Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

A FINE MIDDLE SEPIK STOOL of wood decorated with figurative and curvilinear motifs in relief, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted,

A KWOMA SUSPENSION HOOK of wood, with pierced apex, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 140 x 28cm Provenance: From and A

A FINE AND EARLY MIDDLE SEPIK HOOK c. 1940s, of wood in the form of an female, visage with pierced septum and shell set eyes, lug loop to rear, dec

A FINE OLD IATMUL SUSPENSION HOOK of wood in the form of a female with projecting eyes, raised lug loop to rear, weathered patina and encrustations

AN OLD SAWOS SUSPENSION HOOK of wood with ancestor visage in relief, lower pierced apex, smooth patina, PNG, 65 x 18cm Provenance: From an Austr

A SUPERB AND RARE ABELAM ANCESTOR HEAD (nngwalndu) of wood in monumental form, the fine featured visage decorated with polychrome pigments, weather

A SUPERB BAINING CEREMONIAL MASK (kavat) c.1950s, the tapa covered cane frame in classic zooanthropomorphic form, decorated with polychrome pigment

A RARE NEW BRITAIN CEREMONIAL SCULPTURE of wood and bark fibre sculpted in the form of a zoomorph, the tapering circular section frame with bulbous

A FINE HUNSTEIN ANCESTOR MASK (garra), of wood in classic ancestor form, the two superpositioned faces with projecting eyes and stylised hornbill b

AN EARLY SAWOS GABLE ORNAMENT of wood in the form of an ancestral visage, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 58cm Provenance: From a private Australi

A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ANCESTOR FIGURE (timbuwarra) the overmoulded openwork woven cane frame in stylised female form, decorated with polychrome

A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ANCESTOR FIGURE (timbuwarra) the overmoulded openwork woven cane frame in stylised male form, decorated with polychrome p

AN FINE BOIKEN CEREMONIAL MASK in helmut form, overmodelled cane frame decorated with encrusted earth, feathers, polychrome pigments, PNG, 35 x 20c

AN OLD ABELAM CEREMONIAL MASK (baba) of openwork woven cane in classic dimunitive form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 22 x 20cm Prove

AN OLD ABELAM CEREMONIAL MASK (baba) of openwork woven cane in classic dimunitive form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 24 x 15cm Prove

AN OLD ABELAM CEREMONIAL MASK (baba) of openwork woven cane in classic dimunitive form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 40 x 17cm Prove

A FINE MAPRIK ANCESTOR MASK of wood in the diminutive form of a yam ancestor, pierced septum and ears, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathere

A FINE COASTAL RAMU MASK c.1960s, of wood in ovoid form, the convex anterior with projecting ears, pierced eyes and septum above a diminutive mouth

A FINE AND OLD YUAT RIVER MASK of wood in ovoid form, pierced eyes, septum and mouth below a ridged forehead and arched brows, decorated with remna

AN OLD COASTAL SEPIK MASK of wood in ovoid form with protruding tongue below pierced eyes and serrated medial ridge to forehead, decorated with tri