Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

A SPLENDID AND RARE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS WAR CHARM c.19th to early 20th Century, of wood sculpted with an ancestor visage of fine features in relief b

A FINE AND EARLY BUKA ISLAND SCULPTURE of wood in male form with truncated lower legs, decorated with incised geometric motifs and frigate bird at

AN OLD MASSIM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of wood in dimunitive form, decorated with incised geometric motifs, infilled with white pigment, smooth patina, T

A FINE MASSIM STOOL c.1950s of wood in classic form with two ancestor sculptures standing above an irregular circular base holding the seat aloft,

A TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS SCULPTURE of wood in the form of a sawfish, decorated with operculum set eyes and stippled motif in polychrome pigments, we

AN OLD SOLOMON ISLAND GRAVE ORNAMENT (barava) of the openwork shell section, heavily weathered, 7cm Provenance: From a private Australian collec

AN OLD SANTA CRUZE CHEST ORNAMENT (tema) the clam shell disc section with openwork shell attached, old fibre necklace attached, rejoined disc, 11cm

A FINE SOLOMON ISLANDS COMB of wood sculpted with an openwork terminal in the form of a frigate bird and fish, smooth glossy patina, fragmented, 18

A FINE SOLOMON ISLANDS COMB of wood the long slender teeth bound with split polychrome orchid stem, smooth glossy patina, 29cm Provenance: From

A FINE MASSIM SPLASH BOARD AND CANOE PROW (lagim) c.1970s, of wood in asymmetrical form with openwork apex featuring two ancestor figures, the open