Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

AN OLD AWALA BODY ORNAMENT of shell embroided woven fibre with cowrie shell pendant, PNG, 46cm Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. F. Gerrits, acq

AN OLD AWALA BODY ORNAMENT the section of marine gastropod shell, smooth glossy patina, PNG, 12cm Provenance: Ex-collection Dr. F. Gerrits,

A FINE SEPIK NECK PENDANT woven fibre embroidered with nasa and cowrie shell, PNG, 48cm

TWO SEPIK BODY ORNAMENTS necklace of shell embroidered woven fibre, the armband of polychrome orchid fibre, PNG, 18 - 80cm (2)

AN OLD COASTAL SEPIK POUNDER of wood, with diminutive ancestor figure at terminal, smooth overall glossy patina, PNG, 54cm

TWO OLD ABELAM BONE DAGGERS decorated with classic figurative motifs in relief, smooth patina, rejoined, PNG, 37-42cm (2)

AN EARLY HUON GULF DRUM (kundu) of wood in classic hour glass form, with waisted central section, raised grip, decorated with remnant paints, fish

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 st...

A SUPERB YANGORU CEREMONIAL BOWL in conical form decorated with figurative motifs in relief, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered patina, PNG, 39

A RARE MUSCHU ISLAND BETAL MORTAR of wood in diminutive form of a seated ancestor with two opposing faces, usewear evident, smooth glossy patina, P