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.
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 New Guinea Highlands spear with plain shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with plain shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with plain shaft.
Superb old Eastern Highlands war shield, PNG
Superb old Eastern Highlands war shield, PNG
Superb old Eastern Highlands war shield with white ochre decoration, cane binding, cassowary feathers and incised lines.
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
Palau wooden staff, Micronesia
A Palau wooden staff with abstract carving below the terminal.
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
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
Rare New Hebrides house post carving
Rare New Hebrides house post carving
An old and rare New Hebrides wooden house post carving.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
A large old Marind-Anim drum decorated with carved abstract designs.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
A fantastic Eastern Highlands gourd mask
A fantastic Eastern Highlands gourd mask
A fantastic Eastern Highlands gourd mask.
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 Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
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 New Guinea spear with plain shaft
A New Guinea spear with plain shaft
A New Guinea spear with plain shaft.
An old Highlands war shield
An old Highlands war shield
An old Highlands war shield, the anterior surface decorated with pecked designs.
A Solomon Islands spear.
A Solomon Islands spear.
A Solomon Islands spear.
Old Massim splashboard
Old Massim splashboard
Old Massim splashboard; lovely brownish patina, very nice carving.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An old Humboldt Bay canoe prow.
An impressive Nukuma female cult figure, nogwi
An impressive Nukuma female cult figure, nogwi
An impressive Nukuma female cult figure, nogwi.
A group of three Marind-Anim sacred spears.
A group of three Marind-Anim sacred spears.
A group of three Marind-Anim sacred spears.
An old Kombe palmwood war club.
An old Kombe palmwood war club.
An old Kombe palmwood war club.
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear.
Sepik figural wooden staff, Papua New Guinea
Sepik figural wooden staff, Papua New Guinea
A Sepik iron wood staff, the finial with two male figures and the shaft with finely carved abstract designs.