Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

A COLLECTION OF SA-HUYNH CULTURE GLASS BEADS, c. 5th Century BC, temporarily strung on modern twine, the polychrome glass paste beads including som

A RARE BACTRIAN CERAMIC SCULPTURE, c. 2nd Mill BC, in the form of an anthropomorph, loss to one leg, surface encrustations, re-joined, 18cm Prov

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

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

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

A RAMU RIVER ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, decorated with cane bound feather tassels, earth encrusted, PNG, 80cm

A LAKE SENTANI ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a female, decorated with curvilinear motifs, Irian Jaya, 100cm Provenance: from an Aus

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW SECTION, of wood, sculpted with an ancestor visage and stylised crocodile motif, remnant green paint, weather

TWO OLD MENDI BODY ORNAMENTS (kina), the crescent shell sections one with shell embroided woven fibre band and old resin set repair, remnant red pi

A MONUMENTAL WOSERA SCULPTURE, c.1960s, of wood sculpted in the classic form of a male yam ancestor, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered,

AN EARLY KWOMA ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT, c. early 20th Century, of museum significance, the wood section sculpted in with classic ancestor motifs in r

AN OLD ASMAT ANCESTOR POLE (mbis), c.1950s, of wood sculpted in classic openwork form with two superpositioned male and female ancestors above a tr

A TRANSITIONAL HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD, of beaten sheet metal the convex anterior with pierced apex, decorated with polychrome trade paints, pierced f

AN EARLY WEST AUSTRALIAN SHIELD (wunda), of wood in classic ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with diagonal fluting and raised

AN EARLY WEST AUSTRALIAN SHIELD (wunda), of wood in classic ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with diagonal fluting and raised

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC WEST AUSTRALIAN SPEAR THROWER of wood in classic slender section elongated form, the anterior incised with fine linear banding, sin

TWO RARE KIMBERLEY CEREMONIAL SPEARHEADS, c.early 20th Century, of wood in slender section and classic openwork form, one with old cane repair, dec

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC QUEENSLAND BOWL (coolamon), of wood in ovoid form with deep concavity to interior, smooth patina, 49cm

YALPI YUNUPINGU (b.1961) Nguriri Ngarra c.1990s Ochres on bark 163x58cm Provenance: From an Australian collection, originally painted in Y

BOBBY BUNNINGURR (b.c.1947) Swamp Scene 1979 Ochres on bark 37 x 89cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection

JACK GABANABUI (Blyth River) Murritjilla, The Esturine Crocodile, c.1960s Ochres on bark 77x28cm Old label verso Provenance: From an Au

GEORGE LEFTY Emu Dreaming Ochres on bark 48 x 114cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection

CHARLIE DURITJINI Barramundi Dreaming Ochres on bark 33 x 90cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection

DOROTHY NAPANGARDI (b.c.1956), Sand Hills of Mina Mina, 2006, Acrylic on Belgian linen Signed verso with artist name un-stretched 133x9

MICK NAMARARI TJAPALTJARRI (c. 1926 -1998) Dingo Dreaming at Myunmanu c. 1997 Acrylic on canvas 125 x 90cm Provenance: From a private Aust

A FINE SILVER PENDANT, c.19th Century, the anterior decorated with enamel and coral inlay, Morocco, 11x8cm

A FINE SILVER PENDANT, c.19th Century, the anterior decorated with incised floral motifs and set with green chyrophase, Morocco, 9x7cm

A FINE TUAREG PENDANT, c. 20th Century, the silver frame decorated with floral motifs and inset niello, North Africa, 11x10cm

A FINE AND EARLY ETHIOPIAN MAGIC SCROLL, the narrow parchment strip inscribed with esoteric religious script and decorated with figurative motifs,

AN EARLY BAULE DOOR, c. early 20th Century, of wood in rectangular form the anterior sculpted with figurative motifs in relief, weathered, Africa,

AN OLD MONUMENTAL BAGA CEREMONIAL DRUM, c.1950s, of wood in the form a seated nursing female, decorated with geometric motifs in relief, polychrome

A SUPERB MONUMENTAL BAGA CEREMONIAL SERPENT, of wood sculpted in classic sinuous form of a stylised Cobra, decorated with geometric motifs in black

A FINE DAN MONUMENTAL ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a female decorated with incised scarification motifs, fibre threaded polychrome gl

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

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

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

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

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood, with open work apex, depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 57x24cm Provenance: From the Dr. Dav

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 65x28cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collecti

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood, depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 76x62cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collect

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood, in openwork form, depicting a mythological scene, small split in wood, PNG, 97x80cm Provenance: From the

A SUPERB KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood, in large format openwork form, depicting a mythological scene, PNG, 210x92cm Provenance: From the

A MT HAGEN CEREMONIAL AXE FRAME, of wood, with polychrome cane binding, PNG, 60x67cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of

A MT HAGEN CEREMONIAL AXE FRAME, of wood, with polychrome cane binding, PNG, 67x58cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of

A MT HAGEN CEREMONIAL AXE FRAME, of wood, with cane binding, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 54x36cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson

TWO HIGHLAND AXES, of wood, cane, one with stone, PNG 38-57cm (2) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and

A LOWER SEPIK CEREMONIAL STAFF, of wood with inset shell, PNG, 153cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island

A MASSIM SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a female, white inlay, Trobriand Islands, 62cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collecti

A LOWER SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, sculpted in relief in the form of an ancestor visage, shell set eye decorated with incised motifs, polychrome

A LOWER SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood with woven cane frame decorated with incised geometric motifs, fibre tassels, remnant polychrome pigments, PNG

A YUAT RIVER ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, in ovoid form, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 46cm Provenance: From the Dr. David S

THREE SEPIK AMULET MASKS, of wood, PNG 14-15cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art

THREE SEPIK AMULET MASKS, of wood, polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, PNG 7-8cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection o

TWO SEPIK AMULET MASKS, of wood, shell set eyes, PNG 33-38cm (2) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and

THREE NEW GUINEA ARTEFACTS, of wood, 50-55cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art

THREE NEW GUINEA ARTEFACTS, of wood, 50-55cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art

TWO SEPIK SCULPTURES, of wood, shell sets eyes and inset shark tooth, PNG, 24-29cm (2) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection

TWO SEPIK SCULPTURES, of wood, PNG, 32-38cm (2) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art

THREE NEW GUINEA ARTEFACTS, of wood, 30-43cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island and New Guinea Art

THREE SEPIK ARTEFACTS, of wood, shell, polychrome pigments, PNG 26-60cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific

A WEST AUSTRALIAN SPEAR THROWER, of wood in slender section ovoid form, sinew bound peg at apex, resin set terminal, the anterior decorated with li

A PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), of wood in classic ovoid form with figurative motifs of ancestor visage to anterior in relief, decorated with

A PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), of wood, in slender section ovoid form with projecting pierced apex, the anterior decorated with classic motif

A PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), of wood, in slender section, the anterior decorated with classic motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, PNG, 1

TWO WOSERA SAGO PEGS, of wood in classic ancestor form with bird figures at apex above mask faces and split terminals, decorated with polychrome pi

AN OLD ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in diminutive stylised yam ancestor form, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered patina, PNG, 29cm

AN EARLY ABELAM ANCESTOR MASK, of wood in diminutive form the anterior with ovoid visage in relief, pierced septum, decorated with remnant polychro

A HIGHLAND PHALLOCRYPT, of wood, with woven fibre binding, threaded seed tassels, polychrome pigments, PNG, 35cm

A FINE LOWER RAMU RIVER CANOE MAST STATION, of wood sculptured with classic ancestor projection to apex, decorated with shell inset eyes and red pi

AN OLD AITAPE ANCESTOR MASK, of wood in classic abstract form, the convex anterior with applied red pigment, weathered, North Coast PNG, 45cm

A PAPUAN GULF TAPA MALLET, of wood, the striking section incised with raised block surface to anterior tapering to an ancestor visage at grip termi

TWO RAMU LADLES, the projecting wooden grip sculpted with figurative motifs in relief attached with cane binding to coconut shell spoons, PNG, 29-3

TWO WASKUK LADLES, the projecting wooden grip sculpted with figurative motifs in relief attached with cane binding to coconut shell spoons, PNG, 63

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

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

A FINE BUKA ISLAND BASKET, of tightly woven polychrome cane, smooth patina, 17cm

A FINE BUKA ISLAND BASKET, of tightly woven polychrome cane, smooth patina, 26cm

A FINE BUKA ISLAND BASKET, of tightly woven polychrome cane, smooth patina, 18cm

AN OLD INDONESIAN ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, seated above a block platform, old encrustations, Moluccas Islands, 31cm

A SOUTH AMERICAN CERAMIC STORAGE VESSEL, decorated with polychrome pigments and woven cane base attached, 30cm