*** | Ancestral spirit figure, carved wood, shell, natural earth pigments and fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, collected by John Lean Pender, an Australian ex-pat living in New Guinea in the 1930s and 40s who returned to Australia in 1942 upon the Japanese… | *** | |
*** | Two tribal masks, carved wood and fibre with remains of earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, collected by John Lean Pender, an Australian ex-pat living in New Guinea in the 1930s and 40s who returned to Australia in 1942 upon the Japanese… | *** | |
*** | Two Marupai magic charms, carved wood with remains of piped clay and natural fibre string, Papuan Gulf, 13 cm and 12 cm long | *** | |
*** | A Minja mask, carved wood and earth pigments, Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea Gallery Tikowi label 124 cm high Provenance: The Ed Boylan Collection, Queensland | *** | |
*** | Three fishing hooks, kina shell tortoise shell and woven fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 10.5 cm long | *** | |
*** | A standing male figure, carved wood, shell, feather, fibre and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, on later wooden plinth, 165 cm high overall. | *** | |
*** | Edward Salle (born c.1939, Madar people, Tabar Islands, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea), a finely painted wooden Malagan pole. Wood, shell, fibre, lime, and natural red, black and yellow pigments, circa 1990s. 175 cm high. Malagan is the name of… | *** | |
*** | An early shield, carved wood with remains of woven fibre handle, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, 119 cm high | *** | |
*** | A figural food hook, carved wood, fibre, shell and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 86 cm high | *** | |
*** | Long nose Tumbuan mask, woven cane, feather and fibre with remains of earth pigment decoration, Blackwater river, Papua New Guinea, 58 cm high, 105 cm long | *** | |
*** | An impressive tribal mask, tortoiseshell, feather, tusk, shell, fibre and clay with earth pigments, coastal Papua New Guinea, 120 cm high | *** | |
*** | Seven assorted bone daggers, some with carved decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 31 cm long | *** | |
*** | Three arm bands, carved tortoiseshell, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea, the largest 12 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Massim shield, carved wood and fibre with natural earth pigment, Papua New Guinea, 19th/20th century, 61 cm high | *** | |
*** | Two tribal headdress masks, dog's tooth, shell and woven fibre with painted decoration, Papua New Guinea, 27 cm and 28 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A spirit mask, carved wood, feather and fibre with earth pigments, Missingi village, middle Ramu, Papua New Guinea, 89 cm high | *** | |
*** | An impressive carved wooden fish studded with trade beads and shell eyes (one missing), Trobriand Islands, south Eastern Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, 63 cm long | *** | |
*** | Magic Lantern and Slides: W. Butcher & Sons Ltd Magic lantern c1920, updated and restored; together with large collection of lantern slides (293) featuring: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Advertising, Cartoon, technical and children's slides. (294… | *** | |
*** | A basket hook, carved wood and shell, Kanganaman village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 113 cm high | *** | |
*** | 165 cm high rare Tumbuan woven body shroud with attached wooden mask, Minimbit village, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 135 cm high | *** | |
*** | An impressive figural food hook, carved wood, feather, shell and fibre with remains of earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 177 cm high | *** | |
*** | An impressive Massim canoe shaped bowl, carved wood with remains of piped clay, East Papua New Guinea, 112.5 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A tribal mask, carved wood, Sepik River region, Papua New Guinea 46 cm high | *** | |
*** | Three tribal masks, carved wood with blacken patinated finish and remains of paint, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 26 cm high | *** | |
*** | Five lime spatulas, carved wood, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 59 cm long | *** | |
*** | Edward Salle (born c.1939, Madar people, Tabar Islands, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea), a finely painted wooden Malagan pole. Wood, shell fibre lime, natural red, black and yellow pigments, circa 1990s. 135 cm high. | *** | |
*** | Behinemo Garra hook, carved wood with earth pigment decoration, Hunstein mountains region, Papua New Guinea, 135 cm high | *** | |
*** | Three chieftain's walking sticks, carved wood with piped clay decoration, Trobriand Islands and Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea, the largest | *** | |
*** | A female figural food hook, carved wood with shell eyes and earrings and earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 73 cm high | *** | |
*** | A pectoral chest ornament, dog's tooth, shell, trade bead, fibre, ochre and blue paint, Ramu River, Papua New Guinea, a€‹48 cm high | *** | |
*** | Two dog tooth headdresses adorned with shells and fibre, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 56 cm and 41 cm wide | *** | |
*** | Two fofana back adornments, shell and fibre with blue and red painted finish, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 35 cm and 34 cm high | *** | |
*** | Highlands headrest, carved wood, Papua New Guinea origin, 18 cm high, 35 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A seated male figure, carved wood, shell, fibre and earth pigment, Papua New Guinea, on later wooden plinth, 122 cm high overall | *** | |
*** | A female ancestral figure, carved wood, feather, fibre and shell with earth pigments, Mindimbit village, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, a€‹125 cm high | *** | |
*** | A ceremonial dance mask, bone and woven cane, Papua New Guinea, 49 cm high | *** | |
*** | Three tribal masks, carved and painted wood, Papua New Guinea, the largest 42 cm high | *** | |
*** | Three canoe prows, carved wood, one with painted decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 83 cm high | *** | |
*** | A tribal dagger, carved cassowary bone with inscription 'We Wekio'; together with a bamboo arrowhead, (2 items), collected by John Lean Pender, an Australian ex-pat living in New Guinea in the 1930s and 40s who returned to Australia in 1942 upon the… | *** | |
*** | A figural lime spatula, carved wood, Admiralty Islands, 45 cm long | *** | |
*** | Three tribal masks, carved wood, shell, cane and feather with ochre decoration, Papua New Guinea, the largest 55 cm high | *** | |
*** | Duk Duk figure, carved wood and natural fibre with painted finish, New Ireland origin, 47 cm high | *** | |
*** | Three tribal masks, carved wood and shell with painted finish, Papua New Guinea, the largest 47 cm high | *** | |
*** | A spirit figure, carved wood with shell eyes and earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 129 cm high | *** | |
*** | Trobriand Island dance paddle nicely carved and hand painted, 74 x 28 cm, very good condition | *** | |
*** | A tribal statue, carved wood, Papua New Guinea, 51 cm high | *** | |
*** | A pectoral chest ornament, dog's tooth, shell, tusk, fibre and ochre, lower Ramu River, Papua New Guinea, a€‹50 cm high | *** | |
*** | A tribal necklace, dog's tooth, shell and string binding, Papua New Guinea, 63 cm long | *** | |
*** | A gable mask, carved wood, shell, earth pigments and fibre, Papua New Guinea, 85 cm high | *** | |
*** | Highlands headrest, carved with bands of incised decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, 20 cm high, 43 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A flute stopper, carved wood, feather, fibre, shell and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 139 cm high | *** | |
*** | A male ancestral figure, carved wood, feather, fibre and shell with earth pigments, Mindimbit village, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, 140 cm high | *** | |
*** | Mwai mask, carved wood, tusk, shell, hair and fibre with earth pigments, Korongo village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 92 cm high | *** | |
*** | A spirit mask, carved wood, feather and shell with earth pigments, Kandingai village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 68 cm high | *** | |
*** | Orator's stool, carved wood and shell with earth pigment decoration, Suap Meri village, Papua New Guinea | *** | |
*** | A ceremonial headdress, feather, woven cane, string and wood with earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 32 cm high | *** | |
*** | A ceremonial headdress, feather, woven cane and wood with earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 39 cm high | *** | |
*** | Two tapa cloths with hand-painted decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, the larger 160 x 100 cm | *** | |
*** | A figural staff, carved wood with earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 87 cm high | *** | |
*** | A Gopi board, carved wood with natural earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 71 cm high | *** | |
*** | Canoe bailer, canoe splash board, canoe bow and stern attachments, carved wood, Massim Region, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, (4 items), the bailer 41 cm long | *** | |
*** | Rare ceremonial flute mask, Biwat or Yuat river, middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 105 cm high | *** | |
*** | An ancestral mask, carved wood, shell, fibre and earth pigments, Tanbanum village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 80 cm high | *** | |
*** | A spirit mask, carved wood, shell and fibre beard with clay and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 82 cm high | *** | |
*** | Long nose Tambuan mask, woven cane and feather with ochre decoration, Blackwater river, Papua New Guinea, 42 cm high, 82 cm long | *** | |
*** | Two tribal headdress pieces, dog tooth and pig's tooth with fibre, shell, cane and string, Papua New Guinea | *** | |
*** | Food bowl, carved wood with remains of remains of piped clay, Papua new guinea origin, 55 cm wide | *** | |
*** | An impressive war club, carved stone, wood and woven cane, Papua New Guinea, 93 cm long | *** | |
*** | A tribal dagger, obsidian and carved parinarium nut (putty nut) with orange pigment, Admiralty Islands, early 20th century, 27 cm long | *** | |
*** | A tribal spirit figure, carved wood, shell and natural earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 54 cm high | *** | |
*** | Mwai mask, carved wood, tusk, shell and hair with earth pigments, Korongo village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, a€‹88 cm high | *** | |
*** | A tribal drum, carved wood, lizard skin and fibre with remains of piped clay and ochre, Huon Gulf, East Papua New Guinea, 81 cm high | *** | |
*** | Gopi spirit board, carved wood, shell and fibre with remains of painted decoration, Papua New Guinea, 112 cm high | *** | |
*** | Voyages of Discovery: A shelf of books about explorers and their voyages of exploration; the impact of the arrival of Europeans on the indigineous populations, the artwork, society and cultures they encountered. Included are Anson, Bering, Bligh,… | *** | |
*** | Didagur mask, woven cane, clay, feather and earth pigment, Papua New Guinea, 67 cm high | *** | |
*** | A large basketry mask, woven fibre, clay and earth pigments, Yenchen, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 135 cm high | *** | |
*** | Early Kwai mask, carved wood, boar tusk, shell, clay and natural earth pigments, Korogo village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century. 55 cm high | *** | |
*** | A dance ornament in the form of a bird's head, carved wood with remains of ochre and piped clay, lower Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, circa 1950, 48 cm high | *** | |
*** | A standing female figure, carved wood, hair and fibre with red painted face and seed bead adornment, Papua New Guinea, 59 cm high | *** | |
*** | An ancestral spirit mask, carved wood, feather, fibre, tusk, shell, clay and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 95 cm high | *** | |
*** | An ancestral spirit mask, carved wood, tusk, shell and fibre with earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea, 55 cm high | *** | |
*** | A pectoral chest ornament, dog's tooth, shell, tusk, fibre and ochre, lower Ramu River, Papua New Guinea, 63 cm high | *** | |
*** | House steps with spirit figure top, carved wood, Blackwater lakes, Papua New Guinea, 180 cm high | *** | |
*** | A food bowl with bird motif, carved wood, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 62 cm long | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinea tribal masks (5), tribal axes (2), and a carved walking stick, 20th century, the walking stick 89 cm high | *** | |
*** | A kina shell necklace, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, shell with fibre cord, pendant 17.5 cm wide | *** | |
*** | A pigeon totem, carved wood and shell with natural earth pigments, Papua New Guinea origin, 36 cm high | *** | |
*** | An early mask, woven fibre board, feather, shell and clay with earth pigment decoration, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, circa 1950, 38 cm high | *** | |
*** | An ancestral figure, fired clay with piped clay decoration, Aibom village, Chambri lakes, Papua New Guinea, circa 1960, 25 cm high | *** | |
*** | Noukwi yam female figure, carved wood with painted finish, Washkuk hills, upper Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 95 cm high | *** | |
*** | A tribal dance mask, carved wood, woven cane, fibre and shell with earth pigment and clay decoration, Papua New Guinea, 32 cm high, 42 cm long | *** | |
*** | Two fofana back adornments, shell and fibre with red painted finish, Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 44 cm and 27 cm high | *** | |
*** | Two tribal masks, carved wood, shell, feather and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, the larger 70 cm high | *** | |
*** | A tribal mask and breast plate, carved wood, fibre, shell, boar tusk and natural earth pigments, Papua New Guinea origin, 20th century, (2 items), the mask 81 cm high | *** | |
*** | A tribal club, carved wood, New Britain origin, 121 cm long | *** | |
*** | A bird canoe prow, painted wood and shell, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, 43 cm long | *** | |