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

A SEPIK ANCESTOR HOOK, of wood, decorated with shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered, PNG, 58x17cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, remnant polychrome pigment, 53x13cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, decorated with ancestor motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, PNG, 47x34cm

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

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

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 New

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 SEPIK SCULPTURES, of wood, in the form of pigs, PNG, 14-19cm (3) Provenance: From the Dr. David S. Johnson Collection of Pacific Island an

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 Isl

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 Islan

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

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, artist Emil Arane, of wood, sculpted in the form of a fish and mythological scene in relief, PNG, 80x34cm

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood, with openwork apex, depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 77x47cm

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood, with open work apex, depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 57x24cm

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 65x28cm

A KERAM RIVER STORY BOARD, of wood, depicting a mythological scene in relief, PNG, 76x62cm

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

A YOLGNU SOUND TUBE (didgeridoo), of wood, decorated with figurative motifs, Arnhemland, 87x7cm

A YOLNGU SOUND TUBE (didgeridoo), of wood, decorated with polychrome ochres, Arnhemland, 112cm

BORBORBANI (Elco Island), Burrwutji 1975, Ochres on canvas, Un-stretched 102 x 52cm Provenance: From a Private Australian collection, Ex-c

Artist Unknown (Arnhemland School) Macassan Prau Ochre on bark Old label verso 44x25cm

Artist Unknown Arnhemland School X-ray-kangaroo Ochres on bark 32x22cm

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN SORCERER SPEAR (kadaitja), of wood, the circular sectioned shaft tapering to a flaring apex with pointed terminal, old ochre c

A YOLNGU FIGHTING PICK, of wood, the circular sectioned shaft with angle bend at apex tapering to a fine point, polychrome ochres, Arnhemland, 112x

A YOLNGU SPEAR THROWER, of wood, leaf form sinew bound peg at apex, resin bulb at grip terminal, small split to anterior, Arnhemland, 83x9cm

A COLLECTION OF FOUR YOLNGU ARTEFACTS, of wood incised with figurative motifs, polychrome pigments and paints, Arnhemland, 29-64cm (4)

A COLLECTION OF THREE YOLNGU ARTEFACTS, of wood, Arnhemland, 18-70cm (3)

TWO YOLNGU DECORATED SMOKING PIPES, artist unknown, of wood, polychrome ochres, Arnhemland, 50-62cm (2)

THREE YOLNGU ARTEFACTS, of wood, artist unknown, polychrome ochres, Arnhemland, 41-46cm, (3)

THREE WEST AUSTRALIAN OCHRE FRAGMENTS, 7-9cm (3)

A YOLNGU BASKET, of woven polychrome pandanus fibre, Arnhemland, 46x24cm

TWO CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWLS (coolamon), artist unknown, of wood, polychrome acrylic, 47-67cm (2)

A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOWL, of wood, 26x27cm

Artist Unknown Madhubani style Mithala 1980 Pen and ink on paper Bihar 73x54cm

Artist Unknown Shiva in Abstract Form Pen and ink on paper India 76x56cm

Warli Art (Maharashtra) White Rice Flower Earth pigments and cow dung on board Artist name inscribed lower right India 83x54cm

A TIBETAN CEREMONIAL MASK, of wood in demon form, 30x20cm

A DAYAK SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a seated ancestor decorated with classic curvilinear motifs, smooth patina, Borneo, 65x11cm

AN INDONESIAN SCULPTURE OF WOOD, in the form of a seated female ancestor, 54x9cm

TWO SOUTHEAST MOLUCCAS SCULPTURES, of wood in the form of seated ancestors, acid washed, Leti Island, 39-53cm (2)

A MOLUCCAS ANCESTOR CASTING, of brass in the form of a seated female, Indonesia, 12x4cm

TWO TIMOR COPPER ALLOY SCULPTURES, in the form of a male and female ancestors, Bobinara region, 46x5cm (2)

AN OLD CHINESE CLUB, of wood, inscribed with caligraphy, inset with brass rivet at grip, 43cm

A SUMATRAN PESTLE (tobabatak), of wood, the detachable terminal sculpted in the form of a kneeling ancestor decorated with fur tassels at apex, 67x

A SUMATRAN LIME CONTAINER (tobabatak), sculpted from deer antler, smooth patina, 42x5cm

A DAYAK PIG HUNTING CHARM (tun tun), of wood, the truncated shaft sculpted with ancestor at apex, smooth patina, Sarawak, 24x4cm

A TIMOR FOOD SCOOP, sculpted from buffalo horn, the grip decorated ancestor motifs in relief, smooth patina, Belu,14x6cm

AN OLD LOMBOK RICE SCOOP, of wood, the projecting grip sculpted with ancestor motifs, smooth patina 45x8cm