*** | A pair of Massim canoe Bailers, signs of wear conducive with use, Trobriand Islands, PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 42 - 44 cm | *** | |
*** | A Dayak mask Borneo, Indonesia. Length 24 cm | *** | |
*** | An old Yina head, Kwoma people, upper Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, 48 x 20 cm | *** | |
*** | Two carved Santos figures, one with glass eyes, early 19th century, finely carved hair and facial features and breeches, residue of gesso and paint. Provenance: Acquired in the Philippines 1980s, condition: feet and arm parts missing, excellent patina,… | *** | |
*** | Gouache on cotton, Harvesting the crop, inscribed lower right, Kt Serus, Penestanan, Ubud Bali, 20th century, 111 x 146 cm | *** | |
*** | A Telefomin fighting shield or wall plaque with incised design and painted with ochres. Telefomin Region, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea; A/F. Height 179 cm | *** | |
*** | A fighting shield, Mendi Valley Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea 144 cm x 41 cm | *** | |
*** | A canoe prow, Vau Islands, Vanuatu 41 cm | *** | |
*** | Two Hooked ancestor figures, Ramu river, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, height 36 - 54 cm | *** | |
*** | A collection of bone Daggers and Spatulas, Papua New Guinea (5) 39 cm | *** | |
*** | A pottery figure, Kwoma people, Waskuk Hills, upper Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, 25 x 15 x 16 cm | *** | |
*** | A 'Yina' figure, Nukuma people,. A 'Yina' figure, Nukuma people, Washkuk Hills, upper Sepik river 85 cm x 18 cm | *** | |
*** | A large 'Mona Kina' wealth pectoral. A large 'Mona Kina' wealth pectoral Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea 60 cm x 51 cm | *** | |
*** | A carved and painted West African Panu mask, the female mask with a jutting jaw and protruding lips, painted with thick white pigment, mounted on fitted metal stand, Gabon. Provenance: Xanadu gallery, San Francisco 1980/90s, south American Private… | *** | |
*** | A ceremonial dance mask coastal Ramu Region. Length 42 cm | *** | |
*** | Two Sepik River figures, both are sculptural fragments; left is off a neckrest and right is off a paddle. 18 cm, 24 cm (2) | *** | |
*** | A carved club, middle Sepik River area, finely carved from hardwood with a face at the top which has a lizard or crocodile touching the chin, lower down is a second smaller face and traditional Sepik designs over the entire front. The reverse has remnants… | *** | |
*** | A Papuan Gulf, Kakame figure, these figures are carved from the roots of the mangrove tree, and represent powerful spirits that dwell in the bush in isolated swamps or at the ends of small Rivers. Kakame are highly revered clan totems. 85 x 62 cm | *** | |
*** | A kava bowl 'Na Rova'. A kava bowl 'Na Rova' West Coast of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Length 90 cm | *** | |
*** | Old figures, coastal Sepik area, Papua New Guinea (2) Height 20 to 25 cm | *** | |
*** | Two Sepik River ancestor figures, both of good form with traces of ochre and feather decorations. 36 cm, 46 cm (2) | *** | |
*** | A skull rack, Papuan Gulf. Length 73 cm | *** | |
*** | Five old Vanuatu Sago spoons, with incised & carved handles ex David Baker collection. Longest 81 cm-63.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A pair of dark bronze alloy Buddha, surrounded by a flaming halo, hands in a Teaching mudra, Indonesia, 19th/20th century seated on a cushion decorated with a ribbon above a plain rectangular plinth note: this pair of deities would have sat at the base or… | *** | |
*** | A hardwood carving in the form of a canoe prow, Asmat, West Papua, Indonesia. Provenance: Collected by New Zealand boat builder, David Wells in 1968, 54 x 20 cm | *** | |
*** | A wealth shell, Erenge, the Solomon Islands. Provenance: Missionary collected 1960's from Morova Lagoon, diameter 10 cm | *** | |
*** | A canoe paddle, Santa Ysobel, the Solomon Islands, with a finely carved handle terminus, height 155 cm | *** | |
*** | Canadian Inuit school, Attack on an Eskimo hunter by a sea lion, (3) soap stone, some incised marks to base height 26 cm, height 19 cm, height 11 cm | *** | |
*** | A hardwood Aboriginal club, south Eastern Australia, dark honey coloured patina. Provenance: Ex-Williams collection, 2006, length 58 cm | *** | |
*** | A Nias Banjial figure, Bawa Island, Indonesia, knees slightly bent with palm frond headdress, elongated earrings, male genitalia, sockets in shoulders where arms were formerly attached. Provenance: The Hugh Gallagher collection, height 41 cm | *** | |
*** | A Yipwon, cult hook, mid-Karawari river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, an unusual hook, made from a tree root, the spirit form with two heads emerges magically from the wood, a truly haunting figure, mounted on a custom made metal stand, 112 x 26 cm | *** | |
*** | A woven Abelam Helmut mask, Baba mask, Papua New Guinea 46 x 25 cm | *** | |
*** | A New Guinea Highlands pig killing apron, Papua New Guinea, of woven fibre heavily decorated with natural earth pigments, height 75 cm | *** | |
*** | A shoulder shield with original Ochre designs, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, height 83 cm | *** | |
*** | Hehe stool, Tanzania, circa 1920. Provenance: ex-Michael Green collection. Michael Green was a wealthy South African collector who moved to Tasmania after several decades of amassing an extensive collection of African Art, including various personal… | *** | |
*** | An incised message board, Central Australia | *** | |
*** | A wooden rice pot with lid surmounted by an ancestral figure, Flores, Indonesia. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 37 cm | *** | |
*** | A pair of fine Kannatar coconut shell & bronze neck adornments, Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, early 20th century, stand not included. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 24 cm, diameter 24 cm | *** | |
*** | A large tapa cloth, Fiji or Samoa | *** | |
*** | A gourd mask, Kamano people, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea Highlands, used in traditional 'Krina' ceremony, where it represents spirits from bush & Mountains, 29 x 17 cm | *** | |
*** | A rare ceremonial apron, Imbonggu people, Lalibu, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, fine fibre with cuscus fur, pig tails & woven chains, together with three traditional mouth harps, 62 x 31 cm, Harps L 22 cm | *** | |
*** | A woven Helmut 'Baba' mask, Ablem people, Papua New Guinea, in elongated form with strong features & wonderful colouring & a strong yellow face, 32 x 40 x 32 cm | *** | |
*** | Two Samoan war sticks various | *** | |
*** | An old bowl, Kamano people, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, described as a 'Mushroom bowl' because of shape. Pre-contact. Bowls here always simple and abstract. Diameter 35 cm, height 13 cm, length 48 cm | *** | |
*** | A bride price, wealth shell and mask, Talipun, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, the green turbo shell is the real wealth, and in the Yangoru region woven faces of ancestral beings are attached, 48 x 22 x 21 cm | *** | |
*** | A war shield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, height 111 cm, width 42 cm | *** | |
*** | Two didgeridoos, Arnhem land, Northern Australia, condition: small crack and hole in one, length 90 cm to 113 cm | *** | |
*** | Two finely crafted fish Traps, Mekeo people (on right), Papua New Guinea, height 90 cm to 131 cm | *** | |
*** | Woven gable mask, Kanangra village, Blackwater river, East Sepik. Province, Papua New Guinea. 102 cm | *** | |
*** | Club, 'Alofolo', Malaita, Solomoin Islands. 92 cm | *** | |
*** | Doubled headed cult figure, Mino village, Waskuk region, East Sepik. Province, Papua New Guinea. 153 cm | *** | |
*** | Wood yam mask (head), Abelam. Head with Tultul cap. 39 cm | *** | |
*** | An Omie bark cloth Norin Kairoki, 2004. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 120 cm x 73 cm | *** | |
*** | An ancestral figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 157 cm | *** | |
*** | A suspension hook, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea on custom stand | *** | |
*** | A splash board, Trobriand Islands, 55 cm | *** | |
*** | A New Ireland Malangan frieze. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 171 cm | *** | |
*** | A food bowl, with figurative carvings to both ends, Papua New Guinea, height 11, diameter 35 cm | *** | |
*** | A painted drum Malekula, Vanuatu, 220 cm | *** | |
*** | A didgeridoo with finely executed rarrk cross hatch design in natural ochres. Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Length 148 cm | *** | |
*** | An ancestral figure, mirrored arching protrusions over face, East Sepik Province PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 122 cm | *** | |
*** | Indonesian School (c. 1960), Old man kissing a Chicken, oil on canvas, signed lower right, indistinct 43 cm x 51 cm | *** | |
*** | A Korwar-style figure, in the form of an ancestral figure standing behind a fretwork frieze, heavily weathered, Indonesia. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 35 cm | *** | |
*** | Two Yipwon figures, weathered form with exaggerated ribs and elongated headdress, Karawari river, East Sepik Province PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 82 - 83 cm | *** | |
*** | A canoe prow, in the form of a male figure entwined with an elaborate ancestral being, traces of ochre, Asmat region, West Papua. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 83 cm | *** | |
*** | A large early stone axe from the Pacific Region, 19th century or earlier; exact origin unknown, very similar to Maori stone axes made of a hard grey green stone. 26.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A painted Ambrym Island fern tree figure, Vanuatu, 105 cm | *** | |
*** | An old small drum, possibly made by a father for his small Son to use in dance, Marbuk village, lower Sepik river, height 37 cm | *** | |
*** | Three old shell spoons, Ramu River area, one with its original woven cover, these spoons were used ceremonially to feed initiates during their seclusion period. 15 -18 cm (3) | *** | |
*** | A New Ireland figure, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 81 cm | *** | |
*** | An old Malekula wood Grade figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 163 cm | *** | |
*** | A Bulul ancestor figure, the muscular standing male ancestor figure with encrusted patina from ritual libations poured over the figure during ceremonies, the head has a small cavity for the insertion of power materials or possible hair, Ifugao people,… | *** | |
*** | A rare pair of beaded wrist bands, ethnic Dayak, Kalimantan Borneo, 19th/20th century, worn for festivals and on ceremonial occasions, a complex design of multiple colours, length 17 cm, width 12 cm | *** | |
*** | A yam mask, very finely woven, well-painted, 'Babamini', Southern Abelam, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 46 x 29 cm | *** | |
*** | A pair of Aboriginal Kadaitcha shoes | *** | |
*** | A Vanuatu Grade figure, of tree fern in classic form, with custom steel mount, height 178 cm | *** | |
*** | Two crocodile tooth figures, Sepik river 38 cm & 33 cm | *** | |
*** | Two old Geelvink Bay fishing Floats, finely incised with scroll designs. 20 cm, 25 cm (2) | *** | |
*** | A pair of armbands, Rau Coast, North Coast Papua New Guinea 21 cm x 20 cm | *** | |
*** | An old and Used canoe prow ornament, Humboldt Bay area, West Papua; on a custom stand, finely carved in the form of a bird and stylized fish. 'I collected these in 1986. When I saw all the canoes had these old canoe ornaments and I asked to buy some, the… | *** | |
*** | A group of Marind Anim Dema ornaments (Imo cult), these were left over from the collections Todd Barlin made for major museums including a full Dema Ceremony now held at the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris and another at the Linden Museum in Stuttgart. *see… | *** | |
*** | A crocodile head, in good condition with teeth and glass eyes, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, 37 x 12 x 13 cm | *** | |
*** | An African sculpture 143 cm | *** | |
*** | A Sepik ancestral figure 174 cm | *** | |
*** | A flute mask, Ramu river region, Papua New Guinea, 35 x 16 cm | *** | |
*** | Two Aibom pots, with ancestral faces and ochre decoration, Chambri Lakes Region, Papua New Guinea, height 19 & 18 cm | *** | |
*** | Three old Bows andSpear, two very old bows from the Southern Highlands, together with an orchid stem fibre covered bow from Bougainville Island ( in near perfect original condition), and a mount Hagen spear finial. Collected by Todd Barlin 'Two Bows were… | *** | |
*** | A large Gope board Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, 157 x 32 cm | *** | |
*** | A greenstone Maori ear pendant, New Zealand, 19th century, stand not included, height 8.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Nguzu-nguzu canoe ornament, mother of pearl inlay and three carved face panels, the Solomon Islands (4). Provenance: Collected by Ross Kendall, who worked for the Australian administration at the sub-district headquarters at Losuia, Kiriwina, Trobriand… | *** | |
*** | A woven helmet mask, Baba, Abelam people, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, 66 x 36 x 45 cm | *** | |
*** | A bride price and Turbo shell (talipun), Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea, The green turbo shell was considered very valuable, decorated with a woven anthropomorphic mask, 35 x 28 cm | *** | |
*** | A Sepik flute and flute stopper, Papua New Guinea, decorated with inlaid shell design and cassowary feathers 105 cm | *** | |
*** | A Yirrkala Aboriginal ancestral figure, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, with finely incised design decorated with natural earth pigments, height 94 cm | *** | |
*** | A fertility figure, Sawos Region, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, height 44 cm | *** | |
*** | Solomon Island shell traditional money, hand ground tridacna shell diameter 12.5 cm | *** | |