| *** | Phantom shield, Wahgi valley, Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Shields with non-traditional motifs started to be painted and used in warfare in the 1980s in the New Guinea Highlands. The Phantom comic, available in the highland town of Mt Hagen from the early… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Massim lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Spatulas were used by preparing betel nut. The betel nut and leaf were mixed with chalk so it was chewable. Spatulas with human figures were used by magicians as protection during Kula travels… | *** |  |
| *** | Important war trumpet, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Such trumpets were blown after a successful tribal fight to alert their home village of the warriors' success. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Provenance: acquired in the… | *** |  |
| *** | Large Massim lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Spatulas were used by preparing betel nut. The betel nut and leaf were mixed with chalk so it was chewable. Spatulas with human figures were used by magicians as protection during Kula… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine amulet figure, lower Sepik River area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. These finely carved small figures are in the form of an anthropomorphic bird men ancestors that represent a category of powerful ancestral beings called waken. Small amulet… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine pair of Massim pig figures, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Pig sculptures have been made on Kiriwina Island to sell Western visitors as early as 1880. The use of pre-contact pig figures is uncertain; its function as an item of value used for… | *** |  |
| *** | Early bulbous club, Murray River Region, New South Wales. Club with biconical head, probably from the Murray River region. Their clean forms and well shaped heads possess a functional beauty. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of early Micronesia masks. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. Approx. lengths 32 cm, 38 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Hornbill headhunters ornament, Asmat people, Papua New Guinea. The Papuan hornbill (Aceros plicatus) is a headhunting symbol. Its feathers and beak are used as ornamental elements in many regions of New Guinea. Hornbill skull highly decorated with shells,… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of ceremonial dance head dresses, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. Woven cane and natural pigments. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. lengths 31 cm, 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Biwat shield, Yuat River, Papua New Guinea. Though this war shield is probably more recent than some examples, related shields were Collected from the Yuat as early as 1912/13 (Berlin expedition), with Margaret Mead Collecting a further similar example in… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine female ancestral figure, Kanganomon village, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. A very rare totemic carving by a master craftsman of an egret stylised bird with crocodile body and human hands, clutching a human female while surmount on her back.… | *** |  |
| *** | A middle Sepik River flute stopper figure, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood. Approx. length 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early fine Kukukuku pineapple stone headed club, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Carved hardwood, stone and woven natural fibre. The Angu or Anga people, also called Kukukuku (pronounced 'Cookah-cookah') live mainly in the high, mountainous region of… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Sepik dance mask, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood with shells, natural fibre and natural pigments. Provenance: Ex Stan Moriarty Collection (on the back is his Collection number 'M1256 and Maramba village 1961'. Approx. length 101 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early fine stone headed war club, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Carved hardwood, stone and shells. Long cylindrical shaft inserted through a large rounded doughnut-form stone at the top with shells applied around the inner edge on top and bottom, dark… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine New Ireland Malangan mask. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. Approx. length 47 x 47 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Small parrying shield, New South Wales. Of bi-convex section and elongated triangular profile, solid cut handle, old dark patina overall. Carved and adzed wood. Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom. Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx.… | *** |  |
| *** | Paddle, Lake Sentani, West Papua. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. A long boat's oar, carved from one piece of hard, light-coloured wood. With a long, flat, pointed paddle shovel, decorated on both sides with highly abstract geometric… | *** |  |
| *** | Large Abelam ancestor figure, natural earth pigment on carved wood, approx 235 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Important large Huon Gulf face bowl, Tami Islands. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Black is faded probably because they used battery black instead of traditional methods, length 78 x 36.5 cm. Provenance: made by nomue (age late middle)… | *** |  |
| *** | Massim whalebone spatula with shell decoration, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Such whalebone spatulas as this are very rare and would serve more as a wealth and prestige object than an actual functioning lime spatula. Carved whalebone, shell money… | *** |  |
| *** | Ldani Je stone, Irian Jaya. Carved stone and attached with plant fibers. Je stone is used as an exchange gift at weddings and funeral rites by the Dani people in the highlands of Irian Jaya. The wrapping is of orchid fiber with plant fiber decoration,… | *** |  |
| *** | Large Huon Gulf Taro mortar, Tami Islands. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigments. Appox L47.6 x 25 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Saw fish rostrum with eye section on metal stand, West Papua, 93 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Rare fine Man's back ornament, Huli people, Papua New Guinea. Blyth's hornbill upper beak, pig tusks, plant fibre string and natural pigments, length 29 x 22 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Large Kanganaman woven dance mask, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Woven plant fibre and natural pigments. An enormous woven dance mask, known as a 'Tumbuan', made of rattan fibre with two faces, one on the chest, and one on the head, both with… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare early sago ladle, Lake Sentani, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 64 x 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early bullroarer, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. This thin blade howls or roars when whirled through the air on a string. In Papua New Guinea, bullroarers hold a traditional place of honor in men's ceremonial… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine bullroarer, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, carved and engraved wood and lime. This thin blade howls or roars when whirled through the air on a string. In Papua New Guinea, bullroarers hold a traditional place of honor in men's ceremonial clubhouses.… | *** |  |
| *** | Gope ancestral board, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments, length 117.5 x 25 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Two Sepik figures, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stands). Approx. lengths 33 cm, 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A gope spirit board, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. L106 x 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century 'Mittagong Lion' cast iron doorstop attributed to Fitzroy foundry, Southern Highlands NSW | *** |  |
| *** | Wooden shaft club, one end of the shaft sharpened to a point, fitted with a carved hardstone pineapple, on a fibre decorated tip, Ex Webster collection, catalogue description reads New Guinea Wbstr 1897 the numbers 471 length 115 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Bioma spirit figure, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments, length 104 x 24 cm. Provenance: Ex Echo gallery collection (19), New South Wales. Private collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Iniet stone figure, New Britain. Carved stone. Provenance: Collected 1967 by Frank Kummer who ran a plantation on New Britain. Approx. length 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Gope ancestral board, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments, length 130 x 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Antique Papua New Guinea large sawfish bill with another. 60 cm and 37 cm (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Rare adze, Manus Province, Admiralty Islands. Carved and engraved wood, obsidian and natural pigments. Obsidian blade secured into the stave with nut resin, the top of the shaft with crocodile head finial, painted in red, white and black pigment, length… | *** |  |
| *** | Gope ancestral board, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments, length 127.5 x 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | AntiquePapua New Guinea rare pair of sawfish bills. 45 cm long each | *** |  |
| *** | Massim lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood, dark glossy patina. Spatulas were used by preparing betel nut. The betel nut and leaf were mixed with chalk so it was chewable. Spatulas with human figures were used… | *** |  |
| *** | A matched pair of traditional Papuan shell necklace on stands, each approx 40 cm high (including stand) | *** |  |
| *** | Obsidian Bladed spear Admiralty Island 19th century. Carved wood with sharpened obsidian blade and engraved paste. Approx. length 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Traditional Papuan shell decorated necklace on stand, approx. 42 cm high including stand | *** |  |
| *** | Early kundu drum, Highlands, Papua New Guinea. The kundu drum, a wooden hand drum used at festivals and ritual exchange ceremonies. Carved and engraved hardwood. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 63 x 14.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | New Guinea, Trobriand Island anthromorphic ebony wood staff, early 20th century, given the ornate nature of this staff it would have been owned by a prominent elder of the tribe, L 100 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Huon Gulf Ichthyomorphic bowl, Tami Islands. Carved and engraved hardwood, length 62 x 28 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Huon Gulf mask, Tami Islands. Carved and engraved hardwood with natural pigments, length 50.5 x 24 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Sepik pulley, lower Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood with natural fibre. A Sepik mast-head pulley supporting ancestor heads, length 51 x 12 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Gope ancestral board, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. Ritual boards represent spirits which protect clans from sickness, evil spirits, and death. Also, warriors are awarded gope boards for each act of bravery… | *** |  |
| *** | Traditional Papuan shell necklace on a metal stand, approx 48 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Vintage Papua New Guinea ceremonial axe, showing old patina, collected 1961, approx 68 cm long, 72 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Old spatulate club from the Trobriand Islands, dark hardwood with incised decoration, approx 75 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Traditional Papuan 'Teeth' necklace on metal stand, approx 44 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Papua shell and feather breast plate, approx 63 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Traditional Papuan shell & feather necklace on metal stand, approx 42 cm high (including stand) | *** |  |
| *** | Obsidian dagger, Admiralty Island. Obsidian, wood, nut paste and natural pigments. Obsidian-bladed dagger, with a red-brown pigmented haft decorated with traditional motifs, length 21.5 x 5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Queensland | *** |  |
| *** | Pig tusks breast ornament, north coast of Papua New Guinea. Pig tusks, seeds and natural fibre, length 30 x 13.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Massim stool, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood, length 58 x 24.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Massim canoe Splashboard (Lagim), Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved wood and natural pigments. Wooden canoe prow splash board, intricately carved on one face, plain on other, splash board placed transversely across the prow behind… | *** |  |
| *** | Tony Raft, ink sketch, New Guinea 1944, approx 14 cm x 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ancestral figure, Blackwater River, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood in the form of an anthropomorphic ancestral figure, length 52 x 15.5 cm. Provenance: Peter Hallinan collection H507, Sydney. Private collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Traditional Papuan necklace on metal stand, approx 44 cm high including stand | *** |  |
| *** | Old Papua New Guinea Asmat shield of a elongated form, incised carved symbols with natural ochre infill, lug handle to verso, approx. 166 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Traditional Papuan shell and feather necklace on stand, approx 38 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Large Massim figure, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood, length 70.5 x 18 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Dance mask (Hokore), Karama village, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Woven plant fibre and natural pigments. This mask represents a hornbill or a crocodile; the latter is the totemic emblem of a clan in Karama village, located East of Kerema, length 99 x… | *** |  |
| *** | Basketry gable mask, Middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea. Woven plant fibre and natural pigments. Woven mask would have been used on the gable of a Middle Sepik meeting house. The wildly expressive form is accentuated with natural pigments, length 62 x 42 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | Early Huon Gulf food bowl, Tami Islands. Carved and engraved hardwood, length 39.5 x 21 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Large Iatmul suspension hook figure, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood with natural pigments and shells. A Sepik River hook used to hang food or other items to keep them off the floor and away from rodents. The hook of an… | *** |  |
| *** | Large Sepik figure, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved wood, length 63 x 10 cm. Provenance: Ex Echo gallery collection, New South Wales. Private collection, New South Wales | *** |  |
| *** | Old Hairy tribal mask, Papua New Guinea, approx 60 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Royal Copenhagen figure of a guinea pig, 16 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A traditional Papuan shell and feather necklace on a metal stand, approx 42 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Traditional Papuan shell and feather necklace on metal stand, approx 40 cm high including stand | *** |  |
| *** | Traditional Papuan necklace on metal stand, approx 70 cm high (including stand) | *** |  |
| *** | Traditional Papuan shell necklace on stand, 40 cm high, with stand | *** |  |
| *** | Sepik tribal art carved wood bag hook, approx 76 cm high, 37 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | Traditional Papuan shell necklace on a metal stand, necklace 30 cm high, 29 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A traditional Papuan shell necklace on stand, 44 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Traditional Papuan shell necklace on a metal stand, approx 50 cm high including stand | *** |  |
| *** | Papua New Guinea tribal mask, approx 58 cm high, 39 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Sepik River tribal wall hanging, approx 42 cm high, 63 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | Papua New Guinea carved and painted tribal art mask, approx 67 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | TwoPapua New Guinea axes | *** |  |
| *** | Sepik River ancestor figure, approx 53 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Oriental lidded jar, vase, a guinea fowl figure & two glass vases & Chinese vase. Approx 45 cm long & shorter (5) | *** |  |
| *** | Two New Guinea pieces (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Old New Guinea wooden club, approx 35 cm long | *** |  |