| *** | A yam mask, finely woven on natural fibre decorated with polychrome ochres, Abelam people, Maprik region, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Ron Perry, 24 x 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Waskuk ritual bowl, with two formed ancestral faces showing mirthful expressions, Mino village, Washkuk Hills, upper Sepik region PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Splashboard, incised design to top, portion of base painted with pink enamel paint, signs of extensive use, Trobriand Islands PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 78 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Brassa river war shield, with striking incised design, painted with natural earth pigments, small hole in central portion of shield, Asmat region, West Papua. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 171 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A West New Britain dance shield, with prominent boss, design incised and painted with store paint, countersunk handle, Nakanai people, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, height 124 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A woven Helmut mask, 'Baba', finely woven, with strong vertical profile; painted in yellow and white ochres, with a cassowary feather headdress. Used in ceremonial dancing at important rituals, Southern Abelam people, Wosera, Sepik region, Papua New… | *** |  |
| *** | A dance mask, coastal Ramu area, north coast, Papua New Guinea, height 48 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A New Ireland Malangan figure by Lappin. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 85 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A New Ireland Malangan figure by Edward Sale on stand, A/F with pieces, 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A wave splitter, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 121 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two old coastal Sepik Drums, the larger drum with masked ancestor faces on handle and the other drum with two stylized birds heads. Both show the real artistic ability of the old time Sepik carvers. 72 cm, 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A New Guinea war shield, with woven fibre handle and fibre mount to top. Length 148 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Ramu river war shield, with incised and decorated pattern on front. Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. Length 102 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Talipun bride price, Boiken 39 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A female Nogwi figure from Kwoma Tribe middle Sepik Papua New Guinea. Carved timber with incised decoration. Height 140 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large and Powerful Keveke Mask/Dance costume, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, beaten bark fibre decorated with natural earth pigments on cane frame, height 125 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A woven head dress, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea, in striking form decorated with natural ochres and feathers. Diameter 35 cm, width 23 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Masawa Kula canoe lagim (splashboard). Collected Amphlette Islands, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Jutta Malnic collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Two pearl shell pectorals, Kina, Mendi valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, used in ceremony by men and women, and also as objects of wealth, 36 x 20 cm, 38 x 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A stylized skull rack, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, height 117 cm, width 45 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A giant clamshell ring, Yua, Prince Alexander mountains, Sepik River Region, Papua New Guinea, these shell rings are the most important wealth items among the Abelam and Arapesh, diameter 23 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea highland shield, with polychrome design in ochres, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, height 131 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A canoe Splashboard 'Lagun', Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: ex. David Baker collection Sydney, 95 x 56 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An ancestral figure, in hunched form, base weathered, Astrolabe Bay, PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 48 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A cult hook, collection number F1099/17848, Hunstein Ranges, upper Sepik region PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 106 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A roof finial figure, of a male figure with upswept arms and bird crouched on back, portion of arm and cross missing, of weathered appearance consistent with use A/F, ex Christensen collection # CC60916, Sepik river region PNG. Provenance: The Dr George… | *** |  |
| *** | A Ramu river ancestral figure, in classic form with protrusions on face, mounted on custom steel stand, repair to top protuberance, East Sepik Province, PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 97 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Sentani Paddles, both with profuse geometric spiralling designs, Sentani Lakes, West Papua. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 154 - 184 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A ceremonial Initiation pot, used to serve yam soup to initiates, traditionally mixed with human flesh/bone gratings, Nukuma people, Washkuk Hills, upper Sepik river, 16 x 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fighting shield, yellow and white abstract motifs, 'Worrumbi', Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 129 x 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Asmat ritual costume, in woven fibre, decorated with ochre and grass tassels, mounted in a wooden perspex box, Pupis village, Asmat region West Papua, 74 x 87 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Highlands cooking pot, old ceramic cooking pot with incised design and missile form, chips to rim A/F, on perspex mount, Goroka region Papua New Guinea, height 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large yam mask, cockatoo head, Abelam region, Papua New Guinea, 46 x 36 x 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An eye mask and a yam mask, the eye mask from Sassoya, Prince Alexander mountains, the yam mask from Wosera, Southern Abelam, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, 34 x 24 cm [eye mask] | *** |  |
| *** | A crocodile head, in good condition with teeth and fitted eyes, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, 37 x 10 x 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A crocodile head, in good condition with teeth and glass eyes, Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, 38 x 11 x 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Abelam house lintel, profusely carved with four ancestral busts, birds and other figures, decorated with natural ochres, Abelam people, Maprik region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, length 247 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An old fighting shield, Pora Pora river, lower Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, large central face, flying foxes top and bottom, curvilinear motifs over entire front, handles on back with cane strapping missing, 159 x 32 x 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An old food bowl, Wuvulu 'Matty ' Island, north coast, Papua New Guinea, 45 x 25 x 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An ancient ebony lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Collected by Rev William Fellows, the first missionary on the Trobriand Islands (1885-1890) ex-William Dunmall collection. Aquired from the grandson of Rev Fellows in WA in… | *** |  |
| *** | A shield, Pora Pora river, lower Sepik river, Papua New Guinea, collected in 1960s 167 x 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An old bowl, Wuvulu (Matty) Island, Papua New Guinea, carved from traditional hardwood, shows usage over time, 49 x 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A woven Helmut mask, Baba, Abelam people, Papua New Guinea, this is a simple but very strong mask, tightly woven, the details are very fine. It is old, with underlying dark paint & more recent bright red. The inside is dark from smoke & dust over many… | *** |  |
| *** | A Trobriand Island drum. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 104 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A splash board, Trobriand Islands, 67 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A splash board, Trobriand Islands, 83 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A wave splitter, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 91 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A New Ireland Malangan figure by Matthew Sale. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 182 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of New Guinea body ornaments, together with a magic stone from the Mendi Valley, which was collected by Warwick Irvine in 1968. 7 - 40 cm (8) | *** |  |
| *** | Two old Abelam bone Daggers, 19th century; both are finely carved and with deep use patina. 15 cm, 16 cm (2) | *** |  |
| *** | An early Massim Chief's lime gourd, with a finely incised pigs tusk stopper; together with an old and elegant Oro Province lime gourd with three panels of incised geometric designs and woven stopper. Chief's gourd: 22 cm (2) | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of body ornaments, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. | *** |  |
| *** | A superb old Polynesian kava bowl, Tonga, 19th century; in the form of a traditional stylized turtle with four legs and ancient patina from extensive use. Provenance: Francis Edgar Williams (1893-1953); Williams was the assistant government anthropologist… | *** |  |
| *** | An Ambrym mask. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 62 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A mask, Geelvink Bay, West Papua 43 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A shield, Waghi Valley Western highlands, Papua New Guinea 157 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A group of Marind Anim Dema ornaments (Imo cult), including a bird Dema figure. 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… | *** |  |
| *** | A large food plate, Boiken people, Prince Alexander Mountains, East Sepik. Engraved motifs to base. Diameter 63 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Mt Hagen fighting axe and a New Guinea traditional smoking implement, Papua New Guinea 77 cm, 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A net weaving shuttle and two wood needles, Lake Sentani, late 19th or early 20th century; the shuttle has Sentani designs incised on both sides, the top with two lizards, both weaving needles deeply incised with Fou design. Shuttle: 46 cm, Needles: 24 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Abelam lintel fragment (with two carved faces), a partial cult house lintel from an old Abelam cult house, collected in the Maprik area in the early 1970's. Provenance: Collected by the well known New Guinea field collector Barry Hoare in the 1970s / Todd… | *** |  |
| *** | A Sepik river figure, weathered patina and cowries shell eyes. Provenance: Dr Peter Elliot collection Sydney (1927 - 2014) / Todd Barlin collection. 80 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Karawari river cult hook (a/f). Height 113 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Canoe wave splitter, Gawa Nagela, with finely inscribed curvilinear design. Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Jutta Malnik collection. Approx 125 x 80 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Nagega canoe prow. Previously owned by Sixipeni and used on famous Tanalele Kula to Panamote Atoll after which he was killed. Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. See Kula: Myth and Magic in the Trobriand Islands, Jutta Malnic, Cowrie books, 1998, p.74… | *** |  |
| *** | An ancestral mask, Kandingai village, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, exhibited at Christchurch Art gallery, 1983, height 40 cm, width 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A ceremonial mask, Mwai, Iatmul people, middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, a significant mask that, in ceremony, is attached to a giant basketry costume, Awan, that covers the dancer's entire body, 70 x 24 x 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A war shield, Blackwater river, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, the design on this shield is symmetrical like a mirror reflection, height 151 cm, width 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large bird face Sago Flour storage jar Aibom village, Chambri Lakes, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Ex. Hans Allies Sydney. 55 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Papua New Guinea Highlands shield, with large circular design in red and white ochre, Western Highlands region, Papua New Guinea, height 131 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A New Ireland lintel. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 172 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Yena figure wood with natural ochres and incised pattern verso, with custom stand. Washkuk area, upper Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea. | *** |  |
| *** | An ancestral figure, Abelam area, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea with stand; A/F | *** |  |
| *** | An ancestral figure, with woven cane head covering and tapa lap lap. Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea; with metal stands | *** |  |
| *** | A New Ireland Malangan figure by Balde, 111 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Lumi war shield, with two fine anthropomorphic incised designs to face, Torricelli Mountains, Sandaun Province,Papua New Guinea, 122 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A war shield, with encrusted patina and circular ochre painted design. Woven binding to apex, Eastern Highlands,Papua New Guinea, 55 cm x 155 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A canoe prow in the form of a bird figure, with slight damage to snout, collection # 127848, Sepik region, PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, length 72 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A canoe prow, on steel stand, of weathered appearance consistent with use, in the form of two ancestral faces, Murik Lakes region, lower Sepik river PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 58 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Keram river ancestral figure, in classic form with elongated nose joining genitals, mounted on wooden stand, Sepik region PNG. Provenance: The Dr George Soutter and Dr John Yu collection, height 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A West Papuan ancestral figure in the form of a korwar from the islands off the north west coast of New Guinea . Provenance: Private Collection of a former Australian Diplomat, West Papua | *** |  |
| *** | An Asmat figure in the form of a stylised praying mantis. West Papua. Height 34 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Sepik ancestral figure of palm wood in classic form 58 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Abelam ancestor sculpture of wood with polychrome pigments 58 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Overmodelled pig's skull, shell encrusted, pig tusks retained, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, 36 x 18 x 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Moka Kina Pearlshell set in resin, valuable trade and wealth item, Wahgi Valley, Papua New Guinea Highlands, 66 x 40 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Lumi shell wealth Mats (poli), [2], Lumi area, Wape Culture, Torricelli Mountains, West Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, These important wealth objects were used as a currency during bride payments, they consist of hundreds of tiny nassa shells… | *** |  |
| *** | An Underarm shield, Mendi Valley Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea 71 cm x 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A ceremonial lime gourd, with woven fbre and shell stopper, Ramu river, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea, length 42 cm, diameter 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Three body ornaments, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea 69 cm, 57 cm, 64 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Talipun Bride Price, Boiken 45 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An old middle Sepik basket hook finely carved with two opposing ancestral faces, mounted on steel stand. Length 61 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A very large food plate, Boiken people, Prince Alexander Mountains, East Sepik. Engraved motifs to base. Diameter 78 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two food plates, Boiken people, Prince Alexander Mountains, East Sepik. Engraved to both bases. Diameter 33 cm & 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An ancient stone axe, Southern Highlands, New Guinea, 19th century; ancient glossy patina and original hard green stone. Collected by Todd Barlin. 'In 1985 I walked with medical patrol from lake Kopiago in the Southern Highlands to the Hewa people (they… | *** |  |
| *** | Abelam lintel fragment (with three carved faces), a partial cult house lintel from an old Abelam cult house, collected in the Maprik area in the early 1970's. Provenance: Collected by the well known New Guinea field collector Barry Hoare in the 1970s /… | *** |  |
