Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

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

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 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

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

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