Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art and International Antiquities

A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi) of wood, the ovoid panel slender section, rope grip, polychrome pigments, PNG, 115x40cm

A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi) of wood, the ovoid panel slender section, pig tusk ornament, polychrome pigments, PNG, 118 x 43cm

A NEW BRITAN SHIELD of wood, in classic three sectioned formed lashed with cane binding, decorated with polychrome pigments, Bismarck Archipelago, 134

A FINE LUMI WAR SHIELD of hardwood in classic asymmetrical form, the anterior decorated with incised curvilinear motifs, weathered patina and encrusta

A FINE AND OLD ASMAT SHIELD of wood with classic ancestor motifs in relief to anterior, raised medial ridge grip to rear, fibre tassels, polychrome pi

A FINE GIOABARI ISLANDS ANCESTOR BOARD of wood in classic ovoid form with projecting apex, the anterior decorated with ancestral motifs in relief, rem

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of wood, shell eyes and fibre tassels, PNG, 114cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of wood, resin set shell and feather and fibre tassels, PNG, 102cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of wood, inset shell eyes, fibre tassels, PNG, 116cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of wood, in the form of an orator, earth set shell, pig tusk and polychrome pigments, PNG, 82cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK of wood, in large format, polychrome pigments, fibre tassels and shell set eyes, PNG, 97cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of wood, hair fibre and shell, PNG, 116x24cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK of wood, feather tassels, woven cane, rejoined, PNG, 70cm

TWO KAVA BOWLS of wood, one with an engraved presentation plaque attached, 34-46cm (2)

AN OLD HIGHLANDS MASK of gourd shell clay overmold, the mouth with clay set pigs teeth, clay set feathers and seeds, remnant resin, smooth patina, PNG

A SEPIK MASK wood, fibre, polychrome pigments, PNG, 56x25cm

TWO SEPIK MASKS wood, fibre, seed, feather, PNG, 29-45cm (2)

AN OLD ABELAM YAM ANCESTOR MASK of woven cane in classic openwork form, polychrome pigments, PNG, 40cm

A SEPIK MASK the overmoulded turtle shell in the form of an ancestor visage, inset shell eyes, remnant hair at apex, polychrome pigments, with cane fr

AN OLD WOSERA YAM ANCESTOR MASK the openwork cane decorated with polychrome pigments and woven cane tassels, PNG, 26cm