An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
Old New Hebrides palmwood spear.
Old New Hebrides palmwood spear.
Old New Hebrides palmwood spear.
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade
New Guinea wooden adze with cane binding and iron blade.
An old Lake Sentani canoe paddle.
An old Lake Sentani canoe paddle.
An old Lake Sentani canoe paddle.
A rare and superb New Hebrides dance mask.
A rare and superb New Hebrides dance mask.
A rare and superb New Hebrides dance mask.
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. Decorated in red, white and black trade paint with diamond design. Rope handle on reverse
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield
A Southern Highlands shield.
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 New Hanover war club.
An old New Hanover war club.
An old New Hanover war club.
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.
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear
A beautiful old Ramu River palmwood spear.
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 exceptionally old and rare Upper Sepik garamut terminal, carved with stylized faces in relief
An exceptionally old and rare Upper Sepik garamut terminal, carved with stylized faces in relief
An exceptionally old and rare Upper Sepik garamut terminal, carved with stylized faces in relief.
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 rare West New Britain spirit board.
A rare West New Britain spirit board.
A rare West New Britain spirit board.
Old Massim splashboard
Old Massim splashboard
Old Massim splashboard; lovely brownish patina, very nice carving.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
An Asmat spirit costume, jipae.
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.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
An old Solomon Islands spear.
An old Lower Ramu canoe paddle
An old Lower Ramu canoe paddle
An old Lower Ramu canoe paddle.
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear
An old Asmat ceremonial spear.