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.
Rare Dogon ceremonial lidded drinking vessel
Rare Dogon ceremonial lidded drinking vessel
Rare Dogon ceremonial lidded drinking vessel
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 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.
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.
An extremely old East African staff
An extremely old East African staff
An extremely old East African staff; beautiful glossy patina.
A Dogon wooden funerary bed
A Dogon wooden funerary bed
A Dogon wooden funerary bed.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board.
An old East African wooden serving platter
An old East African wooden serving platter
An old East African wooden serving platter; signs of extensive use and encrusted patina.
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 rare West New Britain spirit board.
A rare West New Britain spirit board.
A rare West New Britain spirit board.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft.
A large Baga female ancestral figure.
A large Baga female ancestral figure.
A large Baga female ancestral figure.
An extremely old Dogon shrine ladder with superb sculptural form.
An extremely old Dogon shrine ladder with superb sculptural form.
An extremely old Dogon shrine ladder with superb sculptural form.
A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.
A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.
A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.