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