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

AN OLD SEPIK STOOL, of wood decorated with incised geometric motifs, PNG, 25x19cm

AN OLD SEPIK STOOL, of wood decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 31x24cm

A MASSIM BOWL, of wood, the shallow ovoid bowl with projecting terminals, the outer rim decorated with incised geometric motifs and remnant infill,

A MASSIM CEREMONIAL BOWL, of wood, the two ovoid shallow dishes with central waisted section decorated with incised geometric motifs, remnant pigme

TWO WASKUK LADLES, the projecting wooden grip sculpted with figurative motifs in relief attached with cane binding to coconut shell spoons, PNG, 63

A FIJIAN BARK CLOTH (tapa), decorated with geometric motifs in polychrome pigments, 130x120cm

A HIGHLANDS BARK CLOTH, of sago fibre decorated with geometric motifs in polychrome pigments, PNG, 170x90cm

A FINE BUKA ISLAND BASKET, of tightly woven polychrome cane, smooth patina, 62cm

A FINE BUKA ISLAND BASKET, of tightly woven polychrome cane, smooth patina, 17cm

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

AN OLD SEPIK CEREMONIAL STAFF, of wood sculpted with ancestor motifs in relief, PNG, 120cm

A MT HAGEN CEREMONIAL AXE FRAME, of wood, with cane binding, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 54x36cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Col

A LOWER SEPIK CEREMONIAL STAFF, of wood with inset shell, PNG, 153cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and

TWO HIGHLAND AXES, of wood, cane, one with stone, PNG 38-57cm (2) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New

AN OCEANIC DANCE CLUB, of wood with remnant fibre binding at grip, 69x14cm

A MASSIM SAGO SPATULA, of wood in slender section, with zoomorphic motif at apex, Trobriand Islands, 150cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR HOOK, of wood, decorated with shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered, PNG, 58x17cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, remnant polychrome pigment, 53x13cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, decorated with ancestor motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, PNG, 47x34cm

TWO WOSERA SAGO PEGS, of wood in classic ancestor form with bird figures at apex above mask faces and split terminals, decorated with polychrome pi

THREE SEPIK AMULET MASKS, of wood, polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, PNG 7-8cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pa

TWO SEPIK AMULET MASKS, of wood, shell set eyes, PNG 33-38cm (2) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New

THREE NEW GUINEA ARTEFACTS, of wood, 50-55cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art

THREE SEPIK SCULPTURES, of wood, in the form of pigs, PNG, 14-19cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island an

A SEPIK SCULPTURE, of wood, in the form of two pigs in coitus, PNG, 40cm (2) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Isl

TWO SEPIK SCULPTURES, of wood, PNG, 30cm (2) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art

THREE SEPIK SCULPTURES, of wood, in the form of dolphins, PNG, 20-37cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Islan

A MASSIM SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a female, white inlay, Trobriand Islands, 62cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection o

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood, with openwork apex, depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 77x47cm

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood, with open work apex, depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 57x24cm

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 65x28cm

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood, depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 76x62cm

A YOLGNU SOUND TUBE (didgeridoo), of wood, decorated with figurative motifs, Arnhemland, 87x7cm

A YOLNGU SOUND TUBE (didgeridoo), of wood, decorated with polychrome ochres, Arnhemland, 112cm

BORBORBANI (Elco Island), Burrwutji 1975, Ochres on canvas, Un-stretched 102 x 52cm Provenance: From a Private Australian collection, Ex-c

Artist Unknown Arnhemland School X-ray-kangaroo Ochres on bark 32x22cm

A YOLNGU FIGHTING PICK, of wood, the circular sectioned shaft with angle bend at apex tapering to a fine point, polychrome ochres, Arnhemland, 112x

A YOLNGU SPEAR THROWER, of wood, leaf form sinew bound peg at apex, resin bulb at grip terminal, small split to anterior, Arnhemland, 83x9cm

A COLLECTION OF FOUR YOLNGU ARTEFACTS, of wood incised with figurative motifs, polychrome pigments and paints, Arnhemland, 29-64cm (4)

TWO YOLNGU DECORATED SMOKING PIPES, artist unknown, of wood, polychrome ochres, Arnhemland, 50-62cm (2)

THREE YOLNGU ARTEFACTS, of wood, artist unknown, polychrome ochres, Arnhemland, 41-46cm, (3)

A YOLNGU BASKET, of woven polychrome pandanus fibre, Arnhemland, 46x24cm

A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOWL, of wood, 26x27cm

Artist Unknown Madhubani style Mithala 1980 Pen and ink on paper Bihar 73x54cm

Warli Art (Maharashtra) White Rice Flower Earth pigments and cow dung on board Artist name inscribed lower right India 83x54cm

A TIBETAN CEREMONIAL MASK, of wood in demon form, 30x20cm

A DAYAK SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a seated ancestor decorated with classic curvilinear motifs, smooth patina, Borneo, 65x11cm

AN INDONESIAN SCULPTURE OF WOOD, in the form of a seated female ancestor, 54x9cm

A MOLUCCAS ANCESTOR CASTING, of brass in the form of a seated female, Indonesia, 12x4cm

TWO TIMOR COPPER ALLOY SCULPTURES, in the form of a male and female ancestors, Bobinara region, 46x5cm (2)

A SUMATRAN PESTLE (tobabatak), of wood, the detachable terminal sculpted in the form of a kneeling ancestor decorated with fur tassels at apex, 67x

AN OLD LOMBOK RICE SCOOP, of wood, the projecting grip sculpted with ancestor motifs, smooth patina 45x8cm

A MELANESIAN BASKET, of tightly woven polychrome cane, smooth patina, 26cm

A MELANESIAN BASKET, of tightly woven polychrome cane, smooth patina, 18cm

A COLLECTION OF THREE MELANESIAN BASKETS, of woven cane, 16-35cm (3)

THREE FOSSILISED FRAGMENTS, of marine organisms, Australia, 8-16cm (3)

A FOSSILISED CRUSTACEAN (yabbie), Australia, 7x3cm

FIVE FOSSILISED MARINE FRAGMENTS, Australia, 3-9cm (5)

A WEST AFRICAN FLY WHISK, the circular section tapering wooden shaft bound with woven fibre below a multistrand woven fibre apex, 30x60cm

THREE WEST AFRICAN BASKETS, of woven polychrome grass fibre, 20-36cm (3)

A CENTRAL AFRICAN CONTAINER, of wood, the lid decorated with an ancestor visage in relief, Democratic Republic of Congo, 35x15cm

A WEST AFRICAN SCULPTURE, of wood, 47x14cm

A WEST AFRICAN MASK, of wood, 39x19cm