Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

AN OLD ASMAT SCULPTURE of wood in the form of a standing male, resin set abrus seed eyes, pierced septum with wooden nose piece, smooth patina, Iri

A FINE HUNSTINE ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of wood in classic form with a central visage surrounded by opposing hook spikes, decorated with polychrome pigm

AN EXCEPTIONAL AND IMPORTANT KWOMA MINDJA ANCESTOR BOARD, of dense wood in classic stylised anthropomorphic form with pierced eyes and mouth decorated

A SUPERB ETHNOGRAPHIC SAWAS CEREMONIAL MASK (mwai) named Sua-Genei, of wood in classic elongated narrow form decorated with polychrome pigments, cl

A FINE RAMU RIVER SCULPTURE c.1950s, of wood in classic imposing form, decorated with remnant pigments, bark fibre loin cloth and shell arm ornamen

A FINE MAPRIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of wood in the classic form of a hornbill bird, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 78cm Provenance: F

A SUPERB AND RARE ABELAM ANCESTOR HEAD (nngwalndu) of wood in monumental form, the fine featured visage decorated with polychrome pigments, weather

A FINE AND OLD ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE of wood in classic yam ancestor form, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 14

A FINE SAWAS FOOD HOOK c.1950s, of wood in classic robust form, decorated with polychrome pigments, inset shell eyes, below a bird figure at apex,

A FINE AND OLD ABELAM MASK of openwork woven cane in classic yam ancestor form, the anterior earth encrusted and decorated with polychrome pigments

A SUPERB ABELAM CEREMONIAL MASK of openwork woven cane in classic yam ancestor form, the anterior earth encrusted and decorated with polychrome pig

AN EARLY SAWS GABLE ORNAMENT of wood in the form of an ancestral visage, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 58cm Provenance: From a private Austr

A FINE ABELAM ANCESTOR MASK the diminutive balsa wood visage attached to an openwork cane frame, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 40cm <

A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ANCESTOR FIGURE (timbuwarra) the overmoulded openwork woven cane frame in stylised female form, decorated with polychrome

A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ANCESTOR FIGURE (timbuwarra) the overmoulded openwork woven cane frame in stylised male form, decorated with polychrome p

A FINE MAPRIK CEREMONIAL MASK (baba) the openwork woven cane frame decorated with remnant feather tassels and polychrome pigment, PNG, 50cm

A SUPERB WAHGI VALLEY WEALTH ORNAMENT (moka kina) the resin back board set with shell, bamboo and boar tusk ornaments to the anterior, woven cane g

A OLD MENDI BODY ORNAMENT (kina) the crescent shell section with shell embroidered woven sennit band attached, old resin repair, PNG, 24cm

TWO SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CHEST ORNAMENTS (Kina) the mother of pearl shell in crescent form, shell embroided woven fibre bands attached, remnant red p

A FINE YANGURU BRIDE PRICE (talipun) the openwork woven cane frame attached with woven fibre binding to the marine gastropod section, decorated wit