Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

AN EARLY MASSIM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, c. early 20th Century, of wood sculpted in stylised anthropomorphic form, decorated with incised geometric motifs,

A FINE AND OLD ADMIRALTY ISLAND BOWL, c. 1950s, of wood with diminutive projections at base, decorated with classic geometric motifs, 60cm Note: This

AN OLD YUAT RIVER ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in diminutive stylised anthropomorphic form, glossy patina, PNG, 27cm

N OLD MIDDLE SEPIK FOOD HOOK, of wood in the form of an ancestor, shell inset eyes, weathered patina, PNG, 46cm

A FINE TOKELAU ISLANDS FISHING BOX, of wood, with twisted sennit tie, Micronesia, 10cm

AN OLD VOKEO ISLAND SAGO POUNDER, of wood, sculpted with figurative terminal above a bulbous base, glossy patina, PNG, 56cm

AN OLD HUNSTEIN ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, c. 1940's of wood in female form, weathered, old encrustations, PNG, 64cm Provenance: From a private Austra...

AN OLD OKAPA DRUM, of wood the hollow tube in hour-glass form undecorated, PNG, 94cm Note: Ex-collection Dr. F Gerrits, acquired by the vendor in the

A FINE RAMU BOSMUN DRUM (garamut), of wood in classic monumental form, sculpted with hollow sound chamber and ancestor figures at terminals, geometric

A FINE AND EARLY ASMAT DRUM (kundu), of wood with classic openwork projecting grip and raised curvilinear motifs to sound shell, old patina, Irian Jay