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

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

A FINE AND OLD MARIND-ANIM DRUM (kundu), of wood, projecting centralised grip, decorated with classic incised geometric motifs and polychrome pigments

A FINE AND OLD MARIND-ANIM DRUM (kundu), of wood, projecting centralised grip, decorated with classic incised geometric motifs and polychrome pigments

A FINE AND OLD MIMIKA DRUM (kundu), of wood in classic minimalist form with raised geometric motifs at apex, smooth patina, Irian Jaya, 62cm

AN OLD SEPIK DRUM (garamut), of wood in diminutive form, decorated with projecting ancestor faces at terminals, weathered, PNG, 87cm

AN OLD AND RARE NEW IRELAND SHARK HUNTERS TRUMPET, the triton shell pierced with blow hole, Bismarck Archipelago, 40cm

AN OLD SEPIK TRUMPET, of wood with ancestor figure at terminal above a hollow sound tube decorated with incised curvilinear motif, smooth patina, PNG,

A FINE AND EARLY SEPIK DRUM, c. 1930's, of wood with curvilinear motifs in relief at beaked terminal, old woven cane handle, glossy patina, PNG,...

A FINE AND RARE SEPIK DRUM (kundu), c. 1960's, of wood, in classic hourglass form, the mid section decorated with raised motifs and projecting s...

A FINE RAMU RIVER DRUM (garamut), of wood in diminutive form, decorated with incised figurative motifs in relief, projecting terminals, remnant polych