| *** | A skull rack, Bamu river, Papua New Guinea, skull racks are used for the display of skulls of fallen foe. Carved from a light wood, this skull rack depicts an anthropomorphic figure, the negative space between the arms and torso creates a space for ropes… | *** |  |
| *** | A clay vessel, Papua New Guinea, used for the production and storing of foods. Made from eathernware in a semi-sphere form. The clay has been blackened from sitting over a fire. Height 13.5 cm, depth 23.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A figure, Minidimbit Region, Papua New Guinea, carved from a light-weight wood. This figure has a large head with raised and sunken relief for detailing. The arms, torso, and legs of the figure are slender and long. The figure has a tried dried palm fibre… | *** |  |
| *** | Spear thrower, Papua New Guinea, a split bamboo shaft with wooden carved ornament in form of a stylised bird and end stopper, attached with cane binding blackened varied patina. Sepik river. Length 98 cm . | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea cult hook, the wood carved canoe shape with a spirit head, painted with earth pigments. Height 62 cm width 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A crocodile canoe prow, Papua New Guinea. Carved from a single piece of wood, this crocodile head would have been fixed to the front of a canoe. Remains of the original blue pigment. Height 9.2 cm, length 54 cm, width 27.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A West Sepik Papuan bride adornment, traditional currency used for bride price. Plant fibre, egg cowries and cowrie shells. Provenance: from the collection of Keith St Cartmail, depth 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A delicately carved Trobriand Islands feast dish, Papua New Guinea, carved from dense wood, of elliptical form raised on a small base with symmetrical abstract leaf-shaped lobes, meticulously decorated with incised spiral and scrolls motifs on the rim.… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of miniature Damarou Sago pots, Aibom village, Papua New Guinea, Sago pots are made from rings of softened clay that are moulded together and then pulled upwards, creating the thin walls of these vessels. They are used for the storage of flour.… | *** |  |
| *** | A wood carved board, Papua New Guinea, depicting a figure with surrounding hornbills. With open work detailing to the board. The carving is densely decorated with natural pigments in tones of brown, red, black, and white. Length 66 cm, width 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive Trobriand Islands feast dish, Papua New Guinea, of elliptical form with carved lobes, raised on a circular base, ornamented with incised stylised designs on the rim representing fish, snakes, birds, stars and rainbows. Provenance: from the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Mortlock Island axe, Micronesia, used for harvesting taro. Made with a turtle bone blade that is set into a groove in the wood handle and lashed into place. The handle has been bleached white. Length 37.5 cm, width 15.8 cm, depth 1.7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea wooden canoe prow, carved with a human figure, the geometric ornamentation softened by curvilinear tendril-like designs, painted with earth pigments. Note; with some wood loss. Length 65 cm height 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Papua New Guinea Abelam basket yam masks, Sepic river area, each of woven vegetable fibre and decorated with applied natural pigments. Height 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Yam mask elaborate and fine helmet style mask early dry patina. Ramu river Valley, Papua New Guinea. Height 420 mm. Width 300 mm | *** |  |
| *** | Highlands pig whistle, of hollowed, flattened form with superb intricate decoration to blackened patina traditionally used in ceremonies of the 'Carry leg' the unique Karim leg, courting ritual, of the Sina Sina people in the Chimbu province. Young men… | *** |  |
| *** | Large shell adornment, large and impressive shell necklace with shell and attached fibre. Papuan Gulf. Length 51 cm. Width 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Yam Festival Adornments (2) woven into disc shapes with applied red and black pigments. Sepik. Length 20 cm. Width 15 cm. Length 16 cm. Width 12.8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Admiralty Island daggers. (3) Flaked black obsidian blades attached to fibre and gum handles, decorated with triangulated forms. Red, black and white pigment (one with loss). Length 29.5 cm. Width 5.6 cm. Length 24.2 cm. Width 46; length 16.5 cm. Width 5… | *** |  |
| *** | Kukukuku fibre bound necklace with attached flying fox skulls. Attached teeth and orchid fibre cylindrical beads. Height 35 cm. Width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A coastal Sepik wood carved spirit small mask plain flat backed, incised carved features with prominent brow, eye features and nose above a small mouth, the eyes with cowrie shell inlay, the head all-over decorated in good strong pigments of lime white,… | *** |  |
| *** | Shell Headbands (3), early examples with attached shell, fibre, fur highlands, Papua New Guinea. Length 47 cm. Width 14 cm. Length 40 cm. Width 10 cm. Length 40 cm. Width 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A carved figure, Papua New Guinea, carved from a single piece of wood. With deeply carved stylised detailing. With natural pigments of kaolin and ochre. Length 76.5 cm, width 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century New Britain war club pointed shaft, butt flange, polished stained surface. Provenance; collected by a close friend of and gifted to the vendors' great grandfather in the 1880s. Length 138.4 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A middle Sepik River ancestral figure mask, Papua New Guinea, squatting figure raised on a curvilinear triangle, elbows resting on the thighs, elongated nose reaches the base, imposing headdress, body shaped as another ancestral figure, rattan structure… | *** |  |
| *** | A Fish-Shaped bowl, Trobriand Islands, used for the serving of food. This bowl is carved from a single piece of wood in the form of a fish. The wood has been highly polished and the rim has been decorated with an intricate mother of pearl inlay. Height 5… | *** |  |
| *** | A Sepik carved Gable mask, with coloured pigment decoration and inset cowrie shell eyes. Ex Denis Dutton collection. Height 64 cm. Width 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Highlands adornment gold lip mother of pearl breast adornment. Well-used creamy patina. Height 15 cm. Width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Kukukuku bags (2), finely woven bilum bags. Length 44 cm. Width 30 cm. Length 38 cm. Width 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cassowary bone dagger carved cassowary bird to top, with attached fibre leading to a tapering, fine blade. Soft, pale patina. Sepik. Length 31 cm. Width 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Asmat figure tall standing figure holding a paddle. Carved decoration to body, clay washed patina with natural red and black pigments evident. Length 80.5 cm. Width 9.6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea male carving post of simple form with upraised arms. Ex Dutton collection. Height 112 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Papua New Guinea Lowland Sepik cult figure, the board-like figure with white pigment remnants. Height 117 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A middle Sepik mask, Papua New Guinea. Oblong face with domed forehead and extended nose pierced through the septum, cowrie inlaid eyes. The lower half of the face bordered by a fibre ruff, the upper half adorned with incised motifs and white and red… | *** |  |
| *** | two Abelam heads for a ceremonial house, of traditional form with faded ochre, red and white pigments. Denis Dutton collection. Height 78 cm. Width 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Massim carved crocodile, of hardwood, in the form of a crocodile with delicate incised carving on the top. Black patina. Length 37 cm, width 6.8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A mask by Luke Bill, Angoram village, Papua New Guinea, 20th century. A hardwood oval mask with deeply-carved facial markings. With a cane wrapped edging and cassowary feathers decorating the edges. Coloured with a black pigment. Length 40 cm, width 15 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A cowrie shell Wewak necklace, Papua New Guinea, used as a body adornment. Made with a 152 cowrie shells that have been bound together with plant fibre cord. Length 59 cm, width 3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Sepik carved mask, Papua New Guinea, a ancestor mask carved from a single piece of wood. Coloured black and decorated with red and white pigment. This mask would have been mounted at the front or the interior of a men's house. This mask is an embodiment… | *** |  |
| *** | Ramu bowl and figure miniature standing charm figure, together with a very small hollowed bowl with figural carving to end. Dry used patina. Height 13.5 cm. Width 3 cm. Length 19.5 cm. Width 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ancestral spirit figure, fine standing figure with hands on hips, counter opposed hook projections on the head, arms resting to top of hips, tapering legs. Misingi village, middle Ramu river, Papua New Guinea. Height 45 cm. Width 7.6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ancestral spirit figure, fine standing figure with hands on hips, counter opposed hook projections on the head, tapering legs (damage to feet). Misingi village, middle Ramu river, Papua New Guinea. Height 50 cm. Width 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cassowary bone dagger Cassowary bird form to top, fully carved pointed blade. Blackened with tones of red patina. Sepik. Length 31 cm. Width 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea carved mask, with split cane and fibre detailing. Ex Denis Dutton collection. Length 490. Width 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A woven gable mask, Papua New Guinea, coil woven form with pigment painted detailing. Height 36 cm, width 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Karawari river cult hook, the weathered hook with three stylised faces. Ex Dutton collection. Repaired. Height 111 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Papua New Guinea canoe ornament, wood carved with human figures and painted with pigment remnants. Note; some small losses. Length 71 cm. Height 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea wall mask, a male face of stylised form, unpigmented. Ex Dutton collection. Height 52 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea wall mask, the stylised face of elongated form with red pigmentation. Ex Dutton collection. height 82 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Hafted adzes, large and small, Papua New Guinea, l.62 cm, width 9 cm; length 42 cm, width 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Papua New Guinea woven bags, Ex Denis Dutton collection. | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea male mask of realitic form, no pigmentation. Ex Dutton collection. Height 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Massim woven fan, good example with superb weaving patterns. Triangular in form with woven handle. Trobriand Islands. Height 43 cm. Width 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Hornbill adornment Hornbill beak to centre flanked by seven pigs tusks. Southern, highlands. Height 17 cm. Width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Group of Nose Adornments (4) two cylindrical tapering and two circular adornments. Soft well-used patina. Kukukuku, Papua New Guinea. Height 19 cm. Width 1.1 cm. Height 85 mm. Width 1.2 cm. Height 5 cm. Width 5.4 cm. Height 50 mm. Width 50 mm | *** |  |
| *** | An old Papua New Guinea Sepik river ancestral mask, with moulded clay on turtle shell, and woven cane border. Height 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A P.N.G. Stone Adze Length 13.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea Gable mask of elongated form, the long stylised face above a smaller realistic face. Good aged patina. Ex Dutton collection. Height 80 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea woven bag, with seed decoration and a finely woven small basket. Ex Denis Dutton collection. | *** |  |
| *** | A spear, Papua New Guinea, a carved wood shank bound to the split cane shaft with human hair, length 86 cm, width 3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Karawari river cult hook, the weathered carving with a stylised face above a row of hooks. Ex Dutton collection. Height 110.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Kundu drum, Papua New Guinea, length 58 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea dance wand figure with animal, feather and fibre decoration. Length 73 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A yam mask, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, middle 20th century. Used in yam harvest festivals by the Abelam people of the Prince Alexandre mountains. Yam growing is integral to Abelam life; a man's status is interwined with his long yam growing abilities.… | *** |  |
| *** | Yam mask, finely woven mask with geometric painted designs. Fibre, red black and white pigments. Sepik. Height 58 cm. Width 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cassowary bone dagger ceremonial dagger, flying fox head carving to top with a fine tapering point. Creamy, well-used patina. Sepik. Length 26.2 cm. Width 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Mouth harp cylindrical split bamboo with pyrographic decorations to top traditionally used in rituals alongside the ocarina and drums. Yaguma, Eastern, highlands. Length 21.5 cm. Width 2 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea dance wand figure with bird and feather decoration. Height 117 cm | *** |  |
| *** | New Hanover stone discs and adzes, a pair of very early stone discs possibly a form of currency found in a plantation in new Hanover Island together with assorted stone adze (7). | *** |  |
| *** | Two Bows, Papua New Guinea, 19th century. Length 163 cm. Length 150 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea wood carved mask, with inset shell eyes. Ex Denis Dutton collection. Length 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fine New Britain mask, a Tago mask of classical form, made of beaten bark cloth stretched on a wicker frame. Attached painted wooden nose and large natural-fibre coiffure. Overall, structurally sound. Red, white and black natural pigments. Papua New… | *** |  |
| *** | Group of stone adzes, Papua New Guinea, varied selection of assorted early adzes | *** |  |
| *** | A spear, Papua New Guinea, a barbed spear head bound to a cane shaft, length 120 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A spear, Papua New Guinea, a carved wood shank bound to a cane shaft, length 108 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Trobriand Islands feast bowl, Papua New Guinea, leaf-shaped, decorated meticulously with incised geometric motifs on the rim. Provenance: from the collection of Keith St Cartmail height 11.5 cm, length 64 cm, width 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Canoe prow, finely worked with carved decorations overall. May river, upper Sepik. Papua New Guinea. Height 72 cm. Width 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fine lime gourd elongated large gourd with intricate incised designs. Soft well-used patina. Oro Provence, Papua New Guinea. Length 41 cm. Width 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Group of Adornments (4) shell, one with attached cowrie shell and fibre. Kukukuku, Papua New Guinea. Diameter 5.8 cm. Diameter 6 cm. Diameter 6 cm. Diameter 6.2 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea canoe prow, stylised face with weathered patina. Ex Dutton collection. Length 40 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Wewak neck adornment, Papua New Guinea, worn around the neck. The adornment is made with a pandaus base. Hundred of small shells have been sewen into place. Height 18.2 cm, width 56 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Sing-Sing Kundu drum, Papua New Guinea, used to create music and at Sing-sing events. An hourglass form carved from wood with animal hide skin top. Height 52 cm, width 16.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea boar tusks Nose ornament the two tusks joined by black resin/paste over fibre. Collected in the 1960s. | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea boar tusks Nose ornament the two tusks joined by clear resin over fibre. Collected in the 1960s. | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea boar tusks Nose ornament the two tusks joined by black resin/paste over fibre. Collected in the 1960s. | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea boar tusks Nose ornament the two tusks joined by tape. Note; with faults. Collected in the 1960s. | *** |  |
| *** | Ramu river paddle carved paddle with raised decoration, figural carving to end. Dry, light brown patina. Length 169 cm. Width 12.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | APapua New Guinea carved wood wall hanging with a central male figure surrounded by birds finished in red, yellow and white pigment. Height 60 cm. Width 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea carved wood figure of a standing male with white pigmented face, grey body and elongated arms. Height 56 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea ancestral basket hook, in frog form. Ex Dutton collection. Height 61.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea carved head, the face carved into an old stump with black pigmentation. Ex Dutton collection. Height 48 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A small New Guinea Sepik River fertility God figure ochre stained with exaggerated features. Height 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A New Guinea Sepik River carved ancestral mask shield shaped, ochre painted with bird motifs. Length 83 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea yam mask, cane and fibre construction. Height 63.4 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea Ancetral mask, in carved wood with ochre pigment, inset shell eyes. Length 52 cm, width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea ancestral mask, in carved wood with ochre pigment and inset shells. Length 53 cm, width 20 cm | *** |  |
