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.

A superb Baga ceremonial drum used in a fertilty ceremony

A fantastic Ramu River cermonial slit gong drum, displaying red and white pigment, and spirit faced terminal

A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.

West African wooden whistle with a lovely glossy patina

West African wooden whistle with a lovely glossy patina

A large old Asmat carved drum; remnant red and white pigment.

Mangbetu drum; hourglass form, membrane intact and secured with wooden pegs.

A bone figurine in the form of a standing female, portrayed with her arms together beneath her exposed breasts; her facial details are carved in low relief, while the details of her elaborate

A Qing Dynasty ivory scholars calligraphy weight

A shell bangle carved from a section of tridacna (clam) shell from the Persian Gulf, the exterior surface with a series of finely incised scenes including winged horses and a bird in flight.

A fragment from a very old Solomons grave ornament, barava, fashioned from fossilized shell.

A pre-ban ivory bangle

An articulated wild cat skeleton specimen

A Shunga ivory carving with a dancer

A bone figurine in the form of a standing female, portrayed with her arms together beneath her exposed breasts; her facial details are carved in low relief, while the details of her elaborate