Old Massim splashboard
Old Massim splashboard
Old Massim splashboard; lovely brownish patina, very nice carving.
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield.
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear.
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 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.
Solomon Islands strand of red glass beads with three stingray mandibles
Solomon Islands strand of red glass beads with three stingray mandibles
Solomon Islands strand of red glass beads with three stingray mandibles.
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
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.
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
A Palau wooden staff with abstract carving below the terminal.
An attractive Abelam hornbill figure
An attractive Abelam hornbill figure
An attractive Abelam hornbill figure.
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.
A West New Britain dance paddle
A West New Britain dance paddle
A West New Britain dance paddle.
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
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 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.
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 Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face
An old Blackwater River stone boundary marker with carved sprit face.
Papuan Gulf wooden Kakame figure
Papuan Gulf wooden Kakame figure
Papuan Gulf wooden Kakame figure.
A New Guinea Highlands spear with plain shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with plain shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with plain shaft.
Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
Kwoma mindja figure, Washkuk Hills, Sepik River, New Guinea
A Kwoma painted wooden mindja cult figure, used in yam harvest ceremony.