*** | Baining ceremonial mask, Northern New Britain, Papua New Guinea, constructed of a tapa cloth painted in orange and black pigments, the face with exaggerated lip and tongue, length 120 cm height 68 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Ray Hughes | *** | |
*** | Iatmul carved food hook, 'Samban', middle Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, wood with natural pigments and shells, carved as a male ancestor standing on a hook, height 50 cm. Provenance: Ex private collection new York,… | *** | |
*** | Two Mendi dolls, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, plant fibre, feathers, shells and natural pigments, depicting a man and woman attired in ceremonial dress, tallest height 57 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Ray Hughes | *** | |
*** | Two war shields, Papua New Guinea, carved and incised hardwood (2), height 130 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Sydney, c. 1998 | *** | |
*** | Two Papua New Guinea carved figures, wood, with white and red pigment, height 148 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Ray Hughes | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinea carved betel nut mortar or 'Dap Dap', East Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, with three standing ancestor figures supporting a bowl, together with a Papua New Guinea carved ancestor figure (2), height 19 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Ray… | *** | |
*** | Large Papua New Guinean female figure, the figure seated on a stool, with dry smoke encrusted patina | *** | |
*** | War shield Papua New Guinea, c. 1970, wood and natural pigments | *** | |
*** | Trobriand Islands splash board carved wood, restored | *** | |
*** | Two Papua New Guinea masks, on stands, together with a red painted mask. Provenance: The Estate of John Wareing, Queensland | *** | |
*** | Abelam carved and painted sculpture, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, wood, with all over dot pattern around central face in natural earth pigments, together with a Ramu river mask (2), 176 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Ray Hughes | *** | |
*** | Massim stool, Papua New Guinea, c.1950, carved incised hardwood in the form of human figures the top and sides with traditional designs. Height 67 cm | *** | |
*** | Massim stool, Papua New Guinea, c.1950, carved incised hardwood in the form of human figures holding a drinking vessel, the top and sides with traditional designs. Height 66 cm | *** | |
*** | Asmat stone axe, West Papua New Guinea, Mid-20th century, wooden handle carved with abstract motifs, retains painted inventory number, together with a petrified wood and a stone axe (2), length 73 cm, (Asmat), 63 cm | *** | |
*** | Massim stool, Papua New Guinea, c.1950, carved incised hardwood in the form of a human figure holding a drinking vessel, the top and sides with traditional designs. Height 65 cm | *** | |
*** | Two Papua New Guinean anthropomorphic vessels, c. 1980, clay, with natural pigments, one (A/F) (2), height 32 cm, 28 cm | *** | |
*** | Group of Papua New Guinea woven baskets, geometric patterns, one made from telephone wire (8). Provenance: The Estate of Ray Hughes | *** | |
*** | Iatmul Sago storage jar, Damarau, Sepik River, hand-built earthenware, moulded as a bird figure on either side, highlighted with earth pigments, height 23 cm width 16 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW | *** | |
*** | Male FigurePapua New Guinea, carved wood and shells, with a metal plaque around his neck inscribed 'To R H Lest we forget the original blood Barbarian', height 51 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Ray Hughes, Sydney | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinea collection, of bows, spears and arrows | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinea Carved Paddle, length 147 cm. Provenance: The Estate of The Late Alida Haskins widow of Sam Haskins | *** | |
*** | Two Asmat carved figures Papua New Guinea, c. 1970, wood and natural pigments (2) | *** | |
*** | Three figural daggers, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, cassowary bone, clay, feathers, shells and natural pigments (3), approx. 52 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** | |
*** | Coconut Grating stool Papua New Guinea, c. 1980, hardwood, together with a wooden stool (2) | *** | |
*** | Abelam painted wall panel, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, wood, of trapezoidal form, with woven and painted palm leaf ornaments, height 100 cm width 80 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Ray Hughes | *** | |
*** | Carved figure, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea, wood, plant fibre, shells and natural pigments, height 87 cm. Provenance: Shapiro Auctioneers, SH008, lot 352, December 2003. Private Collection, Sydney | *** | |
*** | Woven spirit catcher (or dream doll), Papua New Guinea, plant fibre, shells and natural pigments, together with a knotted bilum string snake, and an Aboriginal stone axe (3), height 41 cm, length 108 cm. Provenance: Shapiro Auctioneers, SH008, lot 375,… | *** | |