Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC LETI ISLAND ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, c. 1950s, of wood, seated with arms folded above a block platform, old encrustations below smooth p

AN EARLY LETI ISLAND SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a seated ancestor, extensive weathering, Indonesia 45x18cm Provenance: From an Australian

TWO SULAWESI ANCESTOR SCULPTURES, of goat horn in diminutive male and female form with articulated arms and legs, goat hair at apex, smooth glossy

A SUMATRAN MEDICINE MAN CONTAINER (tobabatak), of wood decorated with classic ancestor motifs in relief, 67x20cm

A EARLY FLORES BHAGA PANEL, of wood in monumental form, sculpted with classic old world curvilinear motifs in relief, consistent weathering through

A EARLY FLORES BHAGA PANEL, of wood in monumental form, sculpted with classic old world curvilinear motifs in relief, consistent weathering through

A FINE SUMATRAN CEREMONIAL CLOTH (tampan), the woven hand spun cotton panel with natural polychrome dyes depicting a boat scene, 61x47cm Provena

A FINE LOMBOK CEREMONIAL CLOTH (usap), the woven hand spun cotton panel with natural polychrome dyes, 43x41cm Provenance: From an Australian col

AN EARLY TIMOR CATAPULT FRAME, of wood, decorated with classic ancestor motifs in relief, old encrustations below smooth glossy patina, Atoni, 17x8

TWO TIMOR LIME CONTAINERS, the bamboo tubes decorated with incised geometric motifs, 16x4cm (2)

A SOUTHEAST MOLUCCAS ALTER GUARDIAN, of wood in the form of an ancestor, smooth glossy patina, 27x4cm

A MALACCA STRAIT SILVER BELT BUCKLE, c. 19th Century, of fine floral openwork with bird motif at centre, 11x4cm (2)

AN INDONESIAN HILL TRIBES AMULET, c. 19th Century, of silver, 6cm

A FINE JAVANESE BELT BUCKLE, c.19th century, in two pieces, of iron in the form of inter-twining serpents with gold inlay and inset rubies and semi

A RARE COLLECTION OF FOSSILISED BONE BEADS, from the Triassic to Cretaceous period, temporarily strung on a cotton thread, Java, 64cm

TWO JAVANESE SCULPTURES (loro blonyo), of wood, in classic seated form, decorated with polychrome pigments, 20-21cm (2)

TWO FINE COPPER ALLOY WATER VESSEL STORAGE JARS, the sheet metal with wide base tapering to waisted neck and flaring rim, verdigris below smooth pa

TWO FINE COPPER ALLOY WATER VESSEL STORAGE JARS, the sheet metal with wide base tapering to waisted neck and flaring rim, verdigris below smooth pa

AN EARLY TIMOR CERAMIC ROOF ORNAMENT, of baked clay with two opposing ancestor faces in relief, weathered patina, 27x32cm Provenance: From an Au

A BEAUTIFUL YUAN DYNASTY QUANYIN, c.1279-1369 AD, of museum significance, sculpted from stone seated above a lotus platform dressed in a classic fl