Ancient stone spiritual communication bowl "Wahgi" area Western highlands.
Ancient stone spiritual communication bowl "Wahgi" area Western highlands.
Ancient stone spiritual communication bowl "Wahgi" area Western highlands.
A Naga headhunter's woven head-taking basket, decorated with bird tails & monkey head
A Naga headhunter's woven head-taking basket, decorated with bird tails & monkey head
A Naga headhunter's woven head-taking basket, decorated with bird tails & monkey head.
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
A Palau wooden staff with abstract carving below the terminal.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
An old and impressively decorated Lake Sentani ceremonial food bowl, the form exceptionally shallow.
An old Naga headhunter ceremonial mithun horn drinking vessel
An old Naga headhunter ceremonial mithun horn drinking vessel
An old Naga headhunter ceremonial mithun horn drinking vessel.
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade.
A Konyak Naga rain shield
A Konyak Naga rain shield
A Naga headhunter rain shield, made of interwoven cain and fiber.
Dani adze with stone blade, West Papua
Dani adze with stone blade, West Papua
A large, heavy old Dani adze with stone blade and wooden handle.
An old and large Lower Sepik canoe prow, carved in the form of a crocodile
An old and large Lower Sepik canoe prow, carved in the form of a crocodile
An old and large Lower Sepik canoe prow, carved in the form of a crocodile.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Upper Sepik canoe paddle
An old Upper Sepik canoe paddle
An old Upper Sepik canoe paddle.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Lower Ramu canoe paddle
An old Lower Ramu canoe paddle
An old Lower Ramu canoe paddle.
An old Mimika canoe paddle, the blade with carved abstract designs on one surface.
An old Mimika canoe paddle, the blade with carved abstract designs on one surface.
An old Mimika canoe paddle, the blade with carved abstract designs on one surface.
Old Massim splashboard
Old Massim splashboard
Old Massim splashboard; lovely brownish patina, very nice carving.
An old Northcoast canoe paddle.
An old Northcoast canoe paddle.
An old Northcoast canoe paddle.
An old Lake Sentani canoe paddle.
An old Lake Sentani canoe paddle.
An old Lake Sentani canoe paddle.
Gandharan miniature copper vessel
Gandharan miniature copper vessel
An exquisite Gandharan miniature copper vessel, the extremely fine-walled body decorated with a repeated lotus petal motif to the upper and lower sections; a braided design around the waist of the
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing
Islamic brass bowl with benedictory writing, such a bowl used to cure illness by drinking from it.
Thai bronze 'alms' bowl
Thai bronze 'alms' bowl
Thai bronze 'alms' bowl
Indo-Iranian large rare bronze bowl with engraved linear design
Indo-Iranian large rare bronze bowl with engraved linear design
Indo-Iranian large rare bronze bowl with engraved linear design
Bactrian bronze votive Kohl container the stopper in the form of a dancing deity
Bactrian bronze votive Kohl container the stopper in the form of a dancing deity
Bactrian bronze votive Kohl container the stopper in the form of a dancing deity.
An Indian bronze inkwell, Mughal
An Indian bronze inkwell, Mughal
An Indian bronze inkwell
Ming Dynasty bronze fixture with incised poetry
Ming Dynasty bronze fixture with incised poetry
A Ming Dynast bronze fixture, possibly a base from a larger object.