Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

AN LATE ETHNOGRAPHIC ASMAT SHIELD, of wood, the anterior decorated with curvilinear motifs in relief, the rear with raised central grip and medial

A RARE APRIL RIVER SHIELD, of wood, in classic robust ovoid form, the anterior decorated with curvilinear motifs and polychrome pigments, the rear

A PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), of wood, the slender section ovoid board with projecting apex, decorated with classic stylised visage to anter

A PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), of wood, the slender section ovoid board with projecting apex, decorated with classic stylised visage to anter

A LARGE BANING CEREMONIAL MASK (kavat), the tapa covered cane frame in classic zooanthropomorphic form decorated with polychrome pigments, East New

A LARGE BANING CEREMONIAL MASK (kavat), the tapa covered cane frame in classic zooanthropomorphic form decorated with polychrome pigments, East New

A LARGE BANING CEREMONIAL MASK (kavat), the tapa covered cane frame in classic zooanthropomorphic form decorated with polychrome pigments, East New

A KOREWORI CULT HOOK (yipon), of wood, in slender esoteric form with projecting angular opposing spikes, decorated with polychrome pigments and sti

A KOREWORI CULT HOOK (yipon), of wood, in classic esoteric form with projecting angular opposing spikes, decorated with polychrome pigments and sti

A LOWER SEPIK ORATOR CHAIR, of wood in classic monumental form, the stylised visage with projecting eyes decorated with clay set shell, boar tusk n

A LARGE SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, in stylised zooanthropomorphic form, sculpted with a large crocodile head above a male torso, decorated

AN ASMAT ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in openwork slender form with four superpositioned ancestors, decorated with incised linear motifs infilled wi

AN ABELAM CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, of wood, the ancestor visage in relief to anterior within an openwork frame depicting birds of paradise, decorated

AN ABELAM CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, of wood, the ancestor visage in relief to anterior within an openwork frame depicting birds of paradise, decorated

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

AN ABELAM CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, of wood, the ancestor visage in relief to anterior below an openwork frame with two bird of paradise motifs, decora

AN ABELAM CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, of wood, in openwork form, with central ancestor surrounded by birds of paradise, decorated with polychrome pigment

A MALAGAN CEREMONIAL MASK (tatanua), of wood with cane frame at apex in classic angular form, the visage decorated with operculum set eyes flanked

A MALAGAN CEREMONIAL MASK (tatanua), of wood with cane frame at apex in classic angular form decorated with operculum set eyes, fibre tassels and poly

A MALAGAN CEREMONIAL MASK (tatanua), of wood with cane frame at apex in classic angular form decorated with operculum set eyes, fibre tassels and p

A MALAGAN CEREMONIAL MASK (tatanua), of wood with cane frame at apex in classic robust form decorated with operculum set eyes, fibre tassels and po

A MALAGAN CEREMONIAL HELMET MASK, of wood, in robust form decorated with operculum set eyes, fibre set hair and polychrome pigments, New Island, Bi

A MONUMENTAL ASMAT SOUL BOAT, of wood sculpted in openwork form, of fine detail, decorated with incised motifs infilled with white pigment, fibre a

A MONUMENTAL KERAM RIVER SOUL BOAT, of wood with four reclining ancestors in relief, the exterior decorated with figurative panels of mythological

A LOWER SEPIK CANOE PADDLE, of wood, the leaf blade decorated with curvilinear motifs, remnant polychrome pigments and paints, PNG, 129cm Pr

AN ASMAT SOUL BOAT, of wood in classic openwork form, decorated in incised linear motifs and polychrome pigments, Irian Jaya, 204x20cm Prove

A HUMBOLDT BAY OUTRIGGER MODEL CANOE, of wood, the hull incised with figurative motifs decorated with polychrome pigments, outrigger platform attac

A PALU ISLANDS OUTRIGGER MODEL CANOE, of wood, the outrigger platform attached with fibre and cane, complete with woven cane sail, mast attachments

A PALU ISLANDS OUTRIGGER MODEL CANOE, of wood, the outrigger platform attached with fibre binding, 47x23cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S.

AN ASMAT CANOE PROW SECTION, of wood in classic openwork slender form depicting three ancestors, weathered and encrusted, Irian Jaya, 86cm P

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

AN ASMAT SOUL BOAT, of wood, in dynamic form, decorated with incised linear motifs and polychrome pigments and fibre tassels, Irian Jaya, 117x20cm<

AN ASMAT SOUL BOAT, of wood, sculpted with an openwork prow and three ancestors, one holding a fish, remnant polychrome pigments, Irian Jaya, 74x16

A LOWER SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a zooanthropomorph, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 27cm Provenance: From the Dr. Dav

A LOWER SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood, sculpted with a crocodile motif in open work relief, decorated with incised figurative motifs, cane bound drum

A LOWER SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood, in classic hour glass form with raised grip at mid section, decorated with incised geometric motifs and polych

A SEPIK DRUM (garamut), of wood, incised with geometric motifs and projecting ancestor heads at terminals, PNG, 71cm Provenance: From the Dr

A DECORATED SEPIK CROCODILE SKULL, decorated with shell set overmodeled clay, PNG, 54x24cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collect

A DECORATED SEPIK CROCODILE SKULL, decorated with shell set overmodeled clay, PNG, 45x12cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collect

A BANING CEREMONIAL HAT, the tapa covered cane frame decorated with polychrome pigments, East New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, 36cm Proven

A HIGHLAND BIG MAN HAT, the cane frame with woven human hair, polychrome pigments, PNG, 42x26cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Co

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

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

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

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 I

THREE MASSIM WALKING STICKS AND A HIGHLAND STAFF, of wood and white inlay, PNG, 78-46cm (4) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collec

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, artist Emil Arane, of wood, sculpted in the form of a fish and mythological scene in relief, PNG, 80x34cm Provena

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, artist Emil Arane, of wood, sculpted in the form of a fish and depicting a mythical scene in relief, PNG, 68x29cm <br

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood, with openwork apex, depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 77x47cm Provenance: From the Dr. Davi