Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art and International Antiquities

of wood in classic ovoid form with figurative motifs of ancestor visage to anterior in relief, decorated with polychrome pigments, pierced apex, PNG,

of wood in openwork form, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 42 x50cm (3)

of wood in classic openwork form, depicting mythological scenes from the time of creation, polychrome pigments, PNG, 114x35cm

of wood in classic abstract form, the convex anterior with applied red pigment, weathered, North Coast PNG, 45cm

of wood the robust visage with pierced eyes, decorated with polychrome pigments, the rear with cane frame and fibre netting, PNG, 37cm Provenance:

of wood in the form of an ancestor visage, decorated with polychrome pigments and fibre tassels, PNG, 88cm

of wood, decorated with earth set shell, resin set shell eyes and hair tassels at apex, PNG, 94cm Provenance: from an Australian collection

of wood, fibre and cane tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 43-45cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi Cairns, Au

of wood, pierced eyes and mouth, bird motif to forehead, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 41 x 12cm

of wood, sculpted with two faces in relief, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 40 x 12cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi Cairns, Australia

of wood with pierced eyes, mouth and septum, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 42 x 25cm Provenance: Ex-collection

of wood, pierced eyes and mouth, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 45 x 24cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tiko

of wood, projecting shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 34 x 28cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi Cairns, A

of wood in classic ovoid form and narrow section, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 76 x 35cm Provenance: Ex-collection Ga

of wood, decorated with shell set eyes, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 50 x 21cm Provenance: Ex-collection Gallery Tikowi Cairn

of wood in ovoid form, decorated with polychrome pigments and fibre tassels, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 83cm

of wood, shell set eyes, surface encrustations, PNG, 88x31cm

carved wood with polychrome ochre and tassel decoration, PNG, 75cm

carved wood with polychrome ochre decoration, PNG, 68cm

carved wood with polychrome ochre decoration, PNG, 83cm

monochrome carved wood, Sepik Plains, PNG, 56cm

monochrome carved wood, Sepik Plains, PNG, 53cm

monochrome carved wood, Sepik Plains, PNG, 45cm

carved wood with incised tribal motif and bird emblem to forehead, Maramba Village, PNG, 83cm

carved wood with incised decoration painted with natural pigments and surmounted with a bird figure Guvermas Village, PNG, 88cm

carved wood decorated with incised motif and faded red ochre to eyes and mouth, string tassels, and cane wicker work frame, PNG, 64cm

carved wood decorated with natural pigments and incised design, PNG, 54cm

carved wood incised and decorated with polychrome pigments and string tassels, hung on the outside of house to ward away evil spirits, Guvermas Villag

carved wood with incised decoration and cane wicker work frame, and died grass tassels surmounted by the stylised form of flying fox motif Murik Lakes

carved wood with polychrome pigments and bone nose decoration, PNG, 50cm

of wood decorated with classic figurative motifs, PNG, 19-50cm

one incised with geometric motifs infilled with white pigments, Trobriand Islands, 17-47cm (3)

of wood in ovoid form, projecting grips, incised with figurative motifs to outer rim and base, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 43 x 27cm Provenance:

of wood in minimalist form, weathered and encrusted, Trobriand Islands, 41cm

the diminutive sculpture, the anterior with ancestor visage in relief, PNG, 13cm

of wood in the form of crocodiles, PNG, 46-55cm

of wood in ancestor form, PNG, 37-39cm

carved wood with humanoid face remnant protrusions to make structure, PNG, 107cm

carved wood with stylised human figure with opposing carved protrusions centred on a belly button motif, PNG, 103cm

in wood in the form of a female, fibre tassles, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 74cm

of wood in the form of a male ancestor, resin set shell fibre tassles, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 62cm

of wood, decorated with earth set shell eyes and apex, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 38cm

of wood decorated with shell set eyes, fibre tassels, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 39 x 10cm

of wood, pierced apex, decorated polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 68 x 34cm

of wood, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 49 x 13cm

of wood in abstract female form, shell set eye, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 44 x 14cm

of wood, in openwork form with bird motif, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 68 x 38cm

of wood, shell set eyes, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, fragmented, PNG, 75 x 30cm

of wood in abstract diminutive male form, stippled polychrome pigments, inset operculum eyes, applied human hair and fibre tassels, weathered and encr

of wood in hourglass form, decorated with geometric motifs, centralised lug grip, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 43 x 15cm Provenance: Ex-collection