Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

A FINE MASSIM SPATULA (gabaela), the slender section shell sculpted in classic abstract form, the apex pierced and decorated with incised geometric

A FINE MASSIM SPATULA, of wood, sculpted with classic incised geometric and openwork anthropomorphic motifs above a slender section blade, smooth p

A FINE MASSIM BOWL, of wood, decorated with incised geometric motifs to outer rim, raised boss and grip to outer mid section, usewear evident, Tro

A FINE MASSIM CANOE PADDLE, of wood, the leaf shaped blade below an openwork sectioned shaft and figurative terminal, incised with curvilinear moti

A FINE MASSIM CANOE PADDLE, of wood, the leaf shaped blade below an openwork sectioned shaft and figurative terminal, incised with curvilinear moti

A RARE NEW BRITAIN BRIDE PRICE, the pearl shell section pierced with woven cane and fibre threaded shell section tassels with dog teeth attachments

A FINE MELANESIAN BODY ORNAMENT, the black lip pearl shell section with fibre threaded shell beads and seed attachments, 10cm

A TORRES STRAIT ORNAMENT, the shell section decorated with incised linear motifs, weathered patina, 19cm

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC VOKEO ISLAND CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, c. 1960s-1970s, the wood ancestor mask in classic ovoid form with nose ornament and bite stick t

A FINE AND EARLY SAWOS CEREMONIAL MASK (mwai), of dense wood in classic elongated narrow form, earth encrusted with inset shell, decorated with rem