Fine Tribal Aboriginal Art and International Antiquities

A SUPERB MAORI SCULPTORS ADZE, c.late 19th Century, of wood, decorated with ancestor motif at apex, inset with shell eyes, the green stone blade hafte

A SUPERB AUSTRAL ISLANDS CEREMONIAL PADDLE, c.19th Century, of wood, sculpted in classic form, decorated with ancestor heads in relief at grip termina

AN EARLY ETHNOGRAPHIC KAVA BOWL, c.19th Century, of wood, in classic circular form with deep concavity, the anterior with four projecting conical legs

A FINE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS FEASTING BOWL, c.early 20th Century, of wood, with deep concavity, the exterior decorated with figurative motifs in relief, f

A RARE TORRES STRAIT SCULPTURE, c.1950s, of wood in the form of a dugong, smooth glossy patina, 25x7cm Provenance: From an Australian collection

TWO ETHNOGRAPHIC SCHOOTEN ISLAND LIME STICKS, of wood sculpted with openwork ancestor sculptures at apex above a slender tapering shaft, smooth glossy

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

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

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

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