| *** | A bird head shaped club, New Caledonia, of fine elongated beaked form, made from hardwood. Provenance: George Cann collection (1890s-1965); Cann was known as the snake man of La Perouse, entertaining crowds when he worked at La Perouse from 1920 until the… | *** |  |
| *** | A war shield, Mendi, Papua New Guinea Highlands 116 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Forty eight Arrows and an ancient wood bow, these arrows are of the highest quality; collected by Todd Barlin. 'In 1985 I walked with medical patrol from lake Kopiago in the Southern Highlands to the Hewa people (they are between the Southern Highlands… | *** |  |
| *** | War shield Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands Province, this oval type of shield known as worrumbi was the most important type of shield for fighting in the Mendi Valley area. This old and well used shield carved from hardwood with incised and painted… | *** |  |
| *** | An exceptional Maori taiaha, New Zealand, the eyes are in unusual slanted format rather than round. Provenance: Purchased from Charles Vivian 1993, height 162 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Mangia Island adze, Cook Islands, 19th century; finely carved on custom made stand. 68 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A shield, Iwam people, May River, East Sepik Province, a finely carved and painted shield comprised of four panels of abstract designs with infill ochre in red, yellow, white and black. Provenance: Collected by John Simpson; Simpson was a geologist… | *** |  |
| *** | An old war shield, Lumi area, Torricelli Mountains, West Sepik,Papua New Guinea, 19th century; shield collection no. M-940. Provenance: Stanley Moriarty (1906-1978); Moriarty was an avid collector of New Guinea Art in the 1950'-1960s. He made several… | *** |  |
| *** | A Western Highlands war shield, Waghi Valley, Papua New Guinea 145 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Taino stone pestle, 1000-1400 AD, Dominican Republic, of dense hard stone carved with a recumbent figure for the handle but the body of the pestle also forms a second figure, minor chips and some white dots of old paint (from when collectors… | *** |  |
| *** | Three old hair pins, West & Central Australia, [3], all finely incised, two with interlocking designs and the other with incised concentric Circles, 19/20th century. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014) was a British businessman, politician and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Fiji war club, polished patina, finely incised pattern and woven fibre handle, Fiji, length 100 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare ancestor figure, Porapora river Region, Papua New Guinea, collected in the 1970's. Figurative carving from this region is extremely rare, many institutions do not have examples, height 89 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ten cut spiral conis shells on custom stands, Western Solomon Island, 18th-19th century; the smallest and slimmest of the shell valuables are hokata made from conis shells. These were less valuable and used in barter, marital rituals, as small… | *** |  |
| *** | Three old Massim lime spatula's, all finely carved with traces of lime infill; left: in the form of a stylized turtle with fine incised designs, centre: in the form of a canoe design, Ex. Crispin Howarth collection, right: a fine Janus figure with two… | *** |  |
| *** | An important and early Ifugao Shaman's box, Ifugao people of Northern Luzon, Philippines; an old Northern Philippine Ifugao ceremonial ritual box called a Punamhan. This well carved box with double Pigs heads finials and it has broad horizontal striations… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Lagrange Bay shield, Western Australia, 19th century; with fine deep incised vertical striations on the front, the reverse with fine interlocking abstract designs, traces of red ochre and ancient patina. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine… | *** |  |
| *** | An Omu figure, north West Asmat, Irogo village, Jerep River NW Asmat; an unusual form with both female and male genitalia. Omu is the name of the type of spirit figure and the ceremony that it belongs. The Omu ceremony only happens in a few small villages… | *** |  |
| *** | Three old war clubs, Vanuatu Provenance: George Cann collection (1890s-1965); Cann known as the snake man of La Perouse, entertaining crowds when he worked at La Perouse from 1920 until the 1960s. He was a legendary collector of snakes from areas around… | *** |  |
| *** | Three old Malaita Alafolo type war clubs, 19/20th century, [3], these fine examples are all made from straight hardwood, flaring towards the striking end of the club and with deep incised designs and medial ridge like a protruding nose on both sides of… | *** |  |
| *** | A ceremonial bat figure, middle Sepik, this finely carved hard wood bat figure has incised circular designs on its wings, the eyes have small Nassa shell inlays and traces of ochre, on a custom made stand. Provenance: Senta Taft Hendry (1924-2014); field… | *** |  |
| *** | War shield, Wahgi Valley area, Western Highlands Province, this large and well used older shield has many battle scars and arrow holes. It is made from a dense hardwood. Trees of this size were long ago used by people who had to go further & further to… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine New Britain mask,Papua New Guinea, of conical shape with elaborate feather headdress, designs painted in black on a white back ground, shell and fibre ear ornaments and wood a nose ornament. Provenance: Collected by Peter Hallinan (1938-2015).… | *** |  |
| *** | Three 19th century hardwood fighting clubs, Vanuatu. Provenance: Collected by John Paton (1824-1907) a missionary in the new Hebridies (Vanuatu), thence by descent to David Paton, heights 82 cm, 94 cm, 100 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ancestral figure in the form of a stylized bird. Senufu people, Ivory Coast. Height 129 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A collection of nine old Kina pearl shell pectoral ornaments, Southern Highlands and Papuan Gulf areas,Papua New Guinea; gold lipped pearl shells were highly valued among most of the tribes on mainland New Guinea . They were traded up from the coast, when… | *** |  |
| *** | A boomerang, Queensland with finely incised traditional designs. Length 66 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sepik ancestral hook, with a face to one side and a inset lug to rear for suspension. Unusual figure design on verso. Used to hang bilum bags away from the depredations of rats. Glossy patina. Provenance: ex. Christensen collection, 69 x 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A shield, Lagrange Bay, Western Australia, both sides are finely carved and ochre painted. 75 x 14.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Western Highlands war shield, Waghi Valley, Papua New Guinea 155 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An fine and early Massim wealth axe, late 19th century; finely carved with stylized bird heads on the top and handle, the axe has its original green stone intact, old use patina. Ex Friede collection. 61 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine & early shield, West Australia, early 20th century. Finely incised zig zag designs with traces of the original white, red ochre decorations & old patination. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014) was a British businessman, politician and… | *** |  |
| *** | A giant clamshell ring, 'Yua', a very large Yua, with perfect circular centre, decorated with fine and carefully graded nassa shells, woven onto a fibre band. These are used as currency and are very valuable; particularly important in bride price… | *** |  |
| *** | A mother of pearl Lonka Lonka, Kimberley Region, north Western Australia, with incised design decorated with ochre, height 15.5 cm, width 10.5 cm. Provenance: The James M Jackson collection | *** |  |
| *** | Twenty one pieces cut spiral Conis shells, Western Solomon Islands, 18th - early 19th century; the smallest and slimmest of the shell are 'Hokata' made from onus shells. These were less valuable and used in barter, marital rituals, as small compensation… | *** |  |
| *** | A Wunda shield, Ashburton, Western Australia, 19th century; a fine and early Wunda shield with classical deep incised zig zag designs on the front, the back showing the great age of this shield with incised vertical striations bisected with horizontal… | *** |  |
| *** | An old war shield, Eastern Highlands,Papua New Guinea, this shield has soft ochre painted designs over a pecked designs. Provenance: Collected by Jack Hibbert who was a Missionary living and working in New Guinea in the 1960's. 156 x 60 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Limestone figure, East Coast, New Ireland Acquired from Edward Tull 1968. Provenance: Stan Moriarty collection. 61 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A giant clamshell ring, yua, Yangoru, Papua New Guinea, diameter 20.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A finely painted old & used Grade figure, Dixon Reef area, Malekula Island, Vanuatu, I bought the figure from Leo Fleischmann in 1986, Leo said Senta went on a cruise ship to Vanuatu and came back with a whole cabin full of carvings she bought in remote… | *** |  |
| *** | Six Cassowary bone daggers, including: four from the Abelam area, one which is a very fine and old dagger with a spirit face, two are from the Asmat area with woven tops and cassowary and seeded ornamentation. 34 - 38 cm (6) | *** |  |
| *** | Roof finial figure, Sepik river Region, Papua New Guinea. Figure has traces of blue paint on torso and old repairs of tin plate on base. Ex: Sotheby's. Height 86 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A dance mask, Used in ceremony, coastal Ramu river area, Papua New Guinea 50 x 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A superb collection of ten graduated metal betel nut crushing implements, Indonesia, constructed in ascending order, all on custom stands. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, length 21.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Masawa Kula canoe lagim (splashboard). Collected Amphlette Islands, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Jutta Malnic collection. | *** |  |
| *** | A superb pair of shell money armbands (abagwaro), Malaita Island, early 20th century; together with a fine shell money belt, Malaita Island, Eastern Solomon Islands. Provenance: The South Seas Evangelical Mission collection late 19th century. 21 x 12 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Ramu shield, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 90 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine old Wunda shield, West Australia, late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he was a lifetime collector in many… | *** |  |
| *** | Three early south East Australian boomerangs, 19th century; finely stone carved and in good condition. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of African elephant foot stools C1960 (pre 1973) | *** |  |
| *** | A war shield, Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands Province, an old and used shield carved from hardwood with incised and painted designs. Provenance: Collected by Warwick Irvine in 1968; Irvine was set to Mendi to build the first government school there and… | *** |  |
| *** | Two fine old Asmat Drums, one with finely carved human figure to top of handle, collected at Basim village from the Catholic priest; the other with deeply incised designs, collected from Digul River area near Kepi. 104 cm, 110 cm (2) | *** |  |
| *** | A Limestone figure, East Coast, New Ireland. Ex Moriarty collection: M1847 Acquired from Edward Tull 1968 . 80 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine old Magic bag, Sepik river, this fine old Magic Bundle consists of a finely woven string bag with long tassels, the front adorned with boar tusk decorations and a small wood Amulet mask. Inside there are four ancient bones for divination purposes… | *** |  |
| *** | An Omu figure, Northwest Asmat, Weo village, Jerep River NW Asmat; Omu is the name of the type of spirit figure and the ceremony that it belongs. The Omu ceremony only happens in a few small villages in the remote NW Asmat area. 'I made many trips to the… | *** |  |
| *** | An Omu figure, Weo village, Jerep River NW Asmat; Omu is the name of the type of spirit figure and the ceremony that it belongs. The Omu ceremony only happens in a few small villages in the remote NW Asmat area. 'I made many trips to the Asmat during the… | *** |  |
| *** | A ceremonial headdress, Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands Province, finely made from bark cloth and resin over a cane frame, decorated with croix seeds, shells, feathers and ochre painted. This type of headdress was unique to the Wahgi Valley clans. See… | *** |  |
| *** | Basket hook, coastal Sepik, basket hooks were carved with ancestor figures, hung from the inside of the house ceiling by a rope and then string bags with food were hung from the basket hooks, thus preventing rats or mice from being able to steal or spoil… | *** |  |
| *** | An early wicker shield and six arrows, the Solomon Islands, with custom wood and glass display case, minor damage to rattan as per image. Provenance: Tyrrells Book Store, Sydney, 1941, Fred Breakwell, Purchased from above, 1996, height 73 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Jimmy Agungunga (b.1935), a superb Aboriginal lorrkon, Arnhem land, Northern Territory, natural earth pigment designs on hollow wooden log, on custom steel mount. Provenance: The Andrew Korda & Susan Pearson collection, height 192 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An old stone figure, Papua New Guinea. Provenance: Collected by an Australian film maker whilst making a film in Papua New Guinea in the 1970's, height 36 cm, width 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large painted fern tree figure, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. | *** |  |
| *** | A bowl in horseshoe crab form, huon Gulf, carved from hardwood with fine anatomical detail. Provenance: Ex. Alex Philips collection, Melbourne. 42 x 127 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Archers shield, Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands Province, this shield with the design of an abstract human figure in red and white ochres. 70 x 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Madura Island drum, in slit gong form, with two elaborate finials of fearsome dragon design, on either side is incised the Dutch coat of arms with two crowned snakes indicating manufacture date being in the early part of the 20th century, hole to side… | *** |  |
| *** | A old and well Used Asmat drum, collected at Jow village in 1986 and belonged to an important Asmat carver named Akai. The handle consists of three beautifully carved stylized hornbill birds heads, the body of the drum with incised designs and upraised… | *** |  |
| *** | An ancestor figure Asmat, Awok village, with custom made stand. Field Collected by Todd Barlin in Awok village, circa 1985; the left shoulder crack visible in field photo provided was professional repaired. *See field photo 136 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An early Samoan club and spear, late 19th - early 20th century; both finely carved from hard wood, the club with incised lime filled designs. Provenance: George Cann collection (1890s-1965); Cann was known as the snake man of La Perouse, entertaining… | *** |  |
| *** | Two old Alafolo clubs, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands, both of these genuine old clubs were collected by Todd Barlin in the Kwaio area of central Malaita in the early 1980's. Kwaio people are the last fully traditional people by choice living in the… | *** |  |
| *** | Two fine Gilbert Islands shark teeth knives, 19th century, [2], both carved from hardwood with the original sennit binding holding the serrated shark's teeth in place. A few teeth missing on the larger curved knife, the smaller one in perfect condition.… | *** |  |
| *** | War shield Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands Province, this oval type of shield known as worrumbi was the most important type of shield for fighting in the Mendi Valley area. This old and well used shield carved from hardwood with incised and painted… | *** |  |
| *** | War shield Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands Province, this oval type of shield known as worrumbi was the most important type of shield for fighting in the Mendi Valley area. This old and well used shield is carved from hardwood with incised and painted… | *** |  |
| *** | A superb Western Australian Wunda shield with finely incised pattern to face, decorated with natural ochres. Provenance: From a UK collection. Height 72 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An Aboriginal morning star ceremonial pole, Elcho Island, Northern Territory. Provenance: Collected by the vendor from Galiwin'ku, Elcho Island, 1998, height 187 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and beautiful Guyana hand club, South America. Provenance: purchased by the vendor at an Estate sale in England, UK, length 73 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Ambrym Island drum, Vanuatu. Provenance: David Baker Collection. 368 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Six old kris handles from Java and Bali, 19th century; 'My collection of Kris handles was started in 1985 and I bought many of the first ones from Daeng Iskander, an important Art Dealer in Bali who helped Barbier Mueller build his Indonesian Art… | *** |  |
| *** | A bowl, Wuvulu (Matty Island), Papua New Guinea, the people of Wuvulu in Manus Province are a Para Polynesian group of people. Their elegant bowls are known for their unique and sophisticated hourglass shape, this bowl has old patina with encrustations.… | *** |  |
| *** | An Aboriginal shield, Western Australia, early 20th century; finely carved with zig zag striations on the front and concentric squares incised on the back of the shield, traces of red ochre. Provenance: Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014); a British… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and old bark shield, Enga Province,Papua New Guinea; called 'Yenda konabi' Provenance: Collected by Warwick Irvine, 1968; Irvine was a teacher who built the first government school in Mendi in the late 1960's. Reference: a similar shield is in 'The… | *** |  |
| *** | Two fine and large Marind Anim Drums, with original field collection labels; left: Slo village, upper Bian River, Marind Anim, made by Gabriel Kaise who died in the 1960's, right: Kumbe village, Kumbe River Marind Anim, the owner of this drum was Alfius… | *** |  |
| *** | A Lega ivory mask, this Lega mask is known as lukungu lwa tata, which literally means 'Skull of My Father'. on fitted metal stand, Democratic Republic of Congo. Provenance: Xanadu gallery, San Francisco 1980/90s, South American Private Collector, height… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Eastern Highlands figure with fine body ornaments & a feather headdress, for similar examples refer to the Stan Moriarty collection at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. His collection was exhibited in 'Plumes && pearl shells, Art of the New… | *** |  |
| *** | A giant clamshell ring, Yua, Prince Alexander mountains, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, used as wealth objects, important especially in buying a wife. Cut from clamshell using bamboo and sand. Nassa shell binding. Diameter 25 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Masawa Kula canoe lagim (splashboard). Collected Amphlette Islands, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea. Juttal Malnic collection. | *** |  |
| *** | Fourteen ancient shell ornaments, Papuan Gulf, used as ear and nose ornaments and as a currency. 6 - 9 cm (14) | *** |  |
| *** | Three old hair combs, left: Malaita Island, Solomon's, late 19th century, middle: Tufi area Oro Province, late 19th century, right: Mainland, New Guinea . 23 cm, 23 cm, 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A shark tooth knife, Gilbert Islands, Micronesia, an old early 20th century knife with all the original teeth intact. Ex. B. L. Hornshaw collection. 34.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Sepik Region mask 41 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An old war shield, Simbai, Bismarck Schrader Ranges, Madang Province; finely carved from hardwood with upraised designs and ochre painted. Provenance: Collected by Jack Hibbert who was a Missionary living and working in New Guinea in the 1960's. 108 x 54… | *** |  |
| *** | A giant Clamshell ring, thick 'Yua', used in important currency transactions, but primarily for Bride Price, Abelam people, Prince Alexander Mountains, Papua New Guinea, diameter 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An ancient Papuan Gulf drum, finely carved with four ancestor faces, two on the fishtail part of the drum and two smaller faces on the sides, dark patina overall, one end has damage as seen in photo. 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and early Solomon Islands dance paddle, with tattooed design of frigat birds. For similar example see edge Partington series 1, page 204. Eastern Solomon Islands. Provenance: Purchased from an Old English collection in 2005 | *** |  |
| *** | A fighting shield, Mendi Valley Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea 121 cm x 42 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Marind Anim Stork Dema figure, this well documented Mayo Stork Dema figure was the one piece Todd Barlin kept for himself from the collections made for major museums including a full Dema Ceremony now held at the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris and… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine early Vanuatu club, Efate Island, 19th century; made from hardwood with old patina and original fibre sling. Provenance: George Cann collection (1890s-1965); Cann was known as the snake man of La Perouse, entertaining crowds when he worked at La… | *** |  |
