Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

A RARE CENTARA SUAU STONE PESTAL sculpted in the form of a stylised ancestor, decorated with geometric motifs infilled with white pigment, usewear

A RARE COCO DE MER CONTAINER the coconut shell with a hinged lid, Seychelles Islands, 30cm

A FINE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS BODY ORNAMENT of polychrome beads and finely woven fibre, 28x17cm

A FINE MASSIM CEREMONIAL STAFF of wood, the circular sectioned shaft below a sculpted openwork terminal of superpositioned ancestors, and classic i

A MASSIM SCULPTURE AND SPATULA of wood decorated with classic incised motifs, Trobriand Islands, 20 - 40cm Provenance: From an Australian co

A FINE MASSIM SPATULA of wood the openwork grip above a smooth wide blade, Trobriand Islands, 60cm

A FINE MASSIM CEREMONIAL SPATULA (gabaela) the turtle shell section decorated with classic incised motifs, old useware evident, Milne Bay Province,

A FINE AND OLD MASSIM SPLASH BOARD of wood in asymmetrical form with openwork apex featuring two ancestor figures, decorated in polychrome with cur

A FINE MASSIM SPLASH BOARD of wood in symmetrical form with openwork apex, decorated in polychrome with curvilinear motifs in relief, weathered wit

A NEW IRELAND SHARK CATCHER AND RATTLE of wood, cane and coconut shell, the float of classic waisted form pierced with woven cane rope, the rattle

A NEW ISLAND SHARK CALLING TRUMPET the marine gastropod shell in classic form with pierced apex, Bismarck Archipelago, 35cm

AN OLD SOLOMON ISLAND GRAVE ORNAMENT (barava) of the openwork shell section, heavily weathered, 7cm Provenance: From a private Australian co

A FINE SOLOMON ISLANDS CHEST ORNAMENT (kap kap) the shell disk adorned with openwork shell attached with seed and shell threaded fibre string, 11cm

AN OLD SANTA CRUZE CHEST ORNAMENT (tema) the clam shell disc section with openwork shell attached, old fibre necklace attached, rejoined disc, 11cm

A SUPERB MASSIM SAGO SPATULA c.1930s, of wood in classic monumental form the tapering ovoid blade of slender section above a circular section shaft

A NEW HEBRIDES BATTLE CLUB of wood, the circular section shaft below a geometric apex tapering to a waisted notched terminal, smooth glossy patina,

A SUPERB MALAITA ISLAND WAR CLUB of wood in classic narrow form with ventral and lateral medial ridge, the triangular apex tapering to a sennit bou

A RARE DECORATED MALAITA ISLAND CLUB of wood in classic narrow form with ventral and lateral medial ridge, the triangular apex decorated with figur

AN OLD MOLUCCAS - HALMEHARA SHIELD of wood in irregular triangular section, the anterior inset with white inlay, the rear with robust raised grip 7

A TONGAN NECKREST of wood, in classic form, the scalloped rectangular pillow with raised medial ridge above arched legs attached with woven sennit