Salt on Mina Mina, by Dorothy Napangardi
Salt on Mina Mina, by Dorothy Napangardi
Dorothy Napangardi (Warlpiri people)
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.
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.
A Bamana figurative door lock
A Bamana figurative door lock
A Bamana figurative door lock.
An extremely old East African staff
An extremely old East African staff
An extremely old East African staff; beautiful glossy patina.
Dogon bronze pendant
Dogon bronze pendant
A Dogon bronze pendant, with female figure portrayed apparently in childbirth.
A Dogon wooden funerary bed
A Dogon wooden funerary bed
A Dogon wooden funerary bed.
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 Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
A Central Asmat bisj pole.
An extremely old Bamoun or Tikar ceramic house figure
An extremely old Bamoun or Tikar ceramic house figure
An extremely old Bamoun or Tikar ceramic house figure.
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board
An Abelam polychrome wooden yam-board.
A pair of Ottoman Empire iron horse stirrups with plaited leather strapping
A pair of Ottoman Empire iron horse stirrups with plaited leather strapping
A pair of Ottoman Empire iron horse stirrups with plaited leather strapping.
A rare West New Britain spirit board.
A rare West New Britain spirit board.
A rare West New Britain spirit board.
A large Baga female ancestral figure.
A large Baga female ancestral figure.
A large Baga female ancestral figure.
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.
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta figure of a woman giving birth
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta figure of a woman giving birth
An ancient Sub-Saharan terracotta figure of a woman giving birth.
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft
A New Guinea Highlands spear with carved shaft.