Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

AN OLD KAMANIMBIT KNEE ORNAMENT, of shell embroided woven fibre with hair tassels, PNG, 26cm Note: Ex-collection Dr. F. Gerrits, acquired by the vend

AN OLD AWALA BODY ORNAMENT, of shell embroided woven fibre with cowrie shell pendant, PNG, 46cm Note: Ex-collection Dr. F. Gerrits, acquired by the v

AN OLD AWALA BODY ORNAMENT, the section of marine gastropod shell, smooth glossy patina, PNG, 12cm Note: Ex-collection Dr. F. Gerrits, acquired by th

AN OLD YAMUK BODY ORNAMENT, the section of turtle shell decorated with incised geometric motifs, smooth glossy patina, PNG, 12cm Note: Ex-collection

A FINE AND OLD ABELAM ARM BAND, of woven fibre with shell attachments, PNG, 14cm

AN OLD SEPIK SPOON, the coconut shell section, with incised terminal, infilled with red pigment, smooth patina, PNG, 15cm

AN OLD SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CHEST ORNAMENT (kina), the mother of pearl shell in classic crescent form, woven fibre band attached, remnant red pigment, P

AN OLD SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CHEST ORNAMENT (kina), the mother of pearl shell in classic crescent form, remnant resin to outer lip, woven fibre band with

A FINE ABELAM HEAD BAND, the shell embroidered woven fibre, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 27cm

AN OLD SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS APRON, of woven fibre with cane and fur tassels, decorated polychrome pigments, PNG, 60cm

AN OLD HUON GULF BETEL MOTAR, of wood in classic diminutive form with projecting sectioned grip, glossy old patina, usewear evident, PNG, 16cm

AN SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CHEST ORNAMENT (kina), the mother of pearl shell in classic crescent form, with old cane repair, shell embroidered woven fibre b

A FINE WASHKUK HILLS HEAD ORNAMENT, of shell embroidered openwork woven fibre, PNG, 39cm

A FINE EASTERN HIGHLANDS ORCHID STEM NECKLACE, the multistrand threaded barrel sections, PNG, 66cm

A FINE MASSIM SHELL NECKLACE, fibre threaded barrel section shell beads with banana seed terminals, Trobriand Islands, 60cm

A FINE HIGHLAND NECK ORNAMENT, of woven fibre and cane, embroidered with two rows of cowrie shells PNG, 36cm

A FINE SEPIK NECK PENDANT, woven fibre embroidered with nasa and cowrie shell, PNG, 48cm

TWO SEPIK BODY ORNAMENTS, necklace of nasa embroidered woven fibre, the armband of polychrome orchid fibre, PNG, 18 - 80cm (2)

A FINE HUON GULF NECKLACE, the fibre threaded cassowary quill barrel beads and shell disks, PNG, 300cm

AN EASTERN HIGHLANDS MOURNING NECKLACE, the multi strand fibre threaded white seeds, PNG, 100cm