Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

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

A SOLOMON ISLANDS ADZE, the edge ground shell section with stylised ancestor visage at terminal, smooth patina, 27cm

AN EARLY EPI ISLAND CLUB, of stone with edge ground blade, Vanuatu, 19cm

AN ORO PROVINCE HAIR COMB, of shell decorated with fibre threaded shell disc ornaments to apex, PNG, 28cm

FOUR SOLOMON ISLANDS CHIEF ORNAMENTS (barava), the openwork shell sections, weathered, 9-13cm

A FIJIAN BATTLE CLUB, of wood, in classic minimalist form, 109cm

A MAORI ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in classic form, with shell set eyes, New Zealand, 20cm

A MAORI ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in classic form, with shell set eyes, New Zealand, 14cm

A FIJIAN KAVA BOWL, of wood, decorated with incised geometric motifs and pearl shell inlay to outer rim, 36cm

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