Fine Tribal, Aborigional Art and International Antiquities

A FINE ASMAT ANCESTOR POLE (mbis) c.1950s, of wood sculpted in classic openwork form with three superpositioned ancestors above a truncated base, a

AN OLD NORTHWEST ASMAT HOUSE BOARD of wood in monumental form, the anterior with classic flying fox motifs in relief, decorated with polychrome pig

AN OLD MIDDLE SEPIK ORATORS PULPIT (teket) of wood in classic monumental form of a seated ancestor decorated with polychrome pigments, shell inset

AN OLD MIDDLE SEPIK ORATORS PULPIT (teket) of wood in classic monumental male form of a seated ancestor decorated with polychrome pigments, shell i

AN OLD IATMUL SCARIFICATION BENCH of wood in the form of a stylised crocodile with resin set shell eyes and classic geometric motifs in relief, enc

AN EARLY LOWER SEPIK STOOL of wood sculpted in the form of a crouching ancestor zooanthropomorph with central visage decorated with shell inset eye

A KWOMA SUSPENSION HOOK of wood, with pierced apex, remnant polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 140 x 28cm Provenance: From and A

A FINE HUNSTEIN ANCESTOR MASK (garra), of wood in classic ancestor form, the two superpositioned faces with projecting eyes and stylised hornbill b

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

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

AN FINE BOIKEN CEREMONIAL MASK in helmut form, overmodelled cane frame decorated with encrusted earth, feathers, polychrome pigments, PNG, 35 x 20c

AN OLD ABELAM CEREMONIAL MASK (baba) of openwork woven cane in classic dimunitive form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 40 x 17cm Prove

A FINE COASTAL RAMU MASK c.1960s, of wood in ovoid form, the convex anterior with projecting ears, pierced eyes and septum above a diminutive mouth

A FINE AND OLD YUAT RIVER MASK of wood in ovoid form, pierced eyes, septum and mouth below a ridged forehead and arched brows, decorated with remna

AN OLD COASTAL SEPIK MASK of wood in ovoid form with protruding tongue below pierced eyes and serrated medial ridge to forehead, decorated with tri

A BLACKWATER RIVER ANCESTOR MASK of earth encrusted woven cane, polychrome pigments, weathered and encrusted, PNG, 65 x 38cm Provenance: From an

A FINE IATMUL SPEAR THROWER (wawi a kaino) c.1950s, the bamboo section shaft with openwork abstract sculpture attached with woven cane binding, wea

A FINE IATMUL SPEAR THROWER (wawi a kaino) c.1950s, the bamboo section shaft with openwork abstract sculpture attached with woven cane binding, wea

A SUPERB IATMUL CEREMONIAL SPEAR THROWER (mino) c.1950s, of wood in slender form and section, the tapering shaft with raised central ridge and pier