Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

A RARE GANGETIC VALLEY COPPER ALLOY CELT, c. 1500-1000 BC, Copper Hoard Culture, the irregular rectangular blade with edge ground apex and slight t

A RARE GANGETIC VALLEY COPPER ALLOY SWORD, c. 1500-1000 BC, Copper Hoard Culture, the slender double edged blade with raised medial ridge tapering

A RARE GANGETIC VALLEY COPPER ALLOY CELT, c. 1500-1000 BC, Copper Hoard Culture, the irregular rectangular blade with projecting edge ground apex a

A SUPERB ETHNOGRAPHIC KAVA BOWL, c.19th Century of museum importance, of wood in ovoid form above four diminutive supports, one side with raised an

AN AMBRYN GABLE MASK, of wood in classic robust abstract form, pierced eyes and mouth, decorated with polychrome pigments, remnant resin, Vanuatu,

A LARGE SANTA CRUZ BODY ORNAMENT (tema), the circular ovoid section shell disk pierced with openwork shell frame in the form of a mythical bird and

A FINE MALAITA ISLAND BODY ORNAMENT, the pierced pearl shell crescent section, the anterior with a fine shell bird motif attached with a fibre thre

A SUPERB MALAITA ISLAND HAIR COMB, of wood, bound with polychrome cane, usewear evident, 17cm

TWO LATE ETHNOGRAPHIC HAIR COMBS, of wood, one with woven cane binding, the other with resin set geometric shell inlay, usewear evident, Solomon Is

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 (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