Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

A FINE LUMI WAR SHIELD, of hardwood in classic asymmetrical form, the anterior decorated with incised curvilinear motifs, weathered patina and encrust

A FINE MENDI WAR SHIELD, of hardwood in classic ovoid form, the anterior with raised central section, infilled with red pigment, pierced with rope gri

A FINE AND OLD ASMAT SHIELD, of classic ovoid form with notched apex, the anterior decorated with geometric motifs, polychrome pigments, Irian Jaya, 1

AN EARLY ASMAT SHIELD, of wood, the anterior decorated with classic motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, fibre tassels, weathered, Irian Jaya, 144c

AN OLD PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), of wood in ovoid form, classic mask face in leaf, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 120cm

A FINE AND RARE PAPUAN GULF ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), of wood in broad ovoid form, the anterior decorated with classic ancestor motifs in relief, polychr

A FINE UPPER SEPIK KWOMA HOUSE LINTEL, of hardwood in robust form with three ancestor faces, polychrome figments, PNG 215cm

AN UPPER SEPIK KWOMA ANCESTOR BOARD (mindja), of hardwood in classic form, decorated with polychrome pigments, geometric motifs in relief, pierced eye

AN OLD KWOMA ANCESTOR BOARD (mindja), of hardwood in classic ovoid form, pierced eyes and mouth, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 16

AN OLD KWOMA ANCESTOR BOARD (mindja), of hardwood in classic ovoid form, pierced eyes and mouth, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 19

A OLD AND RARE SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, c. 1960's of wood in the form of a male and female standing back to back above a raised platform, inset...

A FINE MIDDLE SEPIK ORATORS CHAIR, of wood decorated with polychrome pigments, shell inset eyes, woven fibre loin skirt, weathered, PNG, 147cm

AN OLD SEPIK GRASSLANDS ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood with inset shell, polychrome pigments, grass fibre loin skirt, PNG, 93cm

A FINE COLLECTION OF SIX HIGHLANDS WAR ARROWS, c. 1960's, of classic composite form with hardwood tips and bamboo shafts, decorated with polychr...

A FINE COLLECTION OF FIVE HIGHLANDS WAR ARROWS, c. 1960's, of classic composite form with hardwood tips and bamboo shafts, decorated with polych...

AN EARLY AND RARE CEREMONIAL BETEL NUT HOLDER, of wood with openwork terminal, old encrustations, weathered patina, Papuan Gulf, 105cm Provenance: Ex

AN OLD RAMU PIG HUNTING SPEAR, of palmwood in robust form with classic ancestor figure at terminal, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 244cm

AN OLD RAMU PIG HUNTING SPEAR, of palmwood in robust form, cane binding, classic ancestor figure at terminal, glossy patina, PNG, 221cm

AN OLD RAMU PIG HUNTING SPEAR, of palmwood in robust form with classic ancestor figure at terminal, remnant pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 20

A RARE SISSANO LAGOON CANOE PADDLE, of wood, the leaf shaped blade with classic figurative motifs in relief, decorated with bright polychrome enamel p

AN EARLY SOLOMON ISLAND CHEST PENDANT (dafi), the crescent shaped pearl shell with openwork turtle shell frame, sinnet fibre and shell attachments, 17

AN OLD WOSERA CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, the woven cane band with feather fan, remnant polychrome pigments and encrustations, PNG, 28cm Note: Ex-collecti

AN OLD WOSERA CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, of woven openwork cane, remnant pigments, encrusted, PNG, 53cm Note: Ex-collection Dr. F. Gerrits, acquired by th

TWO OLD YAMUK BODY ORNAMENTS, of shell embroided woven fibre, PNG, 14 - 32cm (2) Note: Ex-collection Dr. F. Gerrits, acquired by the vendor in the fi

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

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

AN OLD SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS BAILER SHELL CHEST ORNAMENT, the shell section with cane binding and woven fibre band attached, glossy old patina, PNG, 26cm

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

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 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)

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

AN OLD ABELAM YAM ANCESTOR MASK, of woven cane in classic openwork form, polychrome pigments, PNG, 40cm

A SUPERB MEMBAURU BRIDE PRICE (talipun), the section marine gastropod with woven cane attachment, polychrome pigments, feather tassels, PNG, 38cm

A FINE HUMBOLDT BAY CANOE PROW ORNAMENT, of wood, in classic stylised zoomorphic form, remnant pigments, weathered, Irian Jaya, 39cm

A FINE HUMBOLDT BAY CANOE PROW ORNAMENT, of wood, in classic stylised zoomorphic form, weathered, Irian Jaya, 64cm

AN OLD ASMAT ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in classic form, decorated with incised linear motifs, glossy patina, Irian Jaya, 37cm

A SUPERB MASSIM CANOE SPLASH BOARD, c. 1930's, of wood in asymmetrical form with openwork apex with centralised ancestor figure, incised with cl...

A FINE AND RARE MASSIM CANOE PROW ORNAMENT, c. 1950's, of wood, decorated with classic incised curvilinear motif, weathered, Trobriand Islands, ...

A FINE AND EARLY ABELAM ANCESTOR HEAD, of wood in classic form, the visage decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 77cm

AN OLD ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, the diminutive visage in classic yam ancestor form, weathered patina, PNG, 40cm

A FINE ABELAM ANCESTOR HEAD DRESS, the diminutive balsa wood visage, with shell inset eyes, surmounted by an openwork woven cane frame, decorated with

A FINE ABELAM ANCESTOR MASK (baba) , in classic openwork woven cane form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 56cm

A FINE ABELAM ANCESTOR MASK (baba) , in classic openwork woven cane form, decorated with polychrome pigments PNG, 40cm

A OLD ABELAM YAM MASK, of openwork woven cane, in diminutive form, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered, PNG, 30cm

A OLD ABELAM HEAD DRESS, of openwork woven cane, in diminutive form, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered, PNG, 30cm

A FINE HIGHLAND ANCESTOR MASK, of gourd shell, the convex visage with pierced eyes, nose and mouth, decorated with incised linear motifs, applied pigm

AN OLD COASTAL SEPIK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood in classic ovoid form, shell inset eyes, shell tassels, polychrome pigments PNG, 75cm

A FINE SEPIK CEREMONIAL ORNAMENT, the woven cane frame with three turtleshell ancestor masks, decorated with polychrome pigments and fibre tassels, we

AN OLD BLACK WATER BARK ANCESTOR MASK, of wood sculpted with stylised ancestor visage and classic geometric motifs, PNG, 66cm Note: Ex-collection Dr.

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

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

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

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

A FINE AND EARLY PAPUAN GULF DRUM, of wood decorated with curvilinear motifs in relief above beak terminal, cane binding, old glossy patina, PNG, 96cm

MICK NAMARARI TJAPALTJARRI (c. 1926 -1998) Dingo Dreaming at Myunmanu c. 1997 Acrylic on canvas 125 x 90cm Provenance: From a private Australian coll

TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA (c. 1942 - 2002) Straightening Spears 1997 Acrylic on canvas 145 x 124cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection

TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRULA (c. 1942 - 2002) Manni Manni 1997 Acrylic on canvas 190 x 82cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection

EMILY KAME KNGWARREY (c.1910 - 1996) Linear series c.1995 Acrylic on canvas Inscribed verso with Cat. No. SN-210 133 x 63cm Provenance: From a privat

TURKEY TOLSON TJUPURRLA (c.1942 - 2001) Straightening Spears 1996 Acrylic on canvas Inscribed verso with artist name, date, Aboriginal Desert Art Gall

PHYLLIS GOREY Womens Dreaming at Mt. Liebig c.1980s Acrylic on canvas Inscribed verso Cat. Ref. M/L33 90 x 60cm Provenance: Pruchased by the vendor f

EILEEN NAPANANGKA Bush Tucker Dreaming Near Papunya c.1980s Acrylic on canvas Inscribed verso Cat. Ref. NAP006 122 x 61cm Provenance: Pruchased by th

DAVID SAMPSON TJUNGALA Wild Yam Dreaming, 1989 Acrylic on canvas Unstreched, Cat Ref. No. OI921124 93 x 93cm Provenance: From a private Australian co

MICK TJUNGALA Carpet Snake Dreaming, c. 1988 Acrylic on canvas Unstreched, 64 x 78cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection

MICK TJUNGALA Kangaroo Dreaming, 1988 Acrylic on canvas Unstreched, Cat Ref. No. OI921123 93 x 93cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection,

TERRY POLLARD TJUNGALA Carpet Snake Dreaming, 1988 Acrylic on canvas Unstreched, Cat Ref. No. OI92116 63 x 94cm Provenance: From a private Australian

ARTIST UNKNOWN, Untitled, Esoteric Motifs, c.1960s, Ochres on bark, 78 x 32cm Provenance: From a private Australian Collection

MILIDJIRI JORLOM (Arnhemland) Mimi Spirits c. 1960s, Ochres on bark, Old label and inscribed verso, 73 x 29cm Provenance: From a private Australian C

A FINE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SHIELD (wunda), c. 1950's, of hardwood, decorated with linear banding front and rear, prominent lug grip to rear, ochr...

AN EARLY INCISED PARRING SHIELD, of hardwood, remnant ochre covering, glossy patina, Southwestern Australia, 85cm Provenance: Ex-private collection

A SUPERB ETHNOGRAPHIC SOUTH EAST AUSTRALIAN CLUB, 19th Century, of hardwood, the circular section shaft with bulbous apex tapering to notched terminal

A FINE AND EARLY SOUTH EAST AUSTRALIAN CLUB, c. 19th Century, of wood, the circular section shaft incised with linear banding, tapering to a stippled

AN FINE SOUTHEAST AUSTRALIAN THROWING CLUB, of hardwood the bulbous striking section tapering to a smooth circular section terminal, glossy patina, 65

TWO EARLY FIGHTING CLUBS, of hardwood with flaring heads above a tapering shaft, weathered and encrusted, Queensland, 54 - 64cm (2) Provenance: Ex-pr

AN OLD CLUB AND A DECORATED SOUND TUBE, of hardwood the tube with polychrome motifs, the club of unusual form incised with curvilinear motifs, smooth

AN EARLY AND RARE SOUTH EAST AUSTRALIAN SPEAR THROWER, c. 19th Century, of wood, in slender form, notched terminal above an undulating mid section wit

A RARE ETHNOGRAPHIC KADAITJA BOARD, c. 1890's of wood, stone shaped, in the form of a spear thrower, the anterior with classic zigzag herringbon...

A FINE AND EARLY SOUTH AUSTRALIAN DIGGING STICK CLUB (nulla nulla) , c. 19th Century of hardwood, the circular section shaft tapering to a notched gri

A FINE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SPEAR THROWER, c. 1935 of hardwood, stone shaped, the anterior incised with figurative motifs, hardwood peg attached with sine

A FINE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN SPEAR THROWER, of wood, stone shaped in classic slender form, with deep concavity to anterior, resin and sinew set peg, old

A FINE AURUKUN SPEARTHROWER, of hardwood in classic slender section form, resin set peg and shell sections at grip, glossy patina, Cape York, 86cm Pr

A FINE INCISED CEREMONIAL PEARL SHELL (churinga), c. early 20th Century, the shaped ovoid section pearl shell decorated with incised esoteric linear m

A FINE INCISED CEREMONIAL BOARD (bullroarer), c. early 20th Century, of hard wood, stone shaped ovoid section and elongated ovoid form, decorated with

A FINE INCISED CEREMONIAL BOARD (churinga), c. 1920's, of wood in conical form, decorated with classic incised esoteric curvilinear motifs, old ...

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