Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC RAMU DRUM (garamut), c.1950s, of wood in classic robust form with rectangular central cavity, decorated with projecting openwork an

A FINE ABALAM CULT SCULPTURE (nogwi), c.1960s, of wood in classic male yam ancestor form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 112x18cm Prov

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 ETHNOGRAPHIC RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW SECTION, pre WWII, of wood, sculpted with an ancestor visage and stylised crocodile motif, remnant green pain

A IATMUL DRUM POUNDER, c.1960s, of wood, sculpted with a bird motif at apex above a sectioned shaft and flaring terminal, remnant polychrome pigme

A FINE ARAPESH SCULPTORS ADZE, c.1960s the wood frame bound with cane, the edge ground blade attached below a figurative terminal in the form of an

A FINE COASTAL SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood in classic hourglass form, decorated with curvilinear geometric motifs, raised grip to one side with anc

AN EARLY WEST SEPIK BETEL MORTAR, of wood in diminutive form decorated with ancestor motifs above a flaring base, glass bead inset eyes and pierced

A CAPE NELSON WEALTH ORNAMENT, the multiple dog teeth attached with vegetable fibre twine and transitional blue fibre binding, Ako Village, PNG, 17

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 SUPERB SOUTHWEST QUEENSLAND HUNTING BOOMERANG, c.early 20th Century, of wood, stoned shaped in monumental symetric form, the anterior decorated w

A FINE LAKE EYRE BOOMERANG, of wood in ovoid section and symetrical form, smooth finish below glossy patina, 80x6cm Provenance: From an Australi

A FINE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, c.1940s, the anterior decorated with figurative motifs of the kangaroo, emu and the landscape, smooth glossy pat

A NORTHWEST NEW SOUTH WALES HUNTING BOOMERANG, of wood in symetrical form and ovoid section, the anterior decorated with incised curvilinear motifs

A YOLNGU CEREMONIAL BOOMERANG, artist unknown, of wood in asymmetrical form and ovoid section, decorated with figurative and curvilinear motifs in

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN CEREMONIAL BOOMERANG, artist unknown, of wood in symetrical form and ovoid section, decorated with stippled and figurative mot

A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, c.1940s, of wood in symetrical form, the anterior decorated with incised figurative motifs, smooth patina, 66x6cm

A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, of wood in symetrical form, the convex anterior decorated with incised figurative motifs, smooth patina, 71x10cm

A FINE ETHNOGRAPHIC CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, of wood, in ovoid section and classic asymmetrical form the anterior decorated with incised paral

A FINE WEST AUSTRALIAN SHIELD (wunda), of wood in classic ovoid section and slender form, the anterior decorated with parallel zigzag linear flutin

A OLD QUEENSLAND SHIELD (gulmari), of wood in ovoid form, the convex anterior decorated with curvilinear motifs in polychrome ochres, the rear with

A FINE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SHIELD, of wood in slender form and ovoid section, decorated with polychrome ochres, the rear with raised lug grip, smooth

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC SOUTH EAST AUSTRALIAN PARRYING SHIELD, of wood in classic narrow form, the anterior incised with linear motifs, lug grip to rear, s

A FINE WEST AUSTRALIAN SHIELD, of wood in classic ovoid form and slender section, decorated with curvilinear motifs, the rear with robust lug grip,

A SUPERB NEW SOUTH WALES SHIELD (La Perouse), c.1920s, artist unknown, of wood in rare diminutive form, the anterior decorated with pokerwork figur

A RARE NEW SOUTH WALES SHIELD (La Perouse), of wood in ovoid form, the anterior decorated with classic incised curvilinear and stippled motifs, the

A FINE NEW SOUTH WALES SHIELD (La Perouse), of wood, in ovoid form, the anterior decorated with geometric openwork motifs, the rear with raised gri

A MURRAY RIVER SHIELD, of wood in ovoid form and slender section decorated with incised curvilinear motifs, the rear with recessed lug grip, smooth

A DECORATED ARUNTA SPEAR THROWER, Walter Ebatarinja, of wood in classic leaf form, with sinew bound peg terminal and resin set bulb at grip, 53x11c

AN EARLY YOLNGU DECORATED SPEAR THROWER, artist unknown, in classic leaf form with sinew bound peg at apex, the anterior decorate with spirit motif

A FINE YOLNGU SPEAR THROWER, of wood in classic slender ovoid leaf form with sinew bound peg at apex and resin bulb to grip terminal, remnant ochre

A FINE CAPE YORK SPEAR THROWER, of wood in classic slender form and ovoid section, resin set peg at apex, resin set shell at grip terminal, smooth

A ETHNOGRAPHIC YOLNGU SPEAR THROWER, of wood in classic slender form with fibre bound resin set peg at apex above a tapering shaft with waisted gri

A NORTH WEST AUSTRALIAN SPEAR THROWER, of wood in robust form, sinew bound peg at terminal, the anterior decorated with incised curvilinear motifs

AN EARLY FLINDERS RANGES SPEAR THROWER, of wood in tapering leaf form, the anterior decorated with incised curvilinear motifs, resin set peg at ape

A FINE MORNINGTON ISLAND DANCE HAT, the bark fibre frame in tapering conical form decorated with woven human hair and fibre binding, apex with casc

A SPLENDID YOLNGU CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, the woven feather and fibre head band tied with human hair thread with central projection, decorated with r

A COLLECTION OF THREE YOLNGU HEAD BANDS, of woven cane decorated with polychrome ochres and feather tassels one with resin set seed, Arnhemland, 9-

A FINE YOLNGU CEREMONIAL ORNAMENT, the wooden pendant decorated with polychrome ochres below a fibre feather and resin multi-strand cord, Arnhemlan

A COLLECTION OF THREE DECORATED BAOBAB NUTS, artist unknown, West Australian, 16-18cm (3)

A YOLNGU LOIN COVER, the polychrome seed beads threaded with woven human hair and wool, Arnhemland,30x20cm

A FINE YOLNGU WOVEN BAG (dilly), the tightly woven polychrome pandanus fibre with twisted fibre string attached, Arnhemland, 33x20cm Provenance:

A YOLNGU CEREMONIAL FEATHER FAN, the pandanus fibre grip below an apex of feathers bound with twisted fibre string, Arnhemland, 40cm

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN CEREMONIAL BOARD, artist unknown, of wood in ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with polychrome curvilinea

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

A LATE ETHNOGRAPHIC CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWL (coolamon), of wood in ovoid form with concave anterior decorated with incised linear fluting, old ochr

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC NEW SOUTH SALES LEANGLE CLUB, of wood in ovoid section with acute bend at apex, the shaft tapering to a knotched terminal, the grip

AN EARLY NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES LEANGLE CLUB, of wood in ovoid section, the apex with classic bend above a tapering shaft decorated with linear f

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN DIGGING STICK CLUB (nulla nulla), of wood, the tapering circular section shaft decorated with parallel fluting, old ochre cove