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