Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

A SUPERB INCISED CEREMONIAL BOARD (churinga), c. 1920's of hardwood, stone shaped, the ovoid section and elongated ovoid form decorated with cla...

A FINE AND EARLY HUNTING BOOMERANG, of hardwood stone shaped, remnant ochre covering, glossy patina, Southeast Australia, 50cm Provenance: Ex-private

AN EARLY ETHNOGRAPHIC WEST AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c. 1890s, of hardwood, stone shaped ovoid section in classic low aspect form, glossy smooth p

AN OLD SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c. 1940s, of hardwood in symmetrical form, glossy patina, 74

AN OLD NORTHEAST AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c. 1940s, of hardwood in symmetrical form, glossy patina, 70cm

AN OLD CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c. 1940s, of hardwood in asymmetrical form, remnant ochre covering, glossy patina, 53cm

AN OLD CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c. 1940s, of hardwood in asymmetrical form, remnant ochre covering, glossy patina, 61cm

AN OLD CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN DECORATED BOOMERANG, c. 1940s, of hardwood in symmetrical form decorated with figurative motifs in relief, 74cm

A FINE AND EARLY HOOKED BOOMERANG, of hardwood in classic asymmetrical form, old ochre covering, glossy old patina, 82cm Provenance: From a Private A

AN OLD CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c. 1940s, of hardwood in asymmetrical form, incised with fluting, remnant ochre covering, glossy patina,

AN OLD CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c. 1940s, of hardwood in asymmetrical form, incised with fluting, remnant ochre covering, glossy patina,

A FINE AND EARLY CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c. early 20th Century, of hardwood, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered patina, 70cm Proven

A FINE AND EARLY CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN HUNTING BOOMERANG, c. early 20th Century, of hardwood, decorated with incised linear bands to one side, ochre cove

A FINE NEW SOUTH WALES HUNTING BOOMERANG, c. early 20th Century, of hardwood, stone shaped, old ochre cover below glossy patina, 66cm Provenance: Fro

AN OLD CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWL (coolamon), of softwood decorated with ochre bands, 64cm

AN EARLY CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWL (coolamon), of softwood with deep concavity to bowl, incised fluting, remnant ochre cover, 73cm Provenance: Ex-colle

A FINE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWL (coolamon), artist unknown, of softwood decorated with classic curvilinear stippling in polychrome ochres, 57cm

A FINE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWL (coolamon), artist unknown, of softwood decorated with classic curvilinear stippling in polychrome ochres, 66cm

A FINE YOLNGU BARK BASKET, artist unknown, the folded cane bound bark sheet, decorated with polychrome ochres, Arnhemland, 51cm From a private Austra

AN EARLY CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWL (coolamon), of classic ovoid form, the deep ovoid dish decorated with incised fluting and ochre covering, glossy pati

AN OLD YRRKALA SPIRIT SCULPTURE, of softwood in classic form, decorated with polychrome pigments, Arnhemland, 21cm

A FINE TIWI SPIRIT SCULPTURE, artist unknown, of ironwood decorated with polychrome ochres, feather headdress, 44cm Provenance: From a private Austra

A ZOOMORPHIC YOLNGU ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, artist unknown, of wood in the form of a file snake, decorated with classic geometric motifs, Arnhemland, 124c

A FINE AND EARLY YOLNGU SCULPTURE, Bob Quatimi c. 1955, Blue Tongue Lizard, ochres on wood, 54cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection, ex

A FINE YOLNGU SCULPTURE, artist unknown of wood in the form of three super positioned spirit faces, polychrome decorations, Arnhemland, 68cm

THREE TIWI FISHING SPEAR POINTS, of hardwood in classic form with opposing barbed sections, decorated with geometric motifs in polychrome ochres, Arnh

AN OLD SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DIGGING STICK, of hardwood with incised decoration, old ochre covering, 120cm Provenance: Ex-collection Vincent William Phill

TWO EARLY CEREMONIAL SPEARS, bamboo shafts with wood spear points, decorated with polychrome ochres, 233 - 242cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Ken Gr

TWO OLD QUEENSLAND HUNTING SPEARS, bamboo shafts below metal blades, resin binding, 260 - 272cm (2) Provenance: Ex-collection Captain Cook Kurnell Pr

AN OLD DECORATED YOLNGU SPEAR POINT, of wood in ovoid section and form, classic geometric motifs in polychrome ochres 42cm

A COLLECTION OF AUSTRALIAN LITHIC ARTEFACTS, including choppers, horse hoof cores, 3-13cm (13)

A COLLECTION OF AUSTRALIAN LITHIC ARTEFACTS, including choppers, horse hoof cores, 4-10cm (16)

A COLLECTION OF AUSTRALIAN LITHIC ARTEFACTS, including grinding stones and a grinding platform, 12-34 cm (13)

A COLLECTION OF AUSTRALIAN LITHIC ARTEFACTS, including grinding stones, a grinding platform and choppers, 10-48cm (12)

A NORTH AMERICAN PLAINS BATTLE AXE (tomahawk), the cast iron blade attached to a hollow iron pipe, tapering to a notched terminal, old weathering belo

AN OLD ETHNOGRAPHIC PUBLICATION, Living Races of Mankind, popular illustrated account of customs, habits, pursuits, feasts and ceremonies of the races

AN OLD MONOCHROME FIELD PHOTOGRAPH, c. 1970's of a Highland ceremony, mounted on backboard, 61 x 61cm

A RARE COLLECTION OF EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS, c. 1910, depicting tribal life in New Guinea, taken by a Japanese photographer to be used as postcards, origin

FINE KHMER HEAD, Bayon style, of sandstone in the form of Buddha, Cambodia, 26cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection

A RARE KHMER TEMPLE RELIEF FRAGMENT, c. 12 - 13th Century of sandstone, with three figures in relief, 10cm Provenance: From a private Australian coll

A RARE KHMER SANDSTONE SCULPTURE, c. 13th Century AD, Bayon period, sculptor's trial piece, in the form of the head of Buddha, Cambodia, 23cm P...

A SUPERB AND RARE HAN DYNASTY CERAMIC HORSE, c. 202 BC - 202 AD, of monumental form, decorated with polychrome mineral pigments, body fully intact, le

A SUPERB AND RARE NORTHERN QI DYNASTY CERAMIC WARRIOR, c. 550 - 577 AD in classic form depicting a foreign soldier, remnant mineral pigments, China, 6

A SUPERB NORTHERN QI DYNASTY CERAMIC HORSE AND MOUNT, c. 550 - 577 AD, standing at rest, the rider with raised right arm, decorated with mineral pigme

A SUPERB AND RARE HAN DYNASTY WARRIOR, c. 200 BC - AD 200, in classic naked slender form, well defined features and visage, remnant mineral pigments,

A FINE CHING DYNASTY FOU LION - DOG GUARDIAN, c. 1644-1912 AD of marble, crouching on four legs with head turned to rear, 46cm Provenance: From an Au

A FINE CHING DYNASTY FOU LION - DOG GUARDIAN, c. 1644-1912 AD, of marble, crouching on four legs with head turned to rear, 46cm Provenance: From an A

A FINE AND RARE YUAN TO MING DYNASTY STONE BUDDHA, c. 12-14th Century, sculpted from greystone, seated above a short base, dressed in flowing robes, s

A SUPERB AND RARE EASTERN HAN DYNASTY SANDSTONE SCULPTURE (shuochang), c. 205-220 AD, in the form of a drummer, excellent condition, fine patina, Chin

A SUPERB CHING DYNASTY SCULPTURE OF THE GODDESS QUAN-YIN, c. 19th Century, of wood seated with legs folded and one elbow resting above an open book, h