An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta zoomorphic figure with simian features
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta zoomorphic figure with simian features
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta zoomorphic figure with simian features
Highlands spear with bone point, the shaft with woven cane binding and cuscus fur
Highlands spear with bone point, the shaft with woven cane binding and cuscus fur
Highlands spear with bone point, the shaft with woven cane binding and cuscus fur.
A strand of Sudanese black and white trade beads.
A strand of Sudanese black and white trade beads.
A strand of Sudanese black and white trade beads.
Baule male ancestor statue, Ivory Coast
Baule male ancestor statue, Ivory Coast
An old Baule male ancestor figure.
An archaic Dogon stone carving in the form of an animal face with simian features
An archaic Dogon stone carving in the form of an animal face with simian features
An archaic Dogon stone carving in the form of an animal face with simian features.
A fragment from a very old Solomons grave ornament, barava, fashioned from fossilized shell.
A fragment from a very old Solomons grave ornament, barava, fashioned from fossilized shell.
A fragment from a very old Solomons grave ornament, barava, fashioned from fossilized shell.
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield.
Important Bactrian bronze figure of a standing female Goddess
Important Bactrian bronze figure of a standing female Goddess
Important Bactrian bronze figure of a standing female Goddess
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield. Decorated in red, white and black trade paint with diamond design. Rope handle on reverse
Archaic Dogon stone fetish figure, Mali
Archaic Dogon stone fetish figure, Mali
A Dogon anthropomorphic stone fetish figure with raised decoration in the form of stylised female physical features.
Asmat drum
Asmat drum
An Asmat drum with abstract incised and relief carving on the body; the handle with openwork carving in the form of a sequence of three birds and curvilinear forms possibly representing snakes.
An Akan wooden female caryatid figure.
An Akan wooden female caryatid figure.
An Akan wooden female caryatid figure.
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear.
A Bamana figurative door lock
A Bamana figurative door lock
A Bamana figurative door lock.
A strand of old glass trade beads with beautiful orange/red hues
A strand of old glass trade beads with beautiful orange/red hues
A strand of old glass trade beads with beautiful orange/red hues.
A pair of Ottoman Empire iron horse stirrups with plaited leather strapping
A pair of Ottoman Empire iron horse stirrups with plaited leather strapping
A pair of Ottoman Empire iron horse stirrups with plaited leather strapping.
A Dogon wooden funerary bed
A Dogon wooden funerary bed
A Dogon wooden funerary bed.
Dogon bronze pendant
Dogon bronze pendant
A Dogon bronze pendant with male figure surmounting double spiral motif.
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum
A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum, displaying red and white pigment, and spirit faced terminal
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 extremely old East African staff
An extremely old East African staff
An extremely old East African staff; beautiful glossy patina.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.