Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

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 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

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 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 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

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