Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

A SEPIK HOUSE BOARD, of wood, the anterior with ancestor visage decorated with polychrome pigments and shell sets eyes, PNG, 79x30cm

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 SCULPTURE (bioma), of wood in classic slender section abstract form, the anterior decorated with incised motifs and polychro

TWO DECORATED HIGHLAND PANELS, of palm bark, the anterior with polychrome pigments, PNG, 92-112cm (2)

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

A MASSIM CANOE PROW, of wood in openwork form incised with geometric motifs, remnant pigment infill, Trobriand Islands, 67-27cm

A FINE HIGHLANDS BRIDAL HEADDRESS, the shell enbroided woven fibre body ornament with shell and seed bead tassels PNG, 23x20cm

AN ASMAT CONTAINER, of bamboo, the exterior decorated with curvilinear motifs in relief, Irian Jaya, 50x10cm

TWO HIGHLAND ARMBANDS, of woven cane, PNG, 9-10cm (2)

TWO OLD TONGAN FANS, of woven polychrome cane and fibre, 26-30cm (2)

A SOLOMON ISLAND CHEST PENDANT (cap cap), the pierced shell disk with an openwork shell frame to anterior, fibre, shell and glass bead tassel, 15cm

TWO ARM BANDS AND A HAIR COMB, of bamboo and woven cane, PNG 12-21cm (3) Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. Harry Beran, donated to the Oceanic Art S

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

THREE SEPIK PHALLOCRYPTS, of hollow gourd, woven fibre, cane, seed, polychrome pigments, PNG 20-30cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johns

AN OLD SEPIK BODY ORNAMENT, multi-strand fibre threaded white seed beads, PNG, 62x9cm

THREE SEPIK NECKLACES, of threaded glass and seed beads, PNG, 40x32cm (3)

TWO HIGHLAND STRING BAGS, of woven polychrome fibre, PNG, 44x27 (2)

TWO HIGHLAND HAIR COMBS, of wood, PNG, 24x7cm (2)

A SEPIK CERAMIC WHISTLE, of baked clay, PNG, 10x9cm

A MAORI CANOE ANCESTOR MASK, of wood in classic robust form, weathered, New Zealand, 38x17cm

A SEPIK CANOE SHIELD MASK, of wood decorated with fibre tassels, PNG, 39x16cm

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

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

A GOGODALA ANCESTOR MASK, of wood with raised central visage decorated with polychrome pigment and resin set seed, PNG, 52x31cm

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 SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, decorated with fibre, feather and seed tassels, PNG, 26x19cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 45x18cm

AN OLD SEPIK STOOL, of wood decorated with incised geometric motifs, PNG, 25x19cm

AN OLD SEPIK STOOL, of wood decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 31x24cm

AN OLD SEPIK STOOL, of wood, decorated with geometric motifs in relief and polychrome pigments, PNG, 43x31cm

A MASSIM BOWL, of wood, the shallow ovoid bowl with projecting terminals, the outer rim decorated with incised geometric motifs and remnant infill,

A MASSIM CEREMONIAL BOWL, of wood, the two ovoid shallow dishes with central waisted section decorated with incised geometric motifs, remnant pigme

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

A FIJIAN BARK CLOTH (tapa), decorated with geometric motifs in polychrome pigments, 130x120cm

A HIGHLANDS BARK CLOTH, of sago fibre decorated with geometric motifs in polychrome pigments, PNG, 170x90cm

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 RARE HERMIT ISLAND AXE, shell section blade bound with resin and fibre to a wooden shaft, decorated with raised motif, weathered and encrusted, M

AN OLD SEPIK CEREMONIAL STAFF, of wood sculpted with ancestor motifs in relief, PNG, 120cm

AN OLD MASSIM DANCE CLUB, of wood in slender section, the apex decorated with incised geometric motifs, remnant pigment infill, smooth patina, Trob

A COLLECTION OF THREE HIGHLAND AXE HEADS, the edge ground obsidian blade, smooth patina, PNG, 10-26cm (3)

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

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

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 New

AN OCEANIC DANCE CLUB, of wood with remnant fibre binding at grip, 69x14cm

A MASSIM SAGO SPATULA, of wood in slender section, with zoomorphic motif at apex, Trobriand Islands, 150cm

A MASSIM SAGO SPATULA, of wood in slender section, with openwork motif at apex, Trobriand Islands, 157cm