Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC MASSIM LIME SPATULA, of wood in slender section, the apex with classic opposing ancestor motifs, remnant white pigment infill, usew

TWO ETHNOGRAPHIC MASSIM LIME SPATULAS, of wood in classic slender section, the apex decorated with openwork figurative ancestor motifs, remnant whi

A FINE AND EARLY MASSIM WALKING STICK, of wood in slender tapering circular section, decorated with classic figurative ancestor motifs, smooth glos

A FINE AND EARLY MASSIM WALKING STICK, of wood in slender tapering circular section, decorated with classic figurative ancestor motifs, smooth glos

A FINE AND EARLY MASSIM WALKING STICK, of wood in slender tapering circular section, decorated with classic figurative ancestor motifs, smooth glos

AN EARLY ETHNOGRAPHIC SEPIK FOOD HOOK, of wood, stone shaped, in classic robust diminutive form, the tapering ovoid section notched shaft above a s

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC MASSIM SAGO SCOOP, of wood, the circular section shaft decorated with incised motifs above a narrow projecting terminal, old sennit

A FINE CEREMONIAL CAVA BOWL, of wood, in large format, the deep circular bowl with wide lip above four tapering circular section legs, smooth patin

A RARE PATROL OFFICER'S CLUB, the weighted wooden shaft with leather binding, smooth glossy patina, PNG, 43x4cm Provenance: From an Australian c

A COLLECTION OF FOUR OCEANIC ARTEFACTS, of wood, cane, bone and shell including a comb, spear point, cannibal fork and a knife, 20-26cm (4) Prov

TWO FINE MT HAGEN CEREMONIAL AXES, the wooden frames bound with woven polychrome cane, one with edge ground stone blade intact, smooth patina, 73cm

A SUPERB MASSIM SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a female ancestor, decorated with incised geometric motifs infilled with lime, smooth glossy pati

A SUPERB MALAGAN SCULPTURE, of wood, the architectural element with the anterior with two opposing lizards in relief with stylised fish head termin

AN EARLY MAILATA BATTLE CLUB, c.19-20th Century, the tapering ovoid section wood shaft with notched grip terminal below flaring ridges at apex, sur

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC NEW HEBRIDES CLUB, c.19th Century, of wood in minimalist form, the curved circular section tapering shaft with flaring apex, usewea

A LATE ETHNOGRAPHIC MASSIM ADZE, the wooden shaft decorated with figurative motifs in relief and pierced terminal, the fibre bound edge ground ston

A LATE ETHNOGRAPHIC MASSIM ADZE, c. 1960s, of wood with projecting metal blade hafted with fibre binding, Trobriand Islands, 44x22cm

A CEREMONIAL MASSIM SAGO SPATULA (Goodenough Island), of wood in ovoid section and slender form, decorated with ancestor motifs, smooth patina, us

TWO MASSIM LIME SPATULAS (Goodenough Island), of wood decorated with classic incised geometric motifs infilled with white pigment, usewear evident,

TWO MASSIM LIME SPATULAS (Fergusson Island), of wood decorated with classic incised geometric motifs infilled with white pigment, usewear evident,