Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

TWO KOREWORI ANCESTOR SCULPTURES, of sculpted stone and classic stylised anthropomorphic form, PNG, 39 - 42cm (2) Note: Ex-collection Dr. F Gerrits,

A COLLECTION OF THREE YAUL ZOOMORPHIC CERAMIC SCULPTURES, decorated with incised motifs, 19 - 28cm (3) Note: Ex-collection Dr. F Gerrits, acquired by

A DIMIRI CERAMIC SAGO COOKING BOWL, of classic wide rim form with shallow bowl, PNG, 30cm Note: Ex-collection Dr. F Gerrits, acquired by the vendor i

A FINE AND OLD MASANDANAI CERAMIC BOWL, in classic boat form decorated with incised terminals, Korewori, PNG, 33cm Note: Ex-collection Dr. F Gerrits,

A FINE AND OLD AIBOM CERAMIC STORAGE VESSEL, decorated with an ancestor visage and polychrome pigments, Chambri, PNG, 26cm Note: Ex-collection Dr. F

A RARE SCHOUTEN ISLAND CEREMONIAL FOOD PLATER, of hardwood in minimalist form, projecting grip to one side, smooth patina, 60cm

A FINE MARIND-ANIM CEREMONIAL WIG, the woven fibre headband with multistrand grass fibre extensions, decorated with red pigment, PNG, 70cm

A FINE MARIND-ANIM CEREMONIAL WIG, the woven fibre headband with multistrand grass fibre extensions, PNG, 67cm

A COLLECTION OF LOWER SEPIK CERAMIC SCULPTURES, the baked clay in zoomorphic form decorated with incised curvilinear motifs, remnant white pigment inf

A HUON GULF FOOD BOWL, of wood in classic stylised bird form, PNG, 72cm

A FINE WOVEN CANE BASKET, with lid, glossy patina, PNG, 40cm

A FINE WOSERA CERAMIC STORAGE VESSEL, decorated with classic ancestor motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, PNG, 90cm

AN OLD LAKE CHAMBRI CERAMIC COOKING POT, of diminutive form with projecting terminals, soot encrusted, Middle Sepik, PNG, 25cm

AN OLD WOSERA CERAMIC VESSEL, in classic conical form decorated with incised curvilinear motifs, remnant pigments, PNG, 30cm

AN OLD WOSERA CERAMIC STORAGE POT, decorated with ancestor visage in relief, old encrustations, PNG, 17cm

AN OLD SHAMAN MAGIC BAG, the bone embroidered woven fibre bag, polychrome pigments, PNG, 43cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of four ancestors surmounted by a zoomorph with shell inset eyes, decorated with fur and polychrome pi

A CONTEMPORARY NEW GUINEA WELDED METAL SCULPTURE, artist unknown, c. 1980's, welded metal, Port Moresby National Arts School, 39cm

AN EARLY SEPIK DRUM, of carved wood with stretched skin drumming membrane, decorated with old trade paint, PNG, 49cm

AN OLD SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood decorated with classic motifs in relief, PNG, 68cm

A NEW BRITAIN CEREMONIAL DRUM (dukduk), the wooden sound shell above anthropomorphic legs, woven cane and fibre bound canvas drumming membrane, Bismar

A FINE ASMAT DRUM (kundu), of wood, the hollow sound tube decorated with classic geometric motifs in relief, openwork grip to side, Irian Jaya, 108cm

A HUNSTEIN CULT HOOK, of carved wood with centralised ancestor visage polychrome pigments, 86cm

AN OLD SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of carved hardwood in female form, decorated with fibre tassels, 73cm

AN OLD SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of hardwood, in female form, decorated polychrome pigments, shell inset eyes, encrusted, PNG, 57cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of hardwood in female form decorated with shell inset eyes bird figure at apex, shell and feather set headdress, PNG, 122c

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of hardwood in two tiered form, decorated with polychrome pigments, shell set eyes, fibre skirts, encrusted, PNG, 146cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of hardwood in seated female form, decorated with polychrome pigments, shell inset eyes, PNG, 50cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of hardwood in zooanthropomorphic form decorated with shell inset eyes, polychrome pigments, PNG, 62cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of hardwood in slender form decorated with shell inset eyes, polychrome pigments, PNG, 67cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of hardwood with bird figure to rear, decorated with polychrome pigments, shell inset eyes, weathered, PNG, 100cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of hardwood in female form the rear with bird figure attached, polychrome pigments, weathered, PNG, 70cm

AN OLD SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, the ancestor holding two birds, decorated polychrome pigments, PNG, 113cm

AN OLD ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in classic yam form, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered, PNG, 97cm

AN OLD SEPIK CANOE PROW FRAGMENT, of wood in the form of a crocodile, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 60cm

AN OLD UPPER SEPIK KWOMA ANCESTOR BOARD, (yina), of hardwood in classic form decorated with polychrome pigments, geometric motifs in relief, PNG, 130c

AN UPPER SEPIK KWOMA HOUSE POST, of robust hardwood in classic form with mask faces in relief and bird figure at apex, polychrome pigments, PNG, 30cm

AN UPPER SEPIK KWOMA ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of hardwood in classic robust form with two ancestor masks in relief, decorated with polychrome pigments, sty

A FINE AND EARLY LAKE SENTANI ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood sculpted in classic minimalist realism in the form of a male, Irian Jaya, 215cm

A FINE AND OLD MIDDLE SEPIK GABLE ORNAMENT, of bark decorated with figurative motifs in polychrome pigments, ancestor mask ornament at apex, fibre and

A FINE AND OLD MIDDLE SEPIK GABLE ORNAMENT, of bark with bamboo frame, decorated with figurative motifs in polychrome pigments, fibre tassels attached

A FINE SEPIK GABLE ORNAMENT, of woven cane in monumental form, decorated with polychrome pigments and fibre tassels, PNG, 140cm

A MONUMENTAL KARAWARI CULT HOOK, of wood in classic form with ancestor visage surrounded by a opposing hook projections, PNG, 380cm

A MIDDLE SEPIK HOUSE BOARD, of wood, the anterior decorated with ancestor visage and geometric motifs in relief, remnant polychrome pigments, PNG, 184

A KERAM RIVER SHIELD, of wood, the anterior with ancestor visage in relief, fibre tassels to outer edge, polychrome pigments, PNG, 200cm Provenance:

AN OLD ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in classic form, decorated with bright polychrome pigments, PNG, 115cm

AN OLD BLACKWATER RIVER CEREMONIAL MASK, of large format, woven cane, decorated with fur and feather tassels, remnant polychrome pigments, encrusted,

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of hardwood decorated with classic motifs in polychrome pigments, weathered, PNG, 60cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of hardwood in large format, decorated with classic motifs in polychrome pigments, shell set eye, weathered, PNG, 54cm

A SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of hardwood in ovoid form, decorated with classic motifs in relief, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG,