Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

of wood in classic broad ovoid form with projecting apex, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments, pierced with woven fibre grip to rear, weat

of wood in classic broad ovoid form, the anterior decorated with incised and stippled panels in filled with polychrome pigments, pierced with woven fi

c.1970s of wood in rectangular form with projecting spike apex, the anterior with raised medial ridge and polychrome pigments, old encrustations, PNG,

of wood, the robust rectangular panel of large dimensions, the convex anterior decorated with geometric motifs in polychrome pigments and incised stip

of wood in classic tri panel form pierced and bound with cane, the anterior with raised central panel decorated with curvilinear motifs in polychrome

c.1970s of wood in classic tripanel form, bound with cane, the anterior decorated with curvilinear geometric motifs, weathered polychrome pigments, en

c.1960s, of wood in slender section ovoid form, with classic ancestor visage in relief above an open work frame, decorated with polychrome pigments, P

of wood in classic ovoid form with projecting apex, the anterior decorated with ancestral motifs in relief, remnant polychrome pigments, PNG, 141cm

of wood in narrow ovoid form, the anterior decorated with ancestral motifs in relief, raised cane bound grip to rear, polychrome pigments, PNG, 185cm

of wood in classic diminutive form with convex anterior, pierced with cane grip at apex, PNG, 54cm

of wood in ovoid form decorated with classic ancestoral motifs in relief, white pigment infill, PNG, 116cm

sculpted of wood of large scale, the anterior decorated with classic curvilinear motifs to head and base, weathered patina, PNG, 127cm

of wood in classic ovoid form with pierced eyes and mouth above raised openwork medial ridge, polychrome pigments, weathered patina, PNG, 144cm

of wood in classic ovoid form, pierced eyes and mouth above openwork medial ridge, remnant pigment, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 90cm

of wood in classic slender section monumental openwork form, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 165cm

c.1950s, of wood in monumental form, decorated with remnant polychrome pigments and fibre tassels, PNG, 110cm<BR><BR><b>Provenance...

of wood sculpted with 4 classic yam ancestor heads in relief, pierced with attachment poles, decorated with bright polychrome pigment beneath glossy o

c.1950s of wood, sculpted in female form, shell inset eyes, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 117cm

of wood in the form of a bird of paradise, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 94cm

of wood in the form of a bird of paradise, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG,70cm

of wood in ovoid form with pierced eyes, raised motifs to lower section, remnant pigment, encrusted, glossy patina, PNG, 99cm

of wood in ovoid form with pierced eyes raised motifs to lower section, remnant pigment, encrusted, glossy patina, PNG, 96cm

sculpted of wood in classic form with projecting knob eyes, remnant polychrome pigment, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 61cm

of wood in classic slender form, the blade with raised ancestral motifs below a tapering shaft, PNG, 186cm

c.1960s of wood in classic broad leaf form with extended shaft, the blade anterior decorated with raised geometric motifs, Irian Jaya, 61cm

c.1960s of wood in classic form, the lanceotate blade decorated with stylized fish motifs in relief below extended shaft with notched terminal, weathe

c.1950s of wood, the openwork frame sculpted with figurative zoomorphic motifs, weathered and encrusted, Irian Jaya, 110cm

c. early 20th Century, of wood, sculpted with ancestor figure at terminal above a pierced shaft and broad base, glossy old patina, PNG, 73cm<BR&g...

of wood decorated with incised geometric motifs, East New Guinea, 148 -173cm (2)

c.1950s, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts polychrome and cane fibre bound points, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 97-108cm (4)&...

c.1950s, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts polychrome and cane fibre bound points, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 102-126cm (3)...

c.1950s, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts polychrome and cane fibre bound points, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 122-127cm (4)...

c.1950s, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts polychrome and cane fibre bound points, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 128-130cm (3)...

c.1950s, in classic composite form with bamboo shafts polychrome and cane fibre bound points, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 126-131cm (4)...

c.1950s of slender bone section with pierced apex and twisted fibre thread attached, the armband of woven polychrome cane, PNG, 5-21cm (9)<BR>...

c.1950s of woven polychrome fibre, PNG, 24-43cm (2)<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex-collection Doreen Marks Note: see lot 30

c.1950s, of woven polychrome fibre with bark fibre strap attached, PNG, 35cm<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex-collection Doreen ...

c.1950s of woven polychrome fibre, PNG, 17-34cm (2)<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex-collection Doreen Marks Note: see lot 30

c.1950s, two woven polychrome cane armbands, a woven polychrome fibre armband, and three bone and fur hair pins, PNG, 8-16cm (5)<BR><BR>...

c.1950s, of bark fibre and feather attachments, PNG, 34cm<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex-collection Doreen Marks Note: see lot...

c.1950s, of sewn Bark fibre, 26-29cm (2)<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex-collection Doreen Marks Note: see lot 30

c.1950s, bark fibre strips, twisted polychrome fibre string and two woven sennit bands, PNG<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex-col...

c.1950s of palmwood, PNG, 25-29cm (2)<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex-collection Doreen Marks Note: see lot 30

c.1950s of palmwood, PNG, 23-24cm (2)<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex-collection Doreen Marks Note: see lot 30

c.1950s, a bamboo mouth harp, a bone dagger fragment and coconut shell ornament, PNG, 15-20cm<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex-c...

c.1950s, of wood, seed shell and woven sennit, PNG, 9-12cm (5)<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex-collection Doreen Marks Note: se...

c.1950s two of threaded seed shell and one multistrand polychrome trade beads, PNG, 70-94cm (3)<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex...

c. 1950s, the edgeground stone tools, PNG, 13-17cm (2)<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: Ex-collection Doreen Marks Note: see lot 30

a hair comb, 2 coconut shells and a textile spool, PNG, 8-20cm (4)<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: From a private Australian colle...

of sewn beaten bark fibre panels, 50cm

of supberbly woven cane in the form of a trilby, glossy patina, PNG, 29cm<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: From a private Australia...

of threaded polychrome trade beads with magistrate and peace officer court official insignia medals attached, PNG, 85 - 215cm (2)<BR><BR>...

of bark fibre decorated with woven human hair tassels, seed shells and polychrome pigments, with a tiara of Christmas Beetle carapace within a woven c

of shell embroided woven fibre, PNG, 14 - 32cm (2)<BR><BR><b>Note</b>: Ex-collection Dr. F. Gerrits, acquired by the vendor ...

of shell embroided woven fibre with hair tassels, PNG, 26cm<BR><BR><b>Note</b>: Ex-collection Dr. F. Gerrits, acquired by th...

woven fibre embroidered with nasa and cowrie shell, PNG, 48cm

c.1970s, the woven fibre headband with multistrand grass fibre extensions, remnant pigment, PNG, 64cm

c.1970s, the woven fibre headband with multistrand grass fibre extensions, remnant pigment, PNG, 74cm

c.1960s, the diminutive twisted fibre string bag with dense feather attachments, Irian Jaya, 22cm

c.1950s, the woven fibre with embroided shell adorned with enamel and glass dogteeth, shell and trade bead attachments, remnant pigment, glossy patina

c. 1950s, the woven fibre shell embroided fibre band decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 26cm

of mother of pearl in classic crescent form, pierced terminals with woven fibre band attached, remnant resin and red pigment, PNG, 22cm

the mother of pearl shell in crescent form, shell embroided woven fibre bands attached, remnant red pigments, PNG, 8 - 25cm (2)

the mother of pearl shell in crescent form, shell embroided woven fibre bands attached, one decorated with stippling, remnant red pigments, PNG, 10 -

of wood in zoomorphic form decorated with incised geometric motifs, stylised mouth, resin set eyes, remnant pigment, PNG, 50cm

of shell embroided woven fibre with marine gastropod projections, polychrome pigments, PNG, 30cm

the dog tooth and shell embroided woven fibre, old encrustations and patina, PNG, 38cm

the woven fibre embroided and threaded with dog teeth, marine shell, polychrome trade beads, flying fox teeth and glass dog tooth trade currency, PNG,

the marine shell section pierced with fibre attachment decorated with stippled geometric motif at apex, glossy smooth patina, PNG, 24cm<BR><...

c.1910s, the woven sennet band embroided with seed shell and stylised glass dog teeth, old patina, PNG, 46cm<BR><BR><b>Provenance&...

the woven sennet band embroided with seed shell and flying fox teeth, old patina, PNG, 42cm<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: From a...

c.1950s, woven fibre and sennet band embroided with seed shell and dogs teeth, glossy patina, PNG, 44cm<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b...

c. 1940s, of wood in classic form with projecting pierced spiked nose and scalloped base with medial ridge, pierced eyes decorated with polychrome pig

of wood in classic ovoid form, the convex anterior with pierced eyes and mouth, openwork apex and projecting pierced ears decorated with shell tassels

of openwork woven cane, earth encrusted, decorated with polychrome pigments and feather crown at apex, PNG, 78cm<BR><BR><b>Provena...

of wood, cane and bark fibre, the convex visage with pierced eyes, classic bulbous stylised nose, diminutive mouth above projecting base, adorned with

the moulded dome with pierced eyes and mouth, tusk and bone attachments, PNG, 33cm

the baked earth helmet with pierced eyes and mouth, set boar tusk and irregular set teeth, 28cm

c.1960s of wood decorated with shell inset eyes, bore tusk, fibre and feather tassels, polychrome pigments, PNG, 100cm<BR><BR><b>P...

of wood, the ancestor visage with pierced eyes, remnant pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 45cm

c.1960s, of wood, the convex visage with pierced shell set eyes, decorated with fibre tassels and remnant polychrome pigments, PNG, 84cm

the overmoulded openwork woven cane frame in anthropomorphic form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 136cm<BR><BR><b>Proven...

of woven cane in classic openwork form, polychrome pigments, PNG, 40cm

the openwork cane decorated with polychrome pigments and woven cane tassels, PNG, 26cm

the overmoulded turtle shell in the form of an ancestor visage, inset shell eyes, remnant hair at apex, polychrome pigments, with cane frame to outer

of wood in diminutive yam ancestor form, the scalloped visage within a pierced frame with raised medial ridge nose, pierced eyes, nose and mouth, remn

of wood in classic yam form, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 23cm<BR><BR><b>Provenance</b>: From a pri...

c.1950s, of wood with deep concavity, the anterior decorated with ancestral visage and openwork apex decorated with polychrome pigments beneath smooth

the marine gastropod shell section with woven cane attachments, polychrome pigments, feather tassels, PNG, 36cm

of wood in slender section, the anterior decorated with classic motifs, projecting apex, remnant polychrome pigments, PNG, 63cm<BR><BR>&...

of wood in slender section decorated with polychrome pigments and ancestor motifs in relief 87cm

of wood in diminutive form with ancestor visage at apex, PNG, 63cm

of wood in classic slender form seen in profile incised with geometric motifs, weathered patina, PNG, 57cm

of obsidian in ovoid edge ground form, decorated with fibre binding and accompanied by a webbed fibre cape, Irian Jaya, 52cm

of wood in diminutive zoomorphic form, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 31cm

of wood in slender ovoid section form with ancestral sculptures at terminals, the bowed shaft decorated with figurative motifs, diminutive legs attach

c.1940s, the sectioned femur shaft decorated with curvilinear motifs tapering to a sharp pointed terminal, glossy smooth patina, PNG, 34cm<BR>...

c.1940s, the sectioned femur shaft decorated with curvilinear motifs tapering to a sharp pointed terminal, glossy smooth patina, PNG, 31cm<BR>...

c.1940s, the sectioned femur shaft decorated with curvilinear motifs tapering to a sharp pointed terminal, glossy smooth patina, PNG, 34cm<BR>...