WEST SEPIK BETEL MORTAR, of wood in diminutive form decorated with ancestor motifs above a flaring base, glass bead inset eyes and pierced

A CAPE NELSON WEALTH ORNAMENT, the multiple dog teeth attached with vegetable fibre twine and transitional blue fibre binding, Ako Village, PNG, 17

TWO OLD MENDI BODY ORNAMENTS (kina), the crescent shell sections one with shell embroided woven fibre band and old resin set repair, remnant red pi

A SUPERB SOUTHWEST QUEENSLAND HUNTING BOOMERANG, c.early 20th Century, of wood, stoned shaped in monumental symetric form, the anterior decorated w

A FINE LAKE EYRE BOOMERANG, of wood in ovoid section and symetrical form, smooth finish below glossy patina, 80x6cm Provenance: From an Australi

A FINE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, c.1940s, the anterior decorated with figurative motifs of the kangaroo, emu and the landscape, smooth glossy pat

A NORTHWEST NEW SOUTH WALES HUNTING BOOMERANG, of wood in symetrical form and ovoid section, the anterior decorated with incised curvilinear motifs

A YOLNGU CEREMONIAL BOOMERANG, artist unknown, of wood in asymmetrical form and ovoid section, decorated with figurative and curvilinear motifs in

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN CEREMONIAL BOOMERANG, artist unknown, of wood in symetrical form and ovoid section, decorated with stippled and figurative mot

A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, c.1940s, of wood in symetrical form, the anterior decorated with incised figurative motifs, smooth patina, 66x6cm

A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, of wood in symetrical form, the convex anterior decorated with incised figurative motifs, smooth patina, 71x10cm

A FINE ETHNOGRAPHIC CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, of wood, in ovoid section and classic asymmetrical form the anterior decorated with incised paral

A FINE WEST AUSTRALIAN SHIELD (wunda), of wood in classic ovoid section and slender form, the anterior decorated with parallel zigzag linear flutin

A OLD QUEENSLAND SHIELD (gulmari), of wood in ovoid form, the convex anterior decorated with curvilinear motifs in polychrome ochres, the rear with

A FINE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SHIELD, of wood in slender form and ovoid section, decorated with polychrome ochres, the rear with raised lug grip, smooth

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC SOUTH EAST AUSTRALIAN PARRYING SHIELD, of wood in classic narrow form, the anterior incised with linear motifs, lug grip to rear, s

A FINE WEST AUSTRALIAN SHIELD, of wood in classic ovoid form and slender section, decorated with curvilinear motifs, the rear with robust lug grip,

A SUPERB NEW SOUTH WALES SHIELD (La Perouse), c.1920s, artist unknown, of wood in rare diminutive form, the anterior decorated with pokerwork figur

A RARE NEW SOUTH WALES SHIELD (La Perouse), of wood in ovoid form, the anterior decorated with classic incised curvilinear and stippled motifs, the

A FINE NEW SOUTH WALES SHIELD (La Perouse), of wood, in ovoid form, the anterior decorated with geometric openwork motifs, the rear with raised gri

A MURRAY RIVER SHIELD, of wood in ovoid form and slender section decorated with incised curvilinear motifs, the rear with recessed lug grip, smooth

A DECORATED ARUNTA SPEAR THROWER, Walter Ebatarinja, of wood in classic leaf form, with sinew bound peg terminal and resin set bulb at grip, 53x11c

AN EARLY YOLNGU DECORATED SPEAR THROWER, artist unknown, in classic leaf form with sinew bound peg at apex, the anterior decorate with spirit motif

A FINE YOLNGU SPEAR THROWER, of wood in classic slender ovoid leaf form with sinew bound peg at apex and resin bulb to grip terminal, remnant ochre

A FINE CAPE YORK SPEAR THROWER, of wood in classic slender form and ovoid section, resin set peg at apex, resin set shell at grip terminal, smooth

A ETHNOGRAPHIC YOLNGU SPEAR THROWER, of wood in classic slender form with fibre bound resin set peg at apex above a tapering shaft with waisted gri

A NORTH WEST AUSTRALIAN SPEAR THROWER, of wood in robust form, sinew bound peg at terminal, the anterior decorated with incised curvilinear motifs

AN EARLY FLINDERS RANGES SPEAR THROWER, of wood in tapering leaf form, the anterior decorated with incised curvilinear motifs, resin set peg at ape

A FINE MORNINGTON ISLAND DANCE HAT, the bark fibre frame in tapering conical form decorated with woven human hair and fibre binding, apex with casc

A SPLENDID YOLNGU CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, the woven feather and fibre head band tied with human hair thread with central projection, decorated with r

A COLLECTION OF THREE YOLNGU HEAD BANDS, of woven cane decorated with polychrome ochres and feather tassels one with resin set seed, Arnhemland, 9-

A FINE YOLNGU CEREMONIAL ORNAMENT, the wooden pendant decorated with polychrome ochres below a fibre feather and resin multi-strand cord, Arnhemlan

A COLLECTION OF THREE DECORATED BAOBAB NUTS, artist unknown, West Australian, 16-18cm (3)

A YOLNGU LOIN COVER, the polychrome seed beads threaded with woven human hair and wool, Arnhemland,30x20cm

A FINE YOLNGU WOVEN BAG (dilly), the tightly woven polychrome pandanus fibre with twisted fibre string attached, Arnhemland, 33x20cm Provenance:

A YOLNGU CEREMONIAL FEATHER FAN, the pandanus fibre grip below an apex of feathers bound with twisted fibre string, Arnhemland, 40cm

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN CEREMONIAL BOARD, artist unknown, of wood in ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with polychrome curvilinea

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC QUEENSLAND BOWL (coolamon), of wood in ovoid form with deep concavity to interior, smooth patina, 49cm

A LATE ETHNOGRAPHIC CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWL (coolamon), of wood in ovoid form with concave anterior decorated with incised linear fluting, old ochr

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC NEW SOUTH SALES LEANGLE CLUB, of wood in ovoid section with acute bend at apex, the shaft tapering to a knotched terminal, the grip

AN EARLY NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES LEANGLE CLUB, of wood in ovoid section, the apex with classic bend above a tapering shaft decorated with linear f

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN DIGGING STICK CLUB (nulla nulla), of wood, the tapering circular section shaft decorated with parallel fluting, old ochre cove

A FINE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN DIGGING STICK CLUB (nulla nulla), of wood, the circular section shaft decorated with parallel fluting, remnant resin infi

A SOUTH AUSTRALIA WALKING STICK TERMINAL, of wood, the truncated shaft decorated in the form of a stock whip with bulbous notch at apex, smooth glo

YALPI YUNUPINGU (b.1961) Nguriri Ngarra c.1990s Ochres on bark 163x58cm Provenance: From an Australian collection, originally painted in Y

Artist Unknow Arnhemland School (c.1940s) Two X-ray Fishes Ochres on bark 78x56cm Provenance: From an Australian collection

Artist Unknown Arnhemland School Two Fish Ochres on bark 55x25cm

Artist Unknown Arnhemland School Fishing Scene and Buffalo Ochres on bark 59x40cm

Artist Unknown Arnhemland School File, Snake and Birds Ochres on bark 69x31cm

Artist Unknown Arnhemland School Mangrove Animals Ochres on bark 50x17cm

Artist Unknown (Arnhemland School) Spirit Figure Ochres on bark 92x38cm Provenance: From an Australian collection

BOBBY BUNNINGURR (b.c.1947) Swamp Scene 1979 Ochres on bark 37 x 89cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection

JACK GABANABUI (Blyth River) Murritjilla, The Esturine Crocodile, c.1960s Ochres on bark 77x28cm Old label verso Provenance: From an Au

BOYAN (MURRGUN) c.1970 Two Goanas Ochres on Bark Artist name inscribed verso 62x28cm

PAUL NABULUMO Yikarrakkal Maningrida Arts Willy Willy Ochres on bark Old label verso 68x25cm Provenance: From an Australian collection

DJUNPURKPUR (Djarrka) Water Goannas Ochres on bark Inscribed verso with artist name 102x46cm Provenance: From an Australian collection

LYNETTE CORBY NUNGURRYI Walpiri, Mount Liebig Honey Ant Dreaming 1989 Acrylic on Canvas 132x271 Provenance: From an Australian Collecti

DOROTHY NAPANGARDI (b.c.1956), Sand Hills of Mina Mina, 2006, Acrylic on Belgian linen Signed verso with artist name un-stretched 133x9

MICK NAMARARI TJAPALTJARRI (c. 1926 -1998) Dingo Dreaming at Myunmanu c. 1997 Acrylic on canvas 125 x 90cm Provenance: From a private Aust

A GROUP OF FOUR ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL POSTERS, 1975-1990s, of political protests and cultural subjects, unmounted, fine condition, 32-76 (

A MAGNIFICENT SPECIMEN OF MUREX PECTEN, Lightfoot 1786, the famed Venus Comb murex, superb specimen of extremely large size and in a condition of q

A MAGNIFICENT SPECIMEN OF CONUS MILNEEDWARDSI, Jousseaume 1888, the famed Glory of India, magnificent specimen of extremely large size exhibiting r

A SUPERB SPECIMEN OF AMORIA EXOPTANDA, Reeve 1849, a rare endemic Australian volute; a large and magnificent specimen exhibiting exceptionally rich

A MAGNIFICENT SPECIMEN OF EPITONIUM SCALARE, Linnaeus 1758, the classic Precious wentletrap. A true collectors item, An extremely large and spectac

A SUPERB PAIR OF CONUS AMMIRALIS, Linnaeus 1758, in exceptional condition, both exhibiting rich colour and an exquisite pattern. Collected from 12m

AN OPALISED ROCK FRAGMENT, Australia, 10x18cm

AN OPALISED AMMONITE FOSSIL, of diminutive form, Australia, 5x4cm

A FOSSILISED MARINE BENTHIC SECTION, with numerous bivalve specimens, Australia, 23x6cm

A EARLY AFRICAN ANCESTOR MASK, c.1930s, of wood in robust abstract form, the gaping mouth inset with projecting teeth, the tubular eyes rimmed with

A SUPERB MONUMENTAL BAGA CEREMONIAL SERPENT, of wood sculpted in classic sinuous form of a stylised Cobra, decorated with geometric motifs in black

A FINE AND EARLY ETHIOPIAN MAGIC SCROLL, the narrow parchment strip inscribed with esoteric religious script and decorated with figurative motifs,

A FINE SILVER PENDANT, c.19th Century, the anterior decorated with enamel and coral inlay, Morocco, 11x8cm

A FINE SILVER PENDANT, c.19th Century, the anterior decorated with incised floral motifs and set with green chyrophase, Morocco, 9x7cm

A FINE TUAREG PENDANT, c. 20th Century, the silver frame decorated with floral motifs and inset niello, North Africa, 11x10cm

AN EARLY WEST AFRICAN WEAVER'S BEATER, of wood with cane binding and rigid central stays, glossy old patina, 20x21cm

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

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

A MASSIM CANOE PROW, of wood in openwork form incised with geometric motifs, remnant pigment infill, Trobriand Islands, 67-27cm

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

AN ASMAT CONTAINER, of bamboo, the exterior decorated with curvilinear motifs in relief, Irian Jaya, 50x10cm

TWO HIGHLAND ARMBANDS, of woven cane, PNG, 9-10cm (2)

TWO OLD TONGAN FANS, of woven polychrome cane and fibre, 26-30cm (2)

A SOLOMON ISLAND CHEST PENDANT (cap cap), the pierced shell disk with an openwork shell frame to anterior, fibre, shell and glass bead tassel, 15cm

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