Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art and International Antiquities

A NEPALESE ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of stone with old encrustations, 35x16cm

A NEPALESE ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of soft stone in the form of a spring water guardian, encrusted, 30x12cm

A NEPALESE ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of soft stone in the form of a spring water guardian, encrusted, 30x12cm

A TIBETAN ANCESTOR SCULPTURE c. 20th Century, wood, in the form of a goddess, smooth glossy patina, 19cm

A TIBETAN ANCESTOR SCULPTURE c. 20th Century, wood, in the form of a goddess, smooth glossy patina, 21cm

A FINE PANAY ISLAND SANTO (Immaculada Concepcion) c.early 20th Century, of wood standing above a platform, dressed in flowing robes, polychrome minera

AN FINE AND RARE IFUGAO ANCESTOR SCULPTURE (Bulul) c.1920s, of wood in classic seated form in the image of a rice guardian, Philippines, 46cm

AN INDONESIAN IKAT backstrap woven with natural polychrome dyes, 172cm

AN OLD NAGA HEAD TAKERS BASKET of woven cane, with wood and fur ornaments, Nagaland, 40 x 39cm

AN OLD NAGA HEAD TAKERS BASKET of woven cane, with wood and fur ornaments, Nagaland, 39x32cm

AN OLD NAGA HEAD TAKERS STORAGE VESSEL the hollow mithun horn with cane binding and inset brass section, glossy patina, Nagaland, North East India, 39

AN OLD NAGA LOIN CLOTH the polychrome weave embroidered with brass ornaments and seeds, North East India, 5cm

AN OLD KONYAK HEADTAKERS BASKET of woven cane decorated with fur tassels, old weathered patina and encrustations, Nagaland, 38cm

A FINE AND EARLY PUA TEXTILE (Iban) backstrap woven with natural dyes, Sarawak, 68x48cm

A FINE AND EARLY PUA TEXTILE (Iban) backstrap woven with natural dyes, Sarawak, 55x55cm

COLLECTION OF DAYAK BODY ORNAMENTS (Kayan) of polychrome woven cane, trade bead embroidery and copper alloy bells, Sarawak, 4-23cm (3)

A FINE AND EARLY DAYAK BELT (Bidayu) of threaded polychrome trade beads and currency pendants, Kalimantan, 81cm

A FINE AND EARLY DAYAK BELT (Bidayu) of threaded polychrome trade beads and currency pendants, Kalimantan, 80cm

A OLD DAYAK SWORD the tapering metal single edged blade with bone grip decorated with geometric motifs and fur tassels, the cane bound wooden scabbard

TWO DAYAK BIRD OF PARADISE ORNAMENTS, c.1950s, the hornbill beaks decorated with remnant polychrome pigments, Borneo, 20-25cm (2) Provenance:

A DAYAK SHIELD of wood in classic form with triangular terminals, decorated with polychrome figurative and geometric motifs, Sarawak, 113cm

AN OLD BALUCHI SHIELD of composite metal, animal hide grip attached, Afghanistan, 40cm

A SMALL BALUCHI SHIELD of composite metal, animal hide grip attached, Afghanistan, 28cm

A PAIR OF TIBETAN BRASS CYMBALS c. 19th Century, decorated with yellow star motifs, woven wool tassels, 29cm (2)

A MUGHAL EMPIRE HOOKAH BASE c.19th Century, of silver gilded bronze decorated with fine floral motifs, above three diminutive tripod legs, Northern In

A NEPALESE PRAYER BELL c. 19th Century, of brass, smooth glossy patina, 24cm

A NEPALESE PRAYER BELL c. 19th Century, of brass, verdigris encrusted beneath smooth glossy patina, 24cm

A PAIR OF TIBETAN STIRRUPS c. 16-17th Century, of openwork bronze, 13x11cm (2)

A TIBETAN PEN CASE c. 20th Century, of metal decorated with abstract damascened motifs, 37cm

A COLLECTION OF FOUR NORTH AFRICAN IDOLS of bronze, in diminutive form, 8-15cm (4)

TWO SOUTH EAST ASIAN BETAL CONTAINERS one of wood the other of silver, Laos, 10- 2cm (2)

AN INDONESIAN OIL LAMP AND BOAT GAFF TERMINAL of bronze, 6 - 16cm (2)

A COLLECTION OF FIVE BETAL UTENSILS of copper alloy, including three containers and a Betal cutter, Indonesia, 4-20cm (5)

A COLLECTION OF OPIUM HARVESTING TOOLS including knives, tweezers and 2 old poppy seed pods, 20cm (7). Provenance: From a private Australian collecti

AN OLD GURKHA DAGGER (Kukri) the wooden hilted metal blade of classic irregular form with leather bound wooden scabbard and two diminutive side blades

AN OLD NEPALESE DOOR LOCK AND KEY of robust iron decorated with raised motifs, Katmandu, 33cm

A SOUTHEAST ASIAN BRONZE BUDDHA standing above a raised platform, encrusted with traces of verdigris, 12cm

AN OLD NORTH INDIAN JEWELLERY BOX of wood with iron fastenings, old weathered patina, 34 x 29cm

TWO INDIAN ANKLETS white metal and brass, 13cm (2)

THREE MELANESIAN ARTEFACTS of woven cane and fibre, 11-62cm (3)

AN OLD NEPALESE SHAMAN DRUM of wood, cane, animal hide, Tharu Valley, 63 x 34cm

AN OLD NEPALESE PRAYER DRUM (tamang caste) of wood, stretched hide and fibre, smooth patina, West Nepal, 15cm

A OLD TIBETAN PRAYER DRUM the inverted skull caps with stretched skin and fibre tassels, decorated in polychrome pigments, 13cm

COLLECTION OF KASHMIR JEWELLERY of silver resin set polychrome ceramic, including a necklace and 5 bracelets, 8-40cm (6)

A COLLECTION OF NORTH INDIAN SILVER JEWELLERY including a neck pendant, a bracelet, two stone set rings, 2-55cm (5)

TWO INDONESIAN PENDANTS one of open work bone and threaded barrel sections, the other of silver, 26-36cm pendants (2)

TWO INDONESIAN BODY ORNAMENTS threaded mother of pearl necklace and a mangrove root armband, 8-26cm (2)

TWO KALIMANTAN TRADE BEAD NECKLACES (Bidayu) the threaded polychrome beads, 60cm (2)

AN OLD PAIR OF CHINESE CLOGS of leather and wood with spike projections to sole, 24cm